Alessandro Nesta spent the first five years of his illustrious career with Lazio.
He was part of the 1999/00 Lazio side that won the league and cup double under Sven Goran Eriksen.
It was there though that then European powerhouse AC Milan came calling.
Back in 2002, the Rossoneri paid a whopping transfer fee equivalent to over 30 million Euros.
He spent 10 glorious years in Milan and it was at the San Siro that he established his reputation as one of the greats.
Nesta was certainly a contender for the best defender of his generation, if not one of the best ever.
Happy Birthday Alessandro Nesta!!!
🇮🇹 Alessandro Nesta: the definition of a complete defender and, when needed, a decisive striker 🔝
— AC Milan (@acmilan) June 13, 2019
🇮🇹 @Nesta: perfetto in difesa, ma anche in attacco non era mica male 🔝 pic.twitter.com/zL3aenMwyt
