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Leonardo Bonucci Cavaliere OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [leoˈnardo boˈnuttʃi]; born 1 May 1987) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. [4] [5] [6] Considered one of the best defenders of his generation, he was known for his technique, ball-playing skills, tackling and his ability to play in either a three or four-man defence.
Fabio Cannavaro Ufficiale OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfaːbjo kannaˈvaːro]; born 13 September 1973) is an Italian professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb. He is regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all time. [3] [4] A centre-back, he spent the majority of his career in Italy.
He is regarded as one of the greatest Italian defenders of all time, [2] [3] [4] and as one of the best of his generation, [5] being elected by Pelé to be part of the FIFA 100 in 2004. [ 6 ] A one-club man , Bergomi held the record of most appearances for the club for several years, while also being the side's longtime captain .
Most goals by a defender Antonio Cabrini, 9 [75] Most goals from a penalty kick Roberto Baggio, 7 [76] Most goals from a penalty kick at the FIFA World Cup Roberto Baggio, 2 [77] Most goals from a penalty kick at the UEFA European Championship Leonardo Bonucci, Filippo Inzaghi and Andrea Pirlo, 1 each [78] Most goals from a penalty kick in a ...
Izzo is a right-footed defender who mainly plays as a centre-back. He has often played in a three-man back-line throughout his career, a position which best utilises his dynamism, and which also allows him to contribute offensively as well as defensively. He has also been deployed as a right-sided full-back on occasion. A strong, hard-working ...
Alessandro Nesta, who has won the award a record four times. The AIC Serie A Defender of the Year (Italian: Migliore difensore AIC) was a yearly award organized by the Italian Footballers' Association (AIC) from 2000 to 2010 as part of the Oscar del Calcio awards event, given to the defender who was considered to have performed the best over the previous Serie A season.
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Pietro Vierchowod Ufficiale OMRI (Ukrainian: П’єтро Верховод, romanized: P'etro Verkhovod, born 6 April 1959) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back, and a manager. He represented the Italy national side during his career and was in the Italian squad that won the 1982 FIFA World Cup.