Alessandro Costacurta

Alessandro Costacurta (born 24 April 1966) is an Italian football pundit, manager and a former professional defender, who mostly played as a centre back.

Alessandro Costacurta

Costacurta in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Alessandro Costacurta[1]
Date of birth	(1966-04-24) 24 April 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth	Jerago con Orago, Italy
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
1979–1986	AC Milan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–2007	AC Milan	458	(3)
1986–1987	→ Monza (loan)	30	(0)
Total		488	(3)
National team
1991–1998	Italy	59	(2)
Teams managed
2007–2008	AC Milan (technical assistant)
2008–2009	Mantova
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Coppa Italia		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AC Milan	1986–87	Serie A	0	0	2	0	–		–		2	0
	1987–88		7	0	1	0	–		–		8	0
	1988–89	Serie A	26	0	7	0	7	0	1	0	41	0
	1989–90	Serie A	26	1	3	0	10	0	1	0	40	1
	1990–91	Serie A	25	0	3	0	6	0	1	0	35	0
	1991–92	Serie A	30	1	6	0	–		–		36	1
	1992–93	Serie A	31	0	6	0	10	0	1	0	48	0
	1993–94	Serie A	30	0	2	0	13	0	2	0	47	0
	1994–95	Serie A	27	0	3	0	8	0	2	0	40	0
	1995–96	Serie A	30	0	3	0	7	0	–		40	0
	1996–97	Serie A	30	0	3	0	5	0	1	0	39	0
	1997–98	Serie A	29	0	8	0	–		–		37	0
	1998–99	Serie A	29	0	3	0	–		–		32	0
	1999–2000	Serie A	27	0	2	0	5	0	1	0	35	0
	2000–01	Serie A	18	0	2	0	9	0	–		29	0
	2001–02	Serie A	21	0	3	0	7	0	–		31	0
	2002–03	Serie A	18	0	5	0	10	0	–		33	0
	2003–04	Serie A	22	0	5	0	8	0	1	0	36	0
	2004–05	Serie A	14	0	3	0	5	0	–		22	0
	2005–06	Serie A	15	0	3	0	3	0	–		21	0
	2006–07	Serie A	3	1	5	0	3	0	–		11	1
	Total		458	3	78	0	116	0	11	0	663	3
Monza (loan)	1986–87	Serie C1	30	0	–		–		–		30	0
Career total			488	3	78	0	116	0	11	0	693	3

*European competitions include the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, and UEFA Super Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[3][4]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Italy	1991	2	0
	1992	8	1
	1993	5	0
	1994	14	1
	1995	5	0
	1996	6	0
	1997	11	0
	1998	8	0
Total		59	2

Managerial

As of 4 March 2013^[source?]

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD
Mantova		27 October 2008	9 February 2009	13	4	4	5	30.77	15	19	–4
Total				13	4	4	5	30.77	15	19	–4

Honours

Player

AC Milan

• Serie A (7): 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04
• Coppa Italia: 2002–03
• Supercoppa Italiana (5): 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2004
• European Cup / UEFA Champions League (5): 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94, 2002–03, 2006–07
• European Super Cup / UEFA Super Cup: 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003
• Intercontinental Cup: 1989, 1990

Italy

• FIFA World Cup runners-up: 1994

Individual

• Premio Nazionale Carriera Esemplare "Gaetano Scirea": 2000^[5]
• UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll: #50^[6]
• AC Milan Hall of Fame

References

1. "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 120" [Official Press Release No. 120] (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 21 November 2006. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
2. "AC Milan - Sito Ufficiale". Archived from the original on 26 April 2003. Retrieved 26 April 2003.
3. Alessandro Costacurta at National-Football-Teams.com
4. "Alessandro Costacurta - International Appearances".
5. "Premio Nazionale Carriera Esemplare "Gaetano Scirea": Alba d'Oro". Retrieved 21 January 2015.
6. "Zinedine Zidane voted top player by fans" (PDF). uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

Other websites

• Profile at ACMilan.com
• European Champions Cup/UEFA Champions League Winning Squads
• View from America – BBC Sport, 8/3/04
• "Costacurta to assist Ancelotti on Milan bench – sports.filbalad.com, 5/7/07". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 21 May 2007.
• Costacurta signs off at San Siro – UEFA.com, 5/20/07
• Alessandro Costacurta – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Alessandro Costacurta at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
• "Profile at FIGC". Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. (in Italian)