Card #8 · Centre-back · All-time great

Alessandro Nesta

Italian centre-back regarded as the most technically elegant defender ever, a Lazio and AC Milan great with two UCL titles.

Real football fact

On the card

Position: Centre-back
Country: Italy
National team: Italy, 1996–2006

Strengths

Flawless anticipatory tackling
Elegant ball control
One-on-one defending

Clubs

Lazio, 1993–2002
AC Milan, 2002–2012
Montreal Impact, 2012–2014
Chennaiyin, 2014

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