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{{Short description|Italian footballer (born 1955)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alessandro Altobelli
| image = Alessandro altobelli.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|11|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Sonnino]], Italy
| height = 1.81 m
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1973–1974
| clubs1 = [[F.C. Latina|Latina]]
| caps1 = 28
| goals1 = 7
| years2 = 1974–1977
| clubs2 = [[Brescia Calcio|Brescia]]
| caps2 = 76
| goals2 = 26
| years3 = 1977–1988
| clubs3 = [[Inter Milan]]
| caps3 = 317
| goals3 = 128
| years4 = 1988–1989
| clubs4 = [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
| caps4 = 20
| goals4 = 4
| years5 = 1989–1990
| clubs5 = [[Brescia Calcio|Brescia]]
| caps5 = 32
| goals5 = 7
| totalcaps = 473
| totalgoals = 172
| nationalyears1 = 1980–1988
| nationalteam1 = [[Italy national football team|Italy]]
| nationalcaps1 = 61
| nationalgoals1 = 25
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|Italy}}}}
{{Medal|Comp|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 Spain]]|}}
}}

'''Alessandro Altobelli''' ({{IPA|it|alesˈsandro altoˈbɛlli}}; born 28 November 1955) is a former professional Italian [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[forward (association football)|forward]], and who won the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]] with [[Italy national football team|Italy]]. Nicknamed ''Spillo'' ("Needle") for his slender build,<ref name="Mondiali di calcio 1982. Altobelli o il gol della sicurezza">{{Cite web |last=Cosentino |first=Antonio |date=19 June 2014 |title=Mondiali di calcio 1982. Altobelli o il gol della sicurezza |url=http://www.maurodellaportaraffo.com/2014/06/19/mondiali-di-calcio-1982-altobelli-o-il-gol-della-sicurezza/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231001541/http://www.maurodellaportaraffo.com/2014/06/19/mondiali-di-calcio-1982-altobelli-o-il-gol-della-sicurezza/ |archive-date=31 December 2014 |access-date=30 December 2014 |website=Mauro della Porta Raffo |language=it}}</ref> Altobelli was a prolific goalscorer and regarded as one of the greatest and most effective Italian [[Forward (association football)#Striker|strikers]] of the late 1970s and 1980s.<ref name="Il Pallone Racconta: Alessandro ALTOBELLI">{{Cite web |date=28 November 2019 |title=Alessandro Altobelli |url=http://ilpalloneracconta.blogspot.ca/2007/11/alessandro-altobelli_28.html |access-date=4 June 2021 |website=Il Pallone Racconta |language=it |archive-date=24 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124145528/http://ilpalloneracconta.blogspot.com/2007/11/alessandro-altobelli_28.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="tuttojuve">{{Cite web |last=Bedeschi |first=Stefano |date=28 November 2013 |title=Gli eroi in bianconero: Alessandro Altobelli |url=http://www.tuttojuve.com/gli-eroi-bianconeri/gli-eroi-in-bianconero-alessandro-altobelli-34975 |access-date=4 June 2021 |website=Tutto Juve |language=it |archive-date=24 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124145538/https://www.tuttojuve.com/gli-eroi-bianconeri/gli-eroi-in-bianconero-alessandro-altobelli-34975 |url-status=live }}</ref> Altobelli is currently the all-time top scorer in the [[Coppa Italia]], with 56 goals in 93 appearances,<ref name="Mondiali di calcio 1982. Altobelli o il gol della sicurezza" /> and the [[Football records in Italy#Highest-scoring Italian players in all competitions|ninth-highest scoring Italian player in all competitions]], with almost 300 career goals.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 August 2014 |title=Di Natale punta i 300 gol in carriera: è a 293 dopo la quaterna in Coppa Italia |url=http://tribunasportiva.blogspot.it/2014/08/di-natale-punta-i-300-gol-in-carriera-e.html |access-date=4 June 2021 |website=Tribuna sportiva |language=it |archive-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035000/http://tribunasportiva.blogspot.it/2014/08/di-natale-punta-i-300-gol-in-carriera-e.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Club career==
Altobelli was born in [[Sonnino]], [[province of Latina|Latina]]. Following spells at Latina (Serie C) and [[Brescia Calcio|Brescia]] (Serie B), he was signed by [[Serie A]] club [[Internazionale Milano F.C.|Inter Milan]] in 1977, for whom he played 466 times, scoring 209 goals (128 in [[Serie A]]). He contributed heavily to his team's [[scudetto]] victory of [[1979–80 Serie A|1980]] (scoring 15 goals), and also helped Inter to win two [[Coppa Italia]] titles in 1978 and 1982, finishing as the tournament's top scorer in the 1982 edition, with nine goals. Altobelli was also the top scorer in the [[1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup]], with seven goals, leading Inter to the quarter-finals of the tournament. After his lengthy period with Inter, he played one season with [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] during the [[1988–89 Serie A|1988–89 season]], before ending his career with Brescia in Serie B once again, during the [[1989–90 Serie B|1989–90 season]].