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Achille Piccini
Achille Andrea Alessandro Piccini (1911-1995), Italian footballer, defender/midfielder; won 1936 Berlin Olympic football gold with Italy, played all four matches, 83 Serie A appearances; later a Serie C coach.
Alberto Gilardino
Alberto Gilardino, born 1982 in Biella, Italian striker and 2006 World Cup winner with Italy; starred for Parma, AC Milan, Fiorentina; now head coach of Parma Calcio since 29 September 2026 after spells at Genoa and Pisa.
Alessandro Costacurta
Alessandro Costacurta, nicknamed Billy, Italian central defender born 1966; one-club AC Milan legend 1987-2007, 23 trophies, 59 Italy caps, Baresi's defensive partner, later Sky pundit.
Alessandro Del Piero
Alessandro Del Piero, Italian forward born 1974 in Conegliano; Juventus record holder (705 games, 290 goals, 19 seasons), 2006 World Cup winner with Italy, later Sydney FC and Delhi Dynamos.
Alessandro Florenzi
Alessandro Florenzi, born Rome 1991, Italian right-back for Roma, PSG, Valencia, and Milan; Euro 2021 winner with 49 Italy caps; retired 27 August 2025 at 34.
Alessandro Matri
Alessandro Matri (born 1984) is a retired Italian striker who won three Serie A titles with Juventus, scored 92 goals in 346 Serie A matches, and earned 7 friendly caps for Italy.
Alessio Cerci
Alessio Cerci, born 1987 in Velletri, Italian right winger; Roma youth product, Torino star of 2013-14 (13 goals, 11 assists), 16-million-euro 2014 Atlético Madrid signing who played 11 matches, 15 Italy caps, retired after Arezzo.
Alessio Dionisi
Alessio Dionisi (born 1980 in Abbadia San Salvatore) is an Italian football manager and former defender, head coach of Watford since 2026 and winner of the 2020-21 Serie B title with Empoli.
Alfredo Foni
Alfredo Foni (1911–1985), Italian right back and coach. Won 1936 Olympic gold and the 1938 World Cup with Italy (23 caps), starred for Juventus with Pietro Rava, then won two scudetti coaching Inter Milan (1953, 1954).
Andrea Barzagli
Andrea Barzagli (born 1981, Fiesole), nicknamed La Roccia, Italian centre-back; 2006 World Cup winner, 2008-09 Bundesliga champion with Wolfsburg, and eight-time Serie A winner with Juventus (2011-19) in the BBC defense with Bonucci and Chiellini.
Andrea Belotti
Andrea Belotti, nicknamed Il Gallo, is an Italian professional footballer and striker known for seven seasons at Torino, where he captained the side and scored 113 goals.
Andrea Pirlo
Andrea Pirlo (born 1979, Flero), Italian regista and 2006 World Cup winner; 116 caps, six Scudetti with Milan and Juventus; later coach, ruled out as Italy head coach in 2026 over Fonbet ties.
Andrea Ranocchia
Andrea Ranocchia, born Assisi 1988, Italian centre-back; Inter Milan 2011-2022 (226 apps, 14 goals, captain), Scudetto 2021, two Coppa Italias, Supercoppa; 21 Italy caps; retired 2022 at Monza.
Angelo Ogbonna
Angelo Obinze Ogbonna, Italian centre-back born 1988 in Cassino; Torino, Juventus, then 249 games for West Ham United 2015-24, 13 Italy caps, Euro 2012 and 2016, Conference League 2023, later Watford.
Annibale Frossi
Annibale Frossi (1911-1999), Italian right winger, Olympic gold medalist and top scorer (7 goals) at Berlin 1936, scored both goals in the final; later Inter player and defensive-minded coach.
Antonio Candreva
Antonio Candreva, Italian right-sided midfielder born 1987 in Rome; clubs Ternana, Udinese, Lazio, Inter, Sampdoria, Salernitana; 54 Italy caps, 7 goals; Coppa Italia 2013; retired 18 March 2025.
Antonio Cassano
Antonio Cassano, nicknamed FantAntonio, Italian forward born in Bari in 1982; played for Bari, Roma, Real Madrid, Sampdoria, Milan, Inter, Parma, and Verona; 39 Italy caps, 10 goals; retired 2018.
Antonio Di Natale
Antonio Di Natale, known as Totò Di Natale, is a retired Italian striker, born in 1977 in Naples, who scored 209 Serie A goals, mostly for Udinese.
Antonio Donnarumma
Antonio Donnarumma, born 1990 in Castellammare di Stabia, Italian goalkeeper, older brother of Gianluigi; Milan youth product, Serie A debut with Genoa 2013, three clean-sheet wins for Milan 2017-21, later Padova, Torino, Salernitana.
Antonio Percassi
Antonio Percassi (born Clusone, 1953), Italian entrepreneur, former Atalanta defender, and club president since 2010; founder of the Percassi retail and real estate group (KIKO Milano, Zara and Starbucks licences, Oriocenter) and Odissea holding.
Carlo Biagi
Carlo Biagi (1914-1986), Italian left-sided midfielder-forward, won 1936 Berlin Olympic football gold with Italy and was the first Azzurri player to score four goals in one match, in the 8-0 win over Japan; later Napoli in Serie A.
Carlo Cudicini
Carlo Cudicini, born 1973 in Milan, Italian goalkeeper, son of Fabio Cudicini; AC Milan youth, Chelsea 1999-2009 (216 games, 101 clean sheets, 2 Premier League titles), then Tottenham and LA Galaxy, later Chelsea coach.
Christian Panucci
Christian Panucci, born Savona 1973, Italian right-back and manager; first Italian at Real Madrid, two Champions Leagues (Milan 1994, Madrid 1998), 57 Italy caps, later coached Albania.
Christian Vieri
Christian Vieri (Bobo), Italian centre-forward born 1973 in Bologna, raised in Australia; Inter's ninth all-time scorer with 123 goals in 190 games, world-record 1999 transfer, 9 World Cup goals for Italy.
Ciro Immobile
Ciro Immobile, Italian striker (born 1990, Torre Annunziata); Lazio's all-time top scorer with 207 goals, 2020 European Golden Boot winner with 36 goals, Euro 2020 champion with Italy; retired August 2026 after Paris FC.
Claudio Marchisio
Claudio Marchisio, Il Principino, Italian midfielder born Turin 1986; Juventus 2006-2018, 389 games, 37 goals, seven straight Serie A titles; 55 Italy caps, Euro 2012 runner-up; Zenit St Petersburg, retired 2019.
Cosimo Patierno
Cosimo Francesco Patierno (born 1991, Bitonto) is an Italian centre-forward; Avellino's third all-time scorer with 38 goals in 91 games, promoted to Serie B in 2024/25, now at Casarano after a 2019 match-fixing ban.
Dani Osvaldo
Dani Osvaldo, full name Pablo Daniel Osvaldo, is an Argentine-born former footballer who played as a forward in Italy and won 14 caps for Italy between 2011 and 2014.
Daniele De Rossi
Daniele De Rossi, Italian midfielder and coach, born Rome 1983; 18 seasons at AS Roma, 117 caps and 21 goals for Italy, 2006 World Cup winner; later coached SPAL and Roma and became Ostiamare president.
Daniele Rugani
Daniele Rugani is an Italian centerback who has played for Juventus since 2012 and represented Italy, earning seven caps, after playing for clubs like Empoli and Rennes.