Alessandro Costacurta

Costacurta fascinates me for one simple reason: loyalty. Over twenty years at AC Milan in an era when most players chase the next contract is almost a lost art, and that alone earns my respect. I read his longevity as proof of discipline and football intelligence rather than raw athleticism, the hallmark of a defender who survives on reading the game. There is something quietly heroic about giving your whole career to one badge. In a sport increasingly defined by movement and money, I find his single-club devotion both rare and deeply admirable.

Name (English)

Alessandro Costacurta

Name (Japanese)

アレッサンドロ・コスタクルタ

Reading

あれっさんどろ・こすたくるた

Born

April 24, 1966 (age 60)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Horse

Origin

Jerago con Orago, Province of Varese, Italy

Height

182 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/alessandrobillycostacurta/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro%20Costacurta
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q213828

Tags

• Province of Varese
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-20

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