Alessandro Nesta: the biography of a talented football player

Sometimes the career of a great athlete begins quite by accident. And this situation overturns completely their life. This can be said about the athlete named Alessandro Nesta - the biography of the football player really started by the will of the case. If his brother did not find a serious illness, and doctors advised him not to go in for sports, who knows if he would see the football world of Senor Reliability.

The beginning of the way

The future star of Italian and world football was born in Rome. This happened on March 19, 1976. When the boy grew a little, he came to the football field for the company with his brother. Having done this, Alessandro Nesta continued to play for many years. He was then 8.

From this moment he begins to play for the children's team from Rome "Cinecitta". Local scouts, noticing a talented guy, offered good money to the club's management for this defender. Nesta was literally torn between "Roma" and "Lazio". The best conditions were offered by the first team. But all the family members of the football player were loyal fans of "Lazio". And this fact was decisive in the choice of Alessandro. In 1985, he makes the final decision in favor of "Lazio" and becomes a student of the youth academy of the Roman club.

Career in "Lazio"

At the age of 16, Alessandro Nesta becomes an adult. And for him, real football begins. The first season he just gets used to the club. Therefore, almost does not appear on the field. The second season gives him the opportunity to play 14 games for the team. In 1995-1996, he finally becomes a full-fledged football player of the main lineup. The athlete plays 23 games per season. The debut for "Lazio" took place in a duel with "Udinese".

Zdenek Zeman, who trained at the time the Roman club, leaves his post, because he believes that he can not cope with the team. And indeed, with him the club shows frankly unsuccessful football. To replace him comes Dino Zoff, who already worked with the Roman "Lazio". It was with him that Alessandro became one of the club's leaders.

First trophies

In one of the usual trainings, there is a case that Alessandro Nesta will remember for a lifetime. In a fight with English striker Paul Gaiskon, he accidentally breaks his club mate. It is clear that no one blamed the 18-year-old defender for this injury, and above all the Englishman himself. But the face of Paul flying at him will haunt Nest for many more years.

And again, "Lazio" receives a new mentor. They become a Swedish coach, in which the club goes to the first place of the Championship of Italy. At the same time the trainer also recruits the excellent form of Alessandro Nesta. Statistics are very convincing - he becomes one of the best defenders and the club, and the Italian team.

Career in the national team

His first match for the national team of Italy, Alessandro conducts in 1998 against Moldova on the road. Already two years later at the European Championships, Alessandro Nesta becomes one of the most stable and reliable players. Together with Kanavarro and Toldo, he does everything possible for the success of his team, but in this tournament Italy again does not reach the top. In total, he played for the national team 78 matches. The peak of the career for him was the World Cup in Germany (2006), which the Italians won, taking revenge on the French for the defeat of six years ago at the European Championships.

The collapse of "Lazio"

Fans of the Roman club were very fond of this defender. And not in vain. Playing for the "Milan", Alessandro Nesta helps his former club financially, when the "Lazio" financial problems begin. By the way, it was because of them that the athlete was forced to leave his native team.

Prior to these sad events, club president Sergio Craniotti, who joined the team in the 90s, praised the services of Alessandro and appointed him captain. He considered very important the fact that the club's leader is a former pupil of the Academy and one hundred percent Roman. Thanks to the strong team that managed to collect Kranjotti in "Lazio", the club manages to win both the National Cup of Italy (twice), and then the still held Cup of Cups. Alessandro Nesta was the last captain of the Roman club, who managed to hold this prestigious football trophy.

Despite the success on the football fields of Europe, the unreasonable management of the club's finances by managers practically drives "Lazio" into the debt hole. The club is on the verge of bankruptcy. And if it were not for the decisive and wise actions of the new president, Claudio Lotito, the Romans could well be in the lower division, which happened to Fiorentina, who was in the same position. At the beginning of the third millennium, the Roman club begins to sell out its most titled and successful players, trying at least somehow to establish a financial position. With Alessandro leave very reluctantly. But the proposed for him "Milan" 31 million euros could significantly improve the material condition of the club.

In addition, other top European teams hunted for this defender. But Alessandro chooses a team that plays in the Championship of Italy, because he really does not want to leave. In "Milan" he comes at the time of the heyday of the club and perfectly plays paired with another great player - Paolo Maldini, almost always coming out on the field from the first minutes of the match. It is with the Milan club that the most prestigious awards are associated in the career of an athlete named Alessandro Nesta. Champions League (twice), the Championship of Italy - this defender is included in the TOP of the most successful and significant players of the planet.

Alessandro Nesta: personal life

This football player is one of those who do not like to interfere with his private life from the press. Alessandro Nesta and his wife Gabriela Pianozzi met quite by accident. He healed the hip injury after the 1998 World Cup, and a young student worked part-time at the rehabilitation center. After some time, she began to look after Alessandro. Relations arose between them. In 2006, they had a daughter, and a year later they officially formalized their relationship.