Alessandro Pistone
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 July 1975 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Milan, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) |
Full-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 |
Solbiatese | 20 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | AC Crevalcore | 29 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 |
Vicenza | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 |
Inter Milan | 45 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–2000 | Newcastle United | 46 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 |
→ Venezia (loan) | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2007 | Everton | 103 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | R.A.E.C. Mons | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 263 | (8) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Italy U21 | 11 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | F.C.D. Oggiono | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Alessandro Pistone (born 27 July 1975) is an Italian former professional football player and manager.
As a player he was
Playing career
Early career
Pistone was born in
Internazionale
Pistone transferred to
Newcastle United
After an impressive single season at Internazionale,
After only two games into his second season with the club, Pistone was injured whilst playing away at
In his time at Newcastle he scored one league goal, against Middlesbrough in May 2000, in what proved to be his penultimate appearance for the club.[2]
Everton
In July 2000, Pistone was transferred to Everton for a fee in the region of £3 million. He appeared in the first match of the 2000–01 season before being beset by a succession of injuries (including a six-month layoff for a knee injury). As a result, Pistone only managed to make 8 appearances for the Toffees during his first season.
Throughout the 2001–02 season, Pistone again suffered a major injury, which resulted in him missing most of the campaign. However, during the 2001–02 season Pistone did score his first goal for the club against Bolton Wanderers.[3]
Pistone overcame a succession of injuries, and he featured in the vast majority of Everton's games throughout the 2004–05 season. However, his contract was due to expire at the end of this season, and with manager David Moyes having doubts about Pistone's ability to remain injury-free, he was only offered a one-year contract. Pistone refused to sign, and looked to be heading out of Goodison Park at the end of the 2004–05 season. However, with Everton qualifying for the Champions League for the 2005–06 season, the club were short of defensive cover. As such, he was subsequently offered a new two-year contract, to which he agreed.
Pistone returned to Everton's first-team line up for the 2005–06 season. However, he only managed to feature in 3 games before suffering a cruciate knee ligament injury, ending his season prematurely. Following this, Pistone failed to make a further first-team appearance for Everton, and did not feature at all during the 2006–07 season.
After making 103 appearances for Everton in 7 years, Pistone was eventually released by the club on 14 May 2007.[4]
Free agent
After being released by Everton, on 31 August 2007 it was confirmed by Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate that Pistone was having a trial at the Premier League club and, as Pistone was a free agent, he could be signed after the transfer deadline, giving Southgate more time to decide. It was reported on 9 September 2007 that Southgate had decided against offering Pistone a contract.
Pistone also went on trial with Championship side Watford but he could not convince Aidy Boothroyd to offer him a contract.[5]
RAEC Mons
After failing to secure a contract with a club in England, Pistone spent a week on trial with Belgian club RAEC Mons. After impressing manager Geo Van Pyperzeele, Pistone signed for the club on 6 December 2007 until the end of the season, and was given the number 4 jersey. After signing for the club, Pistone was quoted as saying "I signed here because I felt that the club immediately believed in me. R.A.E.C. Mons gives me the opportunity to play at a certain level and, very importantly, I felt the confidence of the club and the direction towards me". However, after only making four appearances, Pistone left the club at the end of the 2007–08 season.
International career
As part of the
Coaching career
Since retiring, Pistone has coached youth players at Aldini Bariviera and Varese Calcio. In September 2015, he managed the first team of Oggiono in Italy's fifth tier, the Eccellenza.[7] He departed Oggiono in November 2016 due to the club's financial position.[8] The club merged with local rivals Nibiono to become A.S.D. NibionnOggiono.
After football
Since retiring from football, Pistone has made a number of appearances on the Italian Poker Circuit, and participated in the eight Annual Night of Aces event in 2010. Pistone also owns and runs a restaurant in Milano near Central Station, Italy, which specialises in Saveloy Dip.[citation needed]
Notes
- ^ "Alessandro Pistone – Interview". The Times. 21 November 1999. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
- ^ Wardle, John (2 May 2000). "Festa has final word in Tyne-Tees drama". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ "Everton leave Bolton struggling". BBC. 1 April 2002. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ "Everton release Pistone & Wright". BBC Sport. 14 May 2007. Retrieved 14 May 2007.
- ^ "Watford - Watford 'No' to Pistone move". www.watford.vitalfootball.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007.
- ^ "Italy - Spain 4:3 (U21 EURO 1996 Spain, Final)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Si ricomincia subito con il botto Oggiono-Nibionno super derby" (in Italian). laprovinciadilecco.it. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Everton Magazine". No. 45. Trinity Mirror. June 2017. p. 48.
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External links
- Alessandro Pistone at Soccerbase
- FIGC (in Italian)
