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Lists of the Azzurri Players with the longest carreers in Azzurro, the centennial Azzurri and the Azzurri with Most Games in each playing position
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LEGEND: Surname, Name, Position - Clubs, Total Games, Date of First Match - Date of Last Match, Total time in Azzurro.
DESCRIPTION OF POSITION: GK - Goalkeeper, DF - Defender, MF - Midfielder, AT - Attacker.
LONGEST CARREERS IN AZZURRO:
BUFFON Gianluigi (GK - Parma, Juventus) 176 games, 29.10.1997 - 23.3.2018, 20 years, 4 months, 23 days

CHIELLINI Giorgio (DF - Fiorentina, Juventus) 117 games, 17.11.2004 - 1.6.2022, 17 years, 6 months, 15 days
PIOLA Silvio (AT - Lazio, Juventus, Novara) 34 games, 24.3.1935 - 18.5.1952, 17 years, 2 months, 24 days

BERGOMI Giuseppe (DF - Inter) 81 games, 14.4.1982 - 3.7.1998, 16 years, 3 months, 20 days

BAGGIO Roberto (MF - Fiorentina, Juventus, Milan, Bologna, Inter, Brescia) 56 games, 16.11.1988 - 28.4.2004,
                                                                                                                                                    15 years, 6 months, 12 days
ZOFF Dino (GK - Napoli, Juventus) 112 games, 20.4.1968 - 29.5.1983, 15 years, 2 months, 7 days

DE VECCHI Renzo (DF - Milan, Genoa) 43 games, 27.5.1910 - 22.3.1925, 14 years, 10 months, 26 days
FACCHETTI Giacinto (DF - Inter) 94 games, 27.3.1963 - 16.11.1977, 14 years, 8 months, 22 days
CEVENINI Luigi (MF - Inter, Novese, Juventus) 29 games, 31.1.1915 - 28.4.1929, 14 years, 3 months, 28 days
MALDINI Paolo (DF - Milan) 126 games, 31.3.1988 - 18.6.2002, 14 year, 3 months, 19 days

ROSETTA Virginio (DF - Pro Vercelli, Juventus) 52 games, 31.8.1920 - 27.5.1934, 13 years, 9 months, 25 days
PANUCCI Christian (DF - Milan, Real Madrid, Inter, Roma) 57 games, 7.9.1994 - 22.6.2008,
                                                                                                                                                    13 years, 9 months, 15 days
DEL PIERO Alessandro (AT - Juventus) 91 games, 25.3.1995 - 10.9.2008, 13 years, 5 months, 16 days
CANNAVARO Fabio (GK - Parma, Inter, Juventus, Real Madrid) 136 games, 22.1.1997 - 24.6.2010,
                                                                                                                                                      13 years, 5 months, 2 days
BONUCCI Leonardo (DF - Bari, Juventus, Milan) 121 games, 3-3-2010 - 15-6-2023, 13 years, 3 months, 12 days
DE ROSSI Daniele (MF - Roma) 117 games, 4.9.2004 - 10.11.2017, 13 years, 2 months, 6 day
BONIPERTI Giampiero (AT - Juventus) 38 games, 9.11.1947 - 10.12.1960, 13 years, 1 month, 31 days
FERRARA Ciro (DF - Napoli, Juventus) 49 games, 10.6.1987 - 19.6.2000, 13 years, 1 month, 9 days

BARZAGLI Andrea (DF - Palermo, Wolfsburg, Juventus) 73 games, 17.11.2004 - 13.11.2017,
                                                                                                                                                  12 years, 11 months, 27 days
PIRLO Andrea (MF - Milan, Juventus, New York City) 116 games, 7.9.2002 - 3.9.2015, 12 years, 11 month, 27 days
VIERCHOWOD Pietro (DF - Como, Sampdoria) 45 games, 6.1.1981 - 1.5.1993, 12 years, 4 months, 24 days
MASSARO Daniele (AT - Fiorentina, Milan) 15 games, 14.4.1982 - 17.7.1994, 12 years, 4 months, 3 days
FERRARIS Pietro (AT - Napoli, Inter, Torino) 14 games, 17.2.1935 - 11.5.1947, 12 years, 3 months, 23 days
QUAGLIARELLA Fabio (AT - Sampdoria, Udinese, Napoli, Juventus) 28 games, 28.3.2007 - 11-6-2019,
                                                                                                                                                    12 years, 2 months, 14 days
RIVERA Gianni (MF - Milan) 60 games, 13.5.1962 - 19.6.1974, 12 years, 2 months, 6 days
CALIGARIS Umberto (DF - Casale, Juventus) 59 games, 15.1.1922 - 11.2.1934, 12 years, 1 month, 27 days

