Andrés D'Alessandro
Argentinian professional footballer
Born
April 15th, 1981
44 years ago
Category
Athletes & Sports Figures
Country
Argentina
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Professional footballer played primarily as an attacking midfielder. D'Alessandro began his career at River Plate, where he won the Copa Libertadores in 1996. After a successful stint in Europe with clubs such as Wolfsburg and Portsmouth, he returned to South America, where he won multiple domestic titles with Internacional in Brazil. D'Alessandro also had a notable international career, representing Argentina in various tournaments, including the 2004 Copa América, which Argentina won.
Winning the Copa Libertadores with River Plate
Contributing to Internacional's success in Brazil
Representing Argentina at the Copa América 2004
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