Alessandro ‘Billy’ Costacurta’s journey began in the AC Milan youth ranks, where his thin frame and basketball skills earned him a nickname...
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Alessandro ‘Billy’ Costacurta’s journey began in the AC Milan youth ranks, where his thin frame and basketball skills earned him a nickname borrowed from Olimpia Milano’s late-1970s shirt sponsor. He joined the senior squad in 1985–86 without making an appearance, then sharpened his craft on loan at Monza in Serie C1 during the 1986–87 season before debuting for Milan in the Coppa Italia that same year.
Under Arrigo Sacchi, he made his Serie A debut on 25 October 1987 against Hellas Verona, a 1–0 win that foreshadowed a title-winning season. Over more than twenty years at Milan, Costacurta formed one of the greatest defences in European football alongside Franco Baresi, Paolo Maldini, and Mauro Tassotti, winning 7 Serie A titles and 5 Champions League/European Cup trophies under Sacchi and Fabio Capello.
Internationally, he earned 59 caps and 2 goals for Italy between 1991 and 1998, starting at the 1994 World Cup, where Italy reached the final before losing to Brazil on penalties, and again at Euro 1996 and the 1998 World Cup. He retired on 19 May 2007 at age 41, scoring a penalty against Udinese to become, at the time, the oldest goalscorer in Serie A.
After hanging up his boots, Costacurta joined Carlo Ancelotti’s Milan staff as a technical assistant in 2007–08, managed Serie B side Mantova in 2008, and became a leading football pundit with Sky Italia from 2010.
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