EL SHAARAWY Stephan (AT - Milan, Monaco, Roma, Shangai Shenhua) 32 games, 15.8.2012 - 29.6.2024,
                                                                                                                                                    11 years, 10 months, 14 days
BARESI Franco (DF - Milan) 81 games, 4.12.1982 - 7.9.1994, 11 years, 10 months, 4 days
ZAMBROTTA Gian Luca (DF - Bari, Juventus, Barcelona, Milan) 98 games, 10-2-1999 - 12-10-2010,
                                                                                                                                                      11 years, 8 months, 2 days
MAZZOLA Alessandro (MF - Inter) 70 games, 12.5.1963 - 23.6.1974, 11 years, 2 months, 11 days
ALLEMANDI Luigi (DF - Juventus, Inter, Roma) 24 games, 4.11.1925 - 13.12.1936, 11 years, 2 months, 8 days
CAMPATELLI Aldo (MF - Inter) 7 games, 11.6.1939 - 25.6.1950, 11 years, 1 month, 14 days
ALBERTOSI Enrico (GK - Fiorentina, Cagliari) 34 games, 15.6.1961 - 21.6.1972, 11 years, 1 month, 6 days
SIRIGU Salvatore (GK - Palermo, Paris St Germain, Torino, Genoa) 28 games, 10.8.2010 - 8.9.2021,
                                                                                                                                                      11 years, 0 months, 29 days

ANCELOTTI Carlo (MF - Roma, Milan) 26 games, 6.1.1981 - 13.11.1991, 10 years, 11 months, 6 days
CAUSIO Franco (MF - Juventus, Udinese) 63 games, 29.4.1972 - 12.2.1983, 10 years, 10 months, 15 days
VERRATTI Marco (MF - Paris St Germain) 55 games, 15.8.2012 - 18.6.2023, 10 years, 10 months, 3 days
BONAVENTURA Giacomo (MF - Atalanta, Milan, Fiorentina) 18 games, 31.5.2013 - 21.3.2024,
                                                                                                                                                      10 years, 9 months, 21 days
BURGNICH Tarcisio (DF - Inter) 66 games, 10.11.1963 - 23.6.1974, 10 years, 8 months, 13 days
DEPETRINI Teobaldo (MF - Juventus) 12 games, 17.5.1936 - 1.12.1946, 10 years, 7 months, 16 days
PERUZZI Angelo (GK - Juventus, Lazio) 31 games, 25.3.1995 - 8.10.2005, 10 years, 7 months, 16 days
CASSANO Antonio (AT - Roma, Real Madrid, Sampdoria, Milan, Parma) 39 games, 12.11.2003 - 24.6.2014,
                                                                                                                                                    10 years, 7 months, 12 days
SCIREA Gaetano (DF - Juventus) 78 games, 30.12.1975 - 17.6.1986, 10 years, 6 months, 18 days
CORSO Mario (MF - Inter) 23 games, 24.5.1961 - 9.10.1971, 10 years, 5 months, 17 days
RAVA Pietro (DF - Juventus, Alessandria) 30 games, 3.8.1936 - 1.12.1946, 10 years, 4 months, 29 days
ALBERTINI Demetrio (MF - Milan) 79 games, 21.12.1991 - 27.3.2002, 10 years, 4 months, 6 days
GATTUSO Gennaro Ivan (MF - Milan) 73 games, 23.2.2000 - 24.6.2010, 10 years, 4 months, 1 day
COMBI Gianpiero (GK - Juventus) 47 games, 6.4.1924 - 10.6.1934, 10 years, 3 months, 5 days
INZAGHI Filippo (AT - Atalanta, Juventus, Milan) 56 games, 8.6.1997 - 8.9.2007, 10 years, 3 months
BALONCIERI Adolfo (MF - Alessandria, Torino) 47 games, 13.5.1920 - 22.6.1930, 10 years, 2 months, 8 days
GABBIADINI Manolo (AT - Atalanta, Sampdoria, Napoli, Southampton) 13 games, 15.8.2012 - 26.9.2022,
                                                                                                                                                      10 years, 1 month, 11 days
NESTA Alessandro (DF - Lazio, Milan) 78 games, 5.10.1996 - 11.10.2006, 10 years, 1 month, 5 days
DARMIAN Matteo (DF - Torino, Manchester United, Inter) 46 games, 31.5.2014 - 29.6.2024, 10 years, 0 months, 29 days