<ref name="Il Pallone Racconta: Alessandro ALTOBELLI" /><ref name=tuttojuve/><ref name="storiedicalcio-Beccalossi">{{Cite web |last=Claudio Colombo |title=Beccalossi Evaristo: scusate se insisto… |url=https://storiedicalcio.altervista.org/blog/beccalossi-evaristo-scusate-se-insisto.html |access-date=4 June 2021 |website=Storie di Calcio |date=5 December 2016 |language=it |archive-date=24 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124145532/https://storiedicalcio.altervista.org/blog/beccalossi-evaristo-scusate-se-insisto.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==International career==
For [[Italy national football team|Italy]], Altobelli was capped 61 times between 1980 and 1988, scoring 25 goals, and he is currently [[Italy national football team#Top goalscorers|Italy's sixth highest goalscorer]].<ref name="Mondiali di calcio 1982. Altobelli o il gol della sicurezza" /> His most notable international goal was Italy's third goal in the [[1982 FIFA World Cup]] final, which Italy won 3–1 over [[Germany national football team|West Germany]].<ref name="Mondiali di calcio 1982. Altobelli o il gol della sicurezza" /> After coming on in the seventh minute of play for the injured [[Francesco Graziani]], he became the second ever substitute to score in a [[FIFA World Cup]] final (after [[Dick Nanninga]] in 1978 and with [[Rudi Völler]] and [[Mario Götze]] repeating this, in [[1986 FIFA World Cup Final|1986]] and in [[2014 FIFA World Cup Final|2014]], respectively). Altobelli also played at [[1980 UEFA European Football Championship|Euro 80]], with Italy finishing in fourth place on home soil, as well as representing Italy at the [[1986 FIFA World Cup]], scoring four goals, which were, however, not enough to prevent the defending champions from crashing out of the tournament in the round of 16. He also represented Italy at [[1988 UEFA European Football Championship|Euro 88]], where he played as the team's [[Captain (association football)|captain]], leading the Italian squad to the semi-finals once again. He made four substitute appearances scoring just after coming on in a 2–0 win over [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] in the group stages.<ref name="Il Pallone Racconta: Alessandro ALTOBELLI" /><ref name=tuttojuve/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Alessandro Altobelli |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174342/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231010939/https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174342/index.html |archive-date=31 December 2014 |access-date=30 December 2014 |website=FIFA.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nazionale in cifre: Altobelli, Alessandro |url=http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=65&squadra=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101117033156/http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=65&squadra=1 |archive-date=17 November 2010 |access-date=22 April 2015 |website=FIGC.it |publisher=Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 July 1982 |title=Italy beats West Germany in World Cup final |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/07/12/sports/italy-beats-west-germany-in-world-cup-final.html |access-date=4 June 2021 |website=The New York Times |page=1 |archive-date=24 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124145532/https://www.nytimes.com/1982/07/12/sports/italy-beats-west-germany-in-world-cup-final.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Style of play==
Altobelli was a highly prolific goalscorer, who was regarded as a complete, world class striker.<ref name="Il Pallone Racconta: Alessandro ALTOBELLI" /><ref name=tuttojuve/> A well rounded [[Forward (association football)#Centre forward|centre-forward]], with an eye for goal, he excelled in the air due to his heading accuracy, power, elevation, agility and acrobatic ability; he was also a fast, hard-working, and opportunistic player, with excellent technique, and he possessed an accurate shot with either foot, in spite of being naturally left-footed. Despite his slender build, he had excellent balance and deceptive strength. Moreover, he was capable of protecting the ball with his back to goal, and holding it up for his teammates.