Filippo Inzaghi

Filippo Inzaghi

Filippo "Pippo" Inzaghi (Italian pronunciation: [fi?lippo in?tsa??i]; born 9 August 1973) is an Italian former professional footballer and current manager, who serves as head coach of Serie A team Benevento. He was nicknamed by fans and commentators "Superpippo", "Pippo mio" and "Alta tensione". Inzaghi played as a striker for several Italian clubs, and spent the most notable spells of his club career with Juventus and Milan, winning two UEFA Champions League titles (2003, 2007), and three Serie A titles (1998, 2004, 2011). He is the seventh highest scorer in Italy, with 313 goals scored in official matches. He is currently the fifth-highest goal scorer in European club competitions with 70 goals, behind only Robert Lewandowski, Raúl, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. He is also Milan's top international goal scorer in the club's history with 43 goals. He also holds the record for most hat-tricks in Serie A with 10. At international level, Inzaghi earned 57 caps for the Italy national team between 1997 and 2007, scoring 25 goals. He represented his country at three FIFA World Cups, winning the 2006 edition, and he also took part at UEFA Euro 2000, where he won a runners-up medal.

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