Roberto BAGGIO
(Fiorentina, Juventus, Milan, Bologna, Inter & Brescia)
Fourth Longest Azzurro Carreer - 15 yrs, 6 mts, 12 dys
Dino ZOFF
(Napoli & Juventus)
Sixth Longest Azzurro Carreer - 15 yrs, 2 mts, 7 dys
First Centennial Azzurro - 1982
Second Most Azzurro Games by a Goalkeeper
Silvio PIOLA
(Lazio, Juventus & Novara)
Third Longest Azzurro Carreer - 17 yrs, 2 mts, 24 dys
Paolo MALINI
(Milan)
Tenth Longest Azzurro Carreer - 14 yrs, 3 mts, 19 dys 
Second Centennial Azzurro
Second Most Azzurro Games by a Defender
Luigi CEVENINI
(Inter, Novese & Juventus)
Ninth Longest Azzurro Carreer - 14 yrs, 3 mts, 28 dys
Giacinto FACCHETTI
(Inter)
Eight Longest Azzurro Carreer - 14 yrs, 8 mts, 22 dys
Sixth Most Azzurro Games
by a Defender
Renzo DE VECCHI
(Milan & Genoa)
Seventh Longest Azzurro Carreer - 14 yrs, 10 mts, 26 dys
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LEGEND: Surname, Name, Position, Date of Debut, Date of Centennial Game, Club of Centennial Game, Other Clubs, Total Games Played, Total Goals Scored, Total Captained Games in Azzurro.
DESCRIPTION OF POSITION: GK - Goalkeeper, DF - Defender, MF - Midfielder, AT - Attacker.
CENTENNIAL AZZURRI:
ZOFF Dino (GK) 20-04-1968 - 14-06-1982, Juventus (Napoli): Games 112, Goals 0, Captain 59
MALDINI Paolo (DF) 31-03-1988 - 28-04-1999, Milan: Games 126, Goals 7, Captian 74
CANNAVARO Fabio (DF) 22-01-1997 - 09-07-2006, Juventus (Parma, Inter, Real Madrid) Games 136, Goals 2,
                                                                                                                                                                                Captain 79
BUFFON Gianluigi (GK) 29-10-1997 - 14-11-2009, Juventus (Parma) Games 176, Goals 0, Captain 80
PIRLO Andrea (MF) 07-09-2002 - 16-06-2013, Juventus (Milan, New York City) Games 116, Goals 13, Captain 8
DE ROSSI Daniele (MF) 04-09-2004 - 16-11-2014, Roma, Games 117, Goals 21, Captain 6
CHIELLINI Giorgio (DF) 17-11-2004 - 17-11-2018, Juventus (Fiorentina) Games 117, Goals 8, Captain 22
BONUCCI Leonardo (DF) 03-03-2010 - 25-03-2021, Juventus (Bari, Milan) Games 121, Goals 8, Captain 26

Giampiero BONIPERTI
(Juventus)
Seventeenth Longest Azzurro Carreer - 13 yrs, 1 mt, 31 dys
Gianluigi BUFFON
(Parma & Juventus)
Longest Azzurro Carreer -
20 yrs, 3 mts, 23 days
Fourth Centennial Azzurro
Most Azzurro Games by
a Goalkeeper
Gianpiero COMBI
(Juventus)
Fifth Most Azzurro Games
by a Goalkeeper
Gian Luca ZAMBROTTA
(Bari, Juventus, Barcelona
& Milan)
Fifth Most Azzurro Games
by a Defender
Andrea PIRLO
(Milan, Juventus &
New York City)
Fifth Centennial Azzurro
Second Most Azzurro Games by a Midfielder