<ref name="Il Pallone Racconta: Alessandro ALTOBELLI" /><ref name="VIERCHOWOD">{{Cite web |last=Bedeschi |first=Stefano |date=19 April 2013 |title=Gli eroi in bianconero: Pietro Vierchowod |url=http://www.tuttojuve.com/gli-eroi-bianconeri/gli-eroi-in-bianconero-pietro-vierchowod-46575 |access-date=4 June 2021 |website=Tutto Juve |language=it |archive-date=24 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124145539/https://www.tuttojuve.com/gli-eroi-bianconeri/gli-eroi-in-bianconero-pietro-vierchowod-46575 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="cinquantamila">{{Cite web |last=Dell'Arti |first=Giorgio |date=22 January 2015 |title=Biografia di Alessandro Altobelli |url=http://www.cinquantamila.it/storyTellerThread.php?threadId=ALTOBELLI+Alessandro |access-date=4 June 2021 |website=Cinquantamila.it |language=it |archive-date=24 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124145535/https://www.cinquantamila.it/storyTellerThread.php?threadId=ALTOBELLI+Alessandro |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mosca |first=Maurizio |date=2 October 2009 |title=Altobelli: "Ecco perché l'Inter fatica" |url=http://www.sportmediaset.mediaset.it/calcio/articoli/articolo27024.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091224151244/http://www.sportmediaset.mediaset.it/calcio/articoli/articolo27024.shtml |archive-date=24 December 2009 |access-date=27 November 2017 |website=Sport Mediaset |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Castellani |first=Massimiliano |date=24 November 2015 |title=Il personaggio. Altobelli, lo Spillo nel pallone |url=https://www.avvenire.it/agora/pagine/altobelli- |access-date=4 June 2021 |website=Avvenire |language=it |archive-date=24 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124145537/https://www.avvenire.it/agora/pagine/altobelli- |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=28 November 2014 |title=I 59 anni di "Spillo" |url=https://www.inter.it/it/news/67098/i-59-anni-di-spillo |access-date=27 August 2018 |website=Inter.it |language=it |archive-date=27 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827075424/https://www.inter.it/it/news/67098/i-59-anni-di-spillo |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Badolato |first=Franco |date=6 January 1994 |title=Lo zar: di Van Basten ce n'è uno |url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,26/articleid,0721_01_1994_0005_0026_10401328/ |access-date=17 November 2018 |website=La Stampa |page=26 |language=it |archive-date=24 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124145535/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,26/articleid,0721_01_1994_0005_0026_10401328/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==After retirement==
After retirement, he played for [[Italy national beach soccer team]], being the top scorer at the [[1995 Beach Soccer World Championships|1995]] and [[1996 Beach Soccer World Championships]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=8 July 2015|title=Vent'anni di Mondiali di beach soccer. In principio furono Zico, Junior e Altobelli|url=https://www.ilnapolista.it/2015/07/venti-anni-mondiali-beach-soccer/|url-status=live|access-date=4 June 2021|website=Il Napolista|language=it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114162437/http://www.ilnapolista.it:80/2015/07/venti-anni-mondiali-beach-soccer |archive-date=14 January 2016 }}</ref>

In the 1990s, he entered politics.<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 April 2013|title=Elezioni, "Spillo" Altobelli candidato con Paroli|url=http://www.giornaledibrescia.it/politica/elezioni-spillo-altobelli-candidato-con-paroli-1.1647580|access-date=4 June 2021|website=Giornale di Brescia|language=it|archive-date=24 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124145536/https://www.giornaledibrescia.it/brescia-e-hinterland/elezioni-spillo-altobelli-candidato-con-paroli-1.1647580|url-status=live}}</ref> He also worked as a sporting director for [[Padova Calcio|Padova]] and as a football scout for Inter.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alessandro Altobelli|url=http://icuorinerazzurri.altervista.org/I_Capitani/alessandro_altobelli.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231011159/http://icuorinerazzurri.altervista.org/I_Capitani/alessandro_altobelli.html|archive-date=31 December 2014|access-date=30 December 2014|website=Leggenda Nerazzurra|language=it}}</ref>

In the 2000s, he served as a pundit for [[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Scime|first=Adam|date=11 March 2009|title=Altobelli Believes Inter Can Overcome Manchester United|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2009/03/11/1150322/altobelli-believes-inter-can-overcome-manchester-united|access-date=4 June 2021|website=Goal.com}}</ref> Since September 2020, he serves as a pundit for [[RAI]] TV show ''A tutto campo''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Liotta|first=Christian|date=13 September 2020|title=Alessandro Altobelli nuovo volto della Rai: sarà opinionista di 'A tutta rete'|url=https://www.fcinternews.it/ex-nerazzurri/alessandro-altobelli-nuovo-volto-della-i-rai-i-sara-opinionista-di-a-tutta-rete-347924|url-status=live|access-date=4 June 2021|website=FC Inter News|language=it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026225030/https://www.fcinternews.it/ex-nerazzurri/alessandro-altobelli-nuovo-volto-della-i-rai-i-sara-opinionista-di-a-tutta-rete-347924 |archive-date=26 October 2020 }}</ref> He also featured as a pundit in ''[[90º minuto]].''