Name: Demetrio Albertini

Nationality: Italy

Date of birth: February 23, 1971

Place of birth: Besana in Brianza, Lombardy, Italy

Position: Central/Deep-lying midfielder (regista)

• Club career (selected):
  • AC Milan (1988–2002) — breakthrough and prime years; multiple Serie A titles and UEFA Champions League winner (1993–94).
  • SS Lazio (loan 1998–1999)
  • Atlético Madrid (loan 2002)
  • FC Barcelona (2002–2003)
  • Atalanta BC (2003–2004)
• Italy national team: Senior caps 79 (1991–2002); goals 3. Played at UEFA European Championships (1996, 2000 — runners-up) and FIFA World Cup (1994 — runners-up, 1998).
• Playing style: Classic deep-lying playmaker noted for vision, passing range, set-piece delivery, positional intelligence and tempo control.
• Honours (selected):
  • UEFA Champions League: 1993–94 (AC Milan)
  • Serie A titles with AC Milan: 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96
  • European Super Cup / Intercontinental Cup appearances and domestic cups with Milan
  • UEFA European Championship runner-up: 2000 (Italy)
  • FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1994 (Italy)
• Notable traits & legacy: Regarded as one of Italy’s finest midfielders of the 1990s and early 2000s, influential in controlling matches from midfield and a leader for club and country.

Post-playing career: Worked in football administration and as a sporting director/consultant in various roles after retiring from playing.