Alessandro Melli

Infobox Football biography


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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1969|12|11
cityofbirth = Agrigento
countryofbirth = Italy
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position = Striker
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years = 1985-1988 1988-1989 1989-1994 1994-1995 1995 1995-1997 1997-2000 2000
clubs = Parma Modena (loan) Parma Sampdoria Milan Parma Perugia Ancona
caps(goals) = 038 0(3) 008 0(0) 161 (49) 008 0(1) 006 0(1) 042 0(4) 051 0(3) 013 0(4)
nationalyears = 1993
nationalteam = Italy U-21 Italy
nationalcaps(goals) = 020 0(8) 002 0(0)
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Alessandro Melli (born December 11, 1969 in Agrigento) is an Italian former international footballer. Melli's father was a professional footballer, playing as a centre-forward for Parma, and Alessandro followed in his footsteps. He made his Parma debut aged 17, and was part of the team that was promoted from Serie C1 to Serie A. He had loan spell at Modena, which was cut short when he fell out with coach Paolo Ferrari, but began to establish himself in Parma's first team in the early 90s, in what was a golden period for the club. They won the Coppa Italia in 1992, and the Cup Winners' Cup in 1993, with Melli part of an exciting attacking line-up that included Faustino Asprilla, Tomas Brolin and Gianfranco Zola. During this time he won two caps for Italy, in World Cup qualifiers against Malta and Estonia. He left Parma in 1994, spending six months each at Sampdoria and Milan (who swapped Ruud Gullit for him), before returning to the Ennio Tardini after a year away. This lasted two years, but he couldn't recapture the form of old, and was transferred to Serie B side Perugia in 1997, where he immediately won promotion to Serie A. He left Perugia in 2000, and ended his career with a season at Ancona.

Honours

*Coppa Italia: 1992
*UEFA Under-21 Championship: 1992
*UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1993
*UEFA Super Cup: 1993, 1994