MOST GAMES BY GOALKEEPERS:
LEGEND: Nr.of Games, Surname, Name, Position, Date of Debute, Club, Games from Club, Oriundo: Home country.
176 BUFFON Gianluigi (GK) 29-10-1997 (Parma 20, Juventus 156)

112 ZOFF Dino (GK) 20-04-1968 (Napoli 19, Juventus 93)

72 DONNARUMMA Gianluigi (GK) 01-09-2016 (Milan 33, Paris St Germain 39)

58 ZENGA Walter (GK) 08-10-1986 (Inter 58)

47 COMBI Gianpiero (GK) 06-04-1924 (Juventus 47)

39 PAGLIUCA Gianluca (GK) 16-06-1991 (Sampdoria 23, Inter 16)

34 ALBERTOSI Enrico (GK) 15-06-1961 (Fiorentina 18, Cagliari 16)

31 PERUZZI Angelo (GK) 25-03-1995 (Juventus 26, Lazio 5)

28 SIRIGU Salvatore (GK) 10-08-2010 (Palermo 2, Paris Saint Germain 15, Torino 10, Genoa 1)
28 TOLDO Francesco (GK) 08-10-1995 (Fiorentina 18, Inter 10)
LEGEND: Nr.of Games, Surname, Name, Position, Date of Debute, Club, Games from Club, Oriundo: Home country.
MOST GAMES BY DEFENDERS:
136 CANNAVARO Fabio (DF) 22-01-1997 (Parma 61, Inter 19, Juventus 30, Real Madrid 26)

126 MALDINI Paolo (DF) 31-03-1988 (Milan 126)

121 BONUCCI Leonardo (DF) 03-03-2010 (Bari 2, Juventus 109, Milan 10)

117 CHIELLINI Giorgio (DF) 17-11-2004 (Fiorentina 5, Juventus 112)

98 ZAMBROTTA Gian Luca (DF) 10-02-1999 (Bari 2, Juventus 56, Barcelona 17, Milan 23)

94 FACCHETTI Giacinto (DF) 27-03-1963 (Inter 94)

81 BARESI Franco (DF) 04-12-1982 (Milan 81)
81 BERGOMI Giuseppe (DF) 14-04-1982 (Inter 81)

78 NESTA Alessandro (DF) 05-10-1996 (Lazio 47, Milan 31)
78 SCIREA Gaetano (DF) 30-12-1975 (Juventus 78)
MOST GAMES BY MIDFIELDERS:
LEGEND: Nr.of Games, Surname, Name, Position, Date of Debute, Club, Games from Club, Oriundo: Home country.
117 DE ROSSI Daniele (MF) 04.09.2004 (Roma 117)

116 PIRLO Andrea (MF) 07-09-2002 (Milan 74, Juventus 41, New York City 1)

81 TARDELLI Marco (MF) 07-04-1976 (Juventus 80, Inter 1)

79 ALBERTINI Demetrio (MF) 21-12-1991 (Milan 79)

73 ANTOGNONI Giancarlo (MF) 20-11-1974 (Fiorentina 73)
73 GATTUSO Gennaro Ivan (MF) 23-02-2000 (Milan 73)

70 MAZZOLA Alessandro (MF) 12-05-1963 (Inter 70)

66 MONTOLIVO Riccardo (MF) 17-10-2007 (Fiorentina 37, Milan 29)

63 CAUSIO Franco (MF) 29-04-1972 (Juventus 57, Udinese 6)
63 DONADONI Roberto (MF) 08-10-1986 (Milan 59, Metro Stars NY 4)

MOST GAMES BY ATTACKERS:
LEGEND: Nr.of Games, Surname, Name, Position, Date of Debute, Club, Games from Club, Oriundo: Home country.
91 DEL PIERO Alessandro (AT) 25-03-1995 (Juventus 91)

