Name : Alessandro Del Piero

Personal :

Nicknames : Alex, Ale, Pinturicchio, Godot

Date of birth : November 9, 1974

Zodiac sign : Scorpio

Place of birth : Conegliano(TV), Udine, Italy

Nationality : Italian

Current residence : Turin

Eye color : light brown

Hair color : dark brown

Height : 173 cm

Weight : 73 kg

Shoesize : 8

Mum : Bruna

Dad : Gino Del Piero

Brother & Sister : Stefano & Beattrice(step sister)

Wife : Sonia Amoruso

Hobbies : Gardening, listening music, reading horror books, go to movie, go out with friends, drives his Lancia Delta, dancing

Idols : Marco van Basten and Michel Platini

Music : Michael Jackson, U2, Phil Collins, Coolio, Venditti, Eros Ramazzotti, the soundtrack of "The Full Monty" and "Men in Black"

Actors and actresses : Michael Douglas, Ornella Mutti, Sharon Stone, Demi Moore, Julia Ormond.

Models : Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer

Favourite food : french fries and tagliatelle, italian cuisine - pasta and pizza

Favourite drink : Coca Cola, coffee

Alex the poet :

Have you ever thought of Alex as a poet? Maybe it's a bit hard to imagine literature behind this great football player. But, the same kid who once wanted to be a truck driver did take his first steps in the world of poetry...

arriva la primavera

la finissima pioggia
di marzo e arrivata
portando con se
la primavera
che arriva
a galoppando
su di un cavallo ricoperto
di fior di pesco.
la principessa primavera
candida come I fiori del melo riempie
tutto il mondo di gioia.
l'inverno se n'e andato per il mondo
a fare provvista
di nuove bufere, di nuove temporali e nuove nebbie
ma c'e ancora tempo,
prima che ritorni,
e questo tempo basta
per tutti noi
ad essere felici,
a riempire il cuore
di luce dorata,
dei mille colori del sole
dei loro profumi,
del canto degli uccelli.

comes the spring

the very light rain
of March has arrived
bringing along
the Spring
that comes
galloping
on a horse recovered
with peach tree flowers.
the princess Spring
innocent as the apple tree flowers fills
the whole world with joy.
the Winter has gone around the world
to store
new tempests, new storms and new fogs
but there is still time,
before it returns,
and this time is enough
for all of us
to be happy,
to fill the heart
with golden light,
with the million colours of the sun
with their perfume,
with the birds' song.

(written by Ale in 1983, nine years old)

 

On the pitch :

Playing position : Att. Midfielder/Forward (left/center)

Club : Juventus

Number : 10

Contract Expires: June 2008

Past Clubs: San Vendemiano, AC Padova, Juventus Torino

International debut: March 1995, v Estonia

Caps: 67

Goals: 23

World Cups: France 1998, Japan-Korea 2002

Key attributes : Flair, creativity, dead ball delivery

 

Season	Team	Division	Appearances League+Cup	Goals L+C
1988/91	San Vendemiano	-	...	...
1991/92	Padova	B	4	-
1992/93	Padova	B	10	1
1993/94	Juventus	B	11 + 3	5 + 1
1994/95	Juventus	A	29 + 21	8 + 2
1995/96	Juventus	A	29 + 14	6 + 7
1996/97	Juventus	A	22 + 13	8 + 7
1997/98	Juventus	A	32 + 15	21 + 11
1998/99	Juventus	A	8 + 6	2 + 1
1999/00	Juventus	A	34 + 11	9 + 3
2000/01	Juventus	A	25 + 8	9
2001/02	Juventus	A	33 + 14	16 + 5
2002/03	Juventus	A	24 + 14	16 + 7
2003/04	Juventus	A	22 + 9	8 + 6
2004/05	Juventus	A	30 + 11	14 + 3
2005/06	Juventus	A	...	...

 

Honors and Awards :

• 6 Serie A : 1994/95, 96/97, 97/98, 2001/02, 02/03, 04/05
• 4 Italian Supercups: 1995, 97, 2002, 03 1
• Italian Cup: 1994/95
• Champion’s League: 1995/96
• Europe Supercup: 1996 1
• Intercontinental Cup: 1996 1
• Intertoto Cup: 1999

 

• U-21 European Footballer of the Year
• MVP of the Intercontinental Final Award 1996
• Best Italian Player Award 1998
• Best Overall Player Award 1998
• UCL Top Scorer 1997
• UCL Top Scorer 1998
• Most Popular Italian Player Award
• Most Charismatic Striker in Italy 2001
• UEFA Champions League 10 Years Jubilee Poll
• Best Attacker Best Goal Scorer of Juventus of All Times 2006

 

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