<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 September 2021 |title=Lele Adani a 90 minuto come ospite fisso: colpo grosso della Rai |url=https://www.true-news.it/sports/lele-adani-a-90-minuto-come-ospite-fisso-colpo-grosso-della-rai |access-date=9 October 2022 |website=True News |language=Italian |archive-date=24 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124145539/https://www.true-news.it/sports/lele-adani-a-90-minuto-come-ospite-fisso-colpo-grosso-della-rai |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Career statistics ==
=== Club ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{Cite web |last=Di Maggio |first=Roberto |date=9 January 2005 |title=Alessandro Altobelli - Goals in Serie A |url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/altobellidata.html |access-date=9 June 2021 |website=RSSSF.com |archive-date=24 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124145541/https://www.rsssf.org/players/altobellidata.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Alessandro Altobelli: Partite di club |url=https://www.calcio.com/profilo_giocatori/alessandro-altobelli/2/ |access-date=9 June 2021 |website=Calcio.com |language=it |archive-date=9 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609101140/https://www.calcio.com/profilo_giocatori/alessandro-altobelli/2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[[Coppa Italia]]
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[Latina Calcio 1932|Latina]]
|[[1973–74 Serie C|1973–74]]
|[[Serie C]]
|28||7||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||28||7
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Brescia Calcio|Brescia]]
|[[1974–75 Serie B|1974–75]]
|[[Serie B]]
|16||2||1||0||colspan="2"|–||17||2
|-
|[[1975–76 Serie B|1975–76]]
|Serie B
|26||11||4||0||colspan="2"|–||30||11
|-
|[[1976–77 Serie B|1976–77]]
|Serie B
|34||13||3||3||colspan="2"|–||37||16
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!76!!26!!8!!3!!colspan="2"|–!!84!!29
|-
|rowspan="12"|[[Inter Milan]]
|[[1977–78 Serie A|1977–78]]
|[[Serie A]]
|28||10||10||4||2{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup]]}}||0||40||14
|-
|[[1978–79 Serie A|1978–79]]
|Serie A
|29||11||2||1||6{{efn|name=UCWC|Appearances in [[European Cup Winners' Cup]]}}||7||37||19
|-
|[[1979–80 Inter Milan season|1979–80]]
|Serie A
|29||15||5||4||4{{efn|name=UC}}||3||38||22
|-
|[[1980–81 Inter Milan season|1980–81]]
|Serie A
|29||12||4||1||8{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in [[European Cup]]}}||4||41||17
|-
|[[1981–82 Inter Milan season|1981–82]]
|Serie A
|29||9||9||9||4{{efn|name=UC}}||3||42||21
|-
|[[1982–83 Inter Milan season|1982–83]]
|Serie A
|30||15||11||4||5{{efn|name=UCWC}}||3||46||22
|-
|[[1983–84 Inter Milan season|1983–84]]
|Serie A
|28||10||5||3||6{{efn|name=UC}}||2||39||15
|-
|[[1984–85 Inter Milan season|1984–85]]
|Serie A
|30||17||11||6||10{{efn|name=UC}}||2||51||25
|-
|[[1985–86 Inter Milan season|1985–86]]
|Serie A
|29||9||6||4||10{{efn|name=UC}}||6||45||19
|-
|[[1986–87 Inter Milan season|1986–87]]
|Serie A
|28||11||7||5||8{{efn|name=UC}}||3||43||19
|-
|[[1987–88 Inter Milan season|1987–88]]
|Serie A
|28||9||10||5||6{{efn|name=UC}}||2||44||16
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!317!!128!!80!!46!!69!!35!!466!!209
|-
|[[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
|[[1988–89 Juventus FC season|1988–89]]
|Serie A
|20||4||6||7||8{{efn|name=UC}}||4||35||15
|-
|Brescia
|[[1989–90 Serie B|1989–90]]
|Serie B
|32||7||1||0||colspan="2"|–||33||7
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!473!!172!!95!!56!!77!!39!!645!!275
|}
{{notelist}}

=== International ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="Interntional_goals">{{Cite web |last=Gullo |first=Francesco |date=19 October 2002 |title=Alessandro Altobelli – Goals in International Matches |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/altobelli-intlg.html |access-date=10 June 2021 |website=RSSSF.com |archive-date=25 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190625103705/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/altobelli-intlg.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="9"|[[Italy national football team|Italy]]
|1980||6||2
|-
|1981||3||0
|-
|1982||7||2
|-
|1983||4||1
|-
|1984||9||3
|-
|1985||7||3
|-
|1986||10||9
|-
|1987||10||4
|-
|1988||5||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!61!!25
|}

:''Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Altobelli goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Alessandro Altobelli
