Alessandro del Piero 
The 2011/12 season was Del Piero's last for his beloved Bianconeri. In a career that spanned 19 seasons at Juventus, he will forever hold legendary status. One of footballs good guys and the classiest player I have ever had the fortune to follow. Del Piero was brought up in the rural North of Italy in San Vendemiano in the province of Treviso. As a child he regularly played football with friends and often as a goalkeeper. He was coached by his local side until the age of thirteen, when he was spotted by scouts of club Padova. He remained there for two years and moved to Juventus in 1993. He made his debut for Juventus that same year against Foggia. He made an immidiate impact and his goal versus Fiorentina in 1994 was when he truly announced his arrival in world football. It came in a game that Juventus were drawning 2-2. In the final minutes of the game a 50 yard pass was played over the top. Del Piero first time volleyed it with the side of his foot right into the top corner of the goal. An utterly fantastic goal that demonstrated the technique of the diminutive striker. His impact on Juventus was very telling and he inspired them to win their first Scudetto in nine years. Parallels had been drawn with Baggio due to the players styles being similar. Many Juventus fans feared that when Baggio left the club it would be difficult for a player to fill that void, del Piero did that and more. He made his debut for Italy in 1995 and scored his first goal for his national side in 1996 against Lithuania in a qualifying match for Euro 96.
