Alessandro Nesta
Alessandro Nesta is an Italian professional football coach and former player who is the current head coach of Serie A club Monza. Usually deployed as a centre-back, he is widely considered as one of the best defenders of all time. He was best known for his pace, artistic tackles, elegance on the ball, distribution and tight marking of opponents. Wikipedia
| Complete name | Alessandro Nesta |
| Nationality |  Italy |
| Birth date | 19.03.1976 (age 49) |
| Country of birth | Italy |
| City of birth | Roma |
| Position | defender |
| Foot | right |
| Height/weight | 187 cm / 79 kg |
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Major League Soccer 19.10.2013 |
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Major League Soccer 12.10.2013 |
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Major League Soccer 21.09.2013 |
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CONCACAF Champions Cup 17.09.2013 |
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Major League Soccer 14.09.2013 |
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Major League Soccer 08.09.2013 |
4:2 | 1'-90' |
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 CONCACAF Champions Cup 2013/2014 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Major League Soccer 2013 |
23 | 0 | 0 | 1938 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
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Major League Soccer 2012 |
8 | 0 | 0 | 635 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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Serie A 2011/2012 |
17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1429 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
 UEFA Champions League 2011/2012 |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 561 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Buongiorno picks three Italians in favourite defenders, Lukaku toughest opponent
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Alessandro Buongiorno has picked three Italians and two former Milan players in his list of all-time favourite defenders, and has revealed that Napoli’s Romelu Lukaku is the toughest striker he has come up against in his career so far
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