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
|align="center"|1
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|22 June 1980}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Stadio Luigi Ferraris]], [[Genoa]], Italy
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|POR}}
|align="center"|1–0
|rowspan="2" align="center"|3–1
|rowspan="2"|[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|rowspan="2" align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Italy v Portugal, 24 September 1980 |url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/italy-v-portugal-24-september-1980-236099/ |access-date=10 June 2021 |website=11v11.com |archive-date=10 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610225718/https://www.11v11.com/matches/italy-v-portugal-24-september-1980-236099/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|2–1
|-
|align="center"|3
|{{dts|11 July 1982}}
|[[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]], [[Madrid]], Spain
|{{fb|West Germany}}
|align="center"|3–0
|align="center"|3–1
|[[1982 FIFA World Cup]]
|align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Italy v Germany, 11 July 1982 |url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/italy-v-germany-11-july-1982-237276/ |access-date=10 June 2021 |website=11v11.com |archive-date=10 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610233003/https://www.11v11.com/matches/italy-v-germany-11-july-1982-237276/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|4
|{{dts|13 November 1982}}
|[[San Siro]], [[Milan]], Italy
|{{fb|Czechoslovakia}}
|align="center"|1–0
| style="text-align:center"|2–2
|[[UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying]]
|align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Italy v Czechoslovakia, 13 November 1982|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/italy-v-czechoslovakia-13-november-1982-237438/|url-status=live|access-date=10 June 2021|website=11v11.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805115107/http://www.11v11.com/matches/italy-v-czechoslovakia-13-november-1982-237438/ |archive-date=5 August 2016 }}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|5
|22 December 1983
|[[Stadio Renato Curi]], [[Perugia]], Italy
|{{fb|Cyprus}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|3–1
|UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying
|align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Italy v Cyprus, 22 December 1983|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/italy-v-cyprus-22-december-1983-238228/|url-status=live|access-date=10 June 2021|website=11v11.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701230005/http://www.11v11.com/matches/italy-v-cyprus-22-december-1983-238228/ |archive-date=1 July 2016 }}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|6
|{{dts|3 March 1984}}
|[[BJK İnönü Stadium]], [[Istanbul]], Turkey
|{{fb|Turkey}}
|align="center"|2–1
|align="center"|2–3
|Friendly
|align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Turkey v Italy, 03 March 1984|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/turkey-v-italy-03-march-1984-238331/|url-status=live|access-date=10 June 2021|website=11v11.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803055619/http://www.11v11.com/matches/turkey-v-italy-03-march-1984-238331/ |archive-date=3 August 2016 }}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|7
|{{dts|26 May 1984}}
|[[Varsity Stadium]], [[Toronto]], Canada
|{{fb|Canada}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|2–0
|Friendly
|align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Canada v Italy, 26 May 1984|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/canada-v-italy-26-may-1984-238450/|url-status=live|access-date=10 June 2021|website=11v11.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421121338/http://www.11v11.com/matches/canada-v-italy-26-may-1984-238450/ |archive-date=21 April 2014 }}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|8
|{{dts|9 December 1984}}
|[[Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia]], [[Pescara]], Italy
|{{fb|Poland}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|2–0
|Friendly
|align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Italy v Poland, 09 December 1984|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/italy-v-poland-09-december-1984-238891/|url-status=live|access-date=10 June 2021|website=11v11.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531234126/http://www.11v11.com:80/matches/italy-v-poland-09-december-1984-238891 |archive-date=31 May 2012 }}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|9
|{{dts|5 February 1985}}
|[[Dalymount Park]], [[Dublin]], Republic of Ireland
|{{fb|Republic of Ireland}}
|align="center"|2–0
|align="center"|2–0
|Friendly
