Alessandro Altobelli

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Alessandro Altobelli

Full name	Alessandro Altobelli
Date of birth	November 28, 1955 (1955-11-28) (age 52)
Place of birth	Sonnino, Italy
Playing position	Striker (retired)
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1973-1974 1974-1977 1977-1988 1988-1989 1989-1990	AS Latina Brescia Internazionale Juventus Brescia Total	028 00(7) 076 0(26) 317 (128) 020 00(4) 032 00(7) 473 (172)
National team
1980-1988	Italy	061 0(25)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Alessandro Altobelli (born November 28, 1955 in Sonnino, Latina) is an Italian former football player.

Nicknamed Spillo ("Needle") for his slender build, Altobelli was one of the most effective Italian forwards of the late 1970s and 1980s. Following spells at Latina (Serie C) and Brescia (Serie B), he was signed by Internazionale, for whom he played 466 times, scoring 209 goals (128 in Serie A) and massively contributing to his team's scudetto of 1980. For Italy he was capped 61 times, scoring 25 goals: the most notable of which is the third goal in the 1982 FIFA World Cup final, won by Italy against West Germany. He became the first ever substitute to score in a FIFA World Cup final. Altobelli also played at Euro 80, the 1986 FIFA World Cup, and Euro 88, where he played as team's captain. He made 4 sub appearances scoring just after coming on in a 2-0 win over Denmark in the group stages.

He is currently a sports analyst for Al-Jazeera sports channel, with Cesare Maldini.

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Official website (Italian)

v • d • e Italy squad - 1982 FIFA World Cup Winners (3rd Title)

1 Zoff • 2 Baresi • 3 Bergomi • 4 Cabrini • 5 Collovati • 6 Gentile • 7 Scirea • 8 Vierchowod • 9 Antognoni • 10 Dossena • 11 Marini • 12 Bordon • 13 Oriali • 14 Tardelli • 15 Causio • 16 Conti • 17 Massaro • 18 Altobelli • 19 Graziani • 20 Rossi • 21 Selvaggi • 22 Galli • Coach: Bearzot

v • d • e Italy squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup

1 Galli • 2 Bergomi • 3 Cabrini • 4 Collovati • 5 Nela • 6 Scirea • 7 Tricella • 8 Vierchowod • 9 Ancelotti • 10 Bagni • 11 Baresi • 12 Tancredi • 13 De Napoli • 14 Di Gennaro • 15 Tardelli • 16 Conti • 17 Vialli • 18 Altobelli • 19 Galderisi • 20 Rossi • 21 Serena • 22 Zenga • Coach: Bearzot