64 GRAZIANI Francesco (AT) 19-04-1975 (Torino 47, Fiorentina 17)

61 ALTOBELLI Alessandro (AT) 18-06-1980 (Inter 61)

59 VIALLI Gianluca (AT) 16-11-1985 (Sampdoria 56, Juventus 3)

58 TOTTI Francesco (AT) 10-10-1998 (Roma 58)

57 GILARDINO Alberto (AT) 04-09-2004 (Parma 6, Milan 19, Fiorentina 22, Bologna 8, Genoa 2)
57 INZAGHI Filippo (AT) 08-06-1997 (Atalanta 1, Juventus 31, Milan 25)
57 IMMOBILE Ciro (AT) 05-03-2014 (Torino 7, Borussia Dortmund 8, Seville 0, Lazio 42)

54 INSIGNE Lorenzo (AT) 11-09-2012 (Napoli 54)

51 CHIESA Federico (AT) 23-03-2018 (Fiorentina 21, Juventus 30)

Francesco TOTTI
(Roma)
Fifth Most Azzurro Games
by an Attacker
Filippo INZAGHI
(Atalanta, Juventus & Milan)
Sixth Most Azzurro
Games by an Attacker
Marco TARDELLI
(Juventus & Inter)
Third Most Azzurro Games by a Midfielder
Walter ZENGA
(Inter)
Fourth Most Azzurro Games by a Goalkeeper
Gianluca PAGLIUCA
(Sampdoria & Inter)
Sixth Most Azzurro Games by a Goalkeeper
Franco BARESI
(Milan)
Seventh Most Azzurro Games by a Defender
Alessandro DEL PIERO
(Juventus)
Thirteenth Longest Azzurro Carreer - 13 yrs, 5 mts, 16 dys
Most Azzurro Games
by an Attacker
Francesco GRAZIANI
(Torino & Fiorentina)
Second Most Azzurro
Games by an Attacker
Gianluca VIALLI
(Sampdoria & Juventus)
Fourth Most Azzurro Games
by an Attacker
Alessandro ALTOBELLI
(Inter)
Third Most Azzurro Games
by an Attacker
Alberto GILARDINO
(Parma, Milan, Fiorentina,
Bologna & Genoa)
Sixth Most Azzurro Games
by an Attacker
Gennaro Ivan GATTUSO
(Milan)
Fifth Most Azzurro Games
by a Midfielder
Giancarlo ANTOGNONI
(Fiorentina)
Fifth Most Azzurro Games
by a Midfielder
Demetrio ALBERTINI
(Milan)
Fourth Most Azzurro Games
by a Midfielder
Leonardo BONUCCI
(Bari, Juventus & Milan)
Fifteenth Longest Azzurro Carreer - 13 yrs, 3 mts, 12 dys
Eight Centennial Azzurro
Third Most Azzurro
Games by a Defender

Ciro FERRARA
(Napoli & Juventus )
Eighteenth Longest Azzurro Carreer - 13 yrs, 1 mt, 9 dys
Fabio CANNAVARO
(Parma, Inter, Juventus
& Real Madrid )
Fourteenth Longest Azzurro Carreer - 13 yrs, 5 mts, 2 dys
Third Centennial Azzurro
Most Azzurro Games by a Defender
Christian PANUCCI
(Milan, Real Madrid, Inter
& Roma)
Twelfth Longest Azzurro Carreer - 13 yrs, 9 mts, 15 dys 
Virginio ROSETTA
(Pro Vercelli & Juventus)
Eleventh Longest Azzurro Carreer - 13 yrs, 9 mts, 25 dys 
Giorgio CHIELLINI
(Fiorentina & Juventus)
Second Longest Azzurro Carreer - 17 yrs, 6 mts, 15 dys
Seventh Centennial Azzurro
Fourth Most Azzurro Games
by a Defender

Giuseppe BERGOMI
(Inter)
Fourth Longest Azzurro Carreer - 16 yrs, 3 mts, 20 dys
Seventh Most Azzurro Games by a Defender
Daniele DE ROSSI
(Roma)
Sixteenth Longest Azzurro Carreer - 13 yrs, 2 mt, 6 dys
Sixth Centennial Azzurro
Most Azzurro Games by a Midfielder

Gianluigi DONNARUMMA
(Milan & Paris St Germain)
Third Most Azzurro Games
by a Goalkeeper​
Ciro IMMOBILE
(Torino, Borussia Dortmund
& Lazio)
Sixth Most Azzurro
Games by an Attacker