|align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Republic of Ireland v Italy, 05 February 1985|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/republic-of-ireland-v-italy-05-february-1985-238974/|url-status=live|access-date=10 June 2021|website=11v11.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625010954/http://www.11v11.com:80/matches/republic-of-ireland-v-italy-05-february-1985-238974/ |archive-date=25 June 2012 }}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|10
|{{dts|6 June 1985}}
|[[Estadio Azteca]], [[Mexico City]], Mexico
|{{fb|ENG}}
|align="center"|2–1
|align="center"|2–1
|Friendly
|align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Italy v England, 06 June 1985|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/italy-v-england-06-june-1985-239274/|url-status=live|access-date=10 June 2021|website=11v11.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704172535/http://www.11v11.com:80/matches/italy-v-england-06-june-1985-239274/ |archive-date=4 July 2012 }}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|11
|{{dts|25 September 1985}}
|[[Stadio Via del Mare]], [[Lecce]], Italy
|{{fb|NOR}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|1–2
|Friendly
|align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Italy v Norway, 25 September 1985|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/italy-v-norway-25-september-1985-239458/|url-status=live|access-date=10 June 2021|website=11v11.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908010904/http://www.11v11.com:80/matches/italy-v-norway-25-september-1985-239458/ |archive-date=8 September 2014 }}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|12
|{{dts|26 March 1986}}
|[[Stadio Friuli]], [[Udine]], Italy
|{{fb|Austria}}
|align="center"|1–1
|align="center"|2–1
|Friendly
|align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Italy v Austria, 26 March 1986|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/italy-v-austria-26-march-1986-239789/|url-status=live|access-date=10 June 2021|website=11v11.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803140837/http://www.11v11.com/matches/italy-v-austria-26-march-1986-239789/ |archive-date=3 August 2016 }}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|13
|{{dts|11 May 1986}}
|[[Stadio San Paolo]], [[Naples]], Italy
|{{fb|China}}
|align="center"|2–0
|align="center"|2–0
|Friendly
|align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Italy v China PR, 11 May 1986|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/italy-v-china-pr-11-may-1986-239853/|url-status=live|access-date=10 June 2021|website=11v11.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421090732/http://www.11v11.com/matches/italy-v-china-pr-11-may-1986-239853/ |archive-date=21 April 2014 }}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|14
|{{dts|31 May 1986}}
|[[Estadio Azteca]], [[Mexico City]], Mexico
|{{fb|BUL|1971}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|1–1
|[[1986 FIFA World Cup]]
|align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Italy v Bulgaria, 31 May 1986|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/italy-v-bulgaria-31-may-1986-239871/|url-status=live|access-date=10 June 2021|website=11v11.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803050013/http://www.11v11.com/matches/italy-v-bulgaria-31-may-1986-239871/ |archive-date=3 August 2016 }}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|15
|{{dts|5 June 1986}}
|[[Estadio Cuauhtémoc]], [[Puebla]], Mexico
|{{fb|ARG}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|1–1
|1986 FIFA World Cup
|align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Italy v Argentina, 05 June 1986|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/italy-v-argentina-05-june-1986-239886/|url-status=live|access-date=10 June 2021|website=11v11.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020235306/http://www.11v11.com/matches/italy-v-argentina-05-june-1986-239886/ |archive-date=20 October 2014 }}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|16
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|10 June 1986}}
|rowspan="2"|Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla, Mexico
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|South Korea}}
|align="center"|1–0
|rowspan="2" align="center"|3–2
|rowspan="2"|1986 FIFA World Cup
|rowspan="2" align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Italy v Korea Republic, 10 June 1986|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/italy-v-korea-republic-10-june-1986-239902/|access-date=10 June 2021|website=11v11.com|archive-date=11 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611104233/https://www.11v11.com/matches/italy-v-korea-republic-10-june-1986-239902/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|17
|align="center"|2–1
|-
|align="center"|18
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|15 November 1986}}
|rowspan="2"|San Siro, Milan, Italy
