Alessandro Nesta Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian professional football manager and former player. Usually deployed as a center-back, he is widely considered one of the best defenders of all time. He was best known for his pace, artistic tackles, elegance on the ball, distribution and tight marking of opponents. He made over 400 Serie A appearances in a 20-year career spread between Lazio (UEFA Cup) and AC Milan (2x UEFA Champions League), winning domestic and European titles with both clubs.
Alessandro Nesta's wife, Gabriella, is the daughter of well-known Italian icon, Lello Pagnozzi. They met at the 1998 World Cup, when Gabriella working in the Italy national team headquarters.
Defender for S.S. Lazio (1993-02), A.C. Milan (2002-12), Montreal Impact (2012-13) and Chennaiyin FC (2014).
Member of the Italy national team who won the 2006 FIFA World Cup; runner-up at the 2000 UEFA Euro.