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|SWI}}
|align="center"|2–1
|rowspan="2" align="center"|3–2
|rowspan="2"|[[UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying]]
|rowspan="2" align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Italy v Switzerland, 15 November 1986|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/italy-v-switzerland-15-november-1986-240124/|access-date=10 June 2021|website=11v11.com|archive-date=11 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611104235/https://www.11v11.com/matches/italy-v-switzerland-15-november-1986-240124/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|19
|align="center"|3–1
|-
|align="center"|20
|{{dts|6 December 1986}}
|[[National Stadium, Ta' Qali|National Stadium]], [[Ta' Qali]], Malta
|{{fb|Malta}}
|align="center"|2–0
|align="center"|2–0
|UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
|align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Malta v Italy, 06 December 1986|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/malta-v-italy-06-december-1986-240160/|access-date=10 June 2021|website=11v11.com|archive-date=11 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611111357/https://www.11v11.com/matches/malta-v-italy-06-december-1986-240160/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|21
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|24 January 1987}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia|Stadio Comunale]], [[Bergamo]], Italy
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Malta}}
|align="center"|3–0
|rowspan="2" align="center"|5–0
|rowspan="2"|UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
|rowspan="2" align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Italy v Malta, 24 January 1987|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/italy-v-malta-24-january-1987-240200/|access-date=10 June 2021|website=11v11.com|archive-date=11 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611115036/https://www.11v11.com/matches/italy-v-malta-24-january-1987-240200/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|22
|align="center"|4–0
|-
|align="center"|23
|{{dts|14 February 1987}}
|[[Estádio Nacional]], [[Lisbon]], Portugal
|{{fb|Portugal}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|1–0
|UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
|align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Portugal v Italy, 14 February 1987|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/portugal-v-italy-14-february-1987-240229/|access-date=10 June 2021|website=11v11.com|archive-date=11 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611115036/https://www.11v11.com/matches/portugal-v-italy-14-february-1987-240229/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|24
|{{dts|23 September 1987}}
|[[Arena Garibaldi – Stadio Romeo Anconetani]], [[Pisa]], Italy
|{{fb|Yugoslavia}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|1–0
|Friendly
|align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Italy v Yugoslavia, 23 September 1987|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/italy-v-yugoslavia-23-september-1987-240669/|access-date=10 June 2021|website=11v11.com|archive-date=11 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611115037/https://www.11v11.com/matches/italy-v-yugoslavia-23-september-1987-240669/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|25
|{{dts|17 June 1988}}
|[[RheinEnergieStadion|Müngersdorfer Stadion]], [[Cologne]], Germany
|{{fb|Denmark}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|2–0
|[[UEFA Euro 1988]]
|align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Denmark v Italy, 17 June 1988|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/denmark-v-italy-17-june-1988-241167/|access-date=10 June 2021|website=11v11.com|archive-date=11 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611115038/https://www.11v11.com/matches/denmark-v-italy-17-june-1988-241167/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

==Honours==
'''Inter Milan'''<ref name="Il Pallone Racconta: Alessandro ALTOBELLI" /><ref name=tuttojuve/>
*[[Serie A]]: [[1979–80 Serie A|1979–80]]
*[[Coppa Italia]]: [[1977–78 Coppa Italia|1977–78]], [[1981–82 Coppa Italia|1981–82]]

'''Italy'''<ref name="Il Pallone Racconta: Alessandro ALTOBELLI" /><ref name=tuttojuve/>
*[[FIFA World Cup]]: [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]

'''Individual'''
*[[European Cup Winners' Cup]] top goalscorer: [[1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup|1978–79]]<ref name="Il Pallone Racconta: Alessandro ALTOBELLI" /><ref name=tuttojuve/>
*Coppa Italia top goalscorer: 1981–82<ref name="Il Pallone Racconta: Alessandro ALTOBELLI" /><ref name=tuttojuve/><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Di Maggio |first1=Roberto |last2=Rota |first2=Davide |date=4 June 2015 |title=Italy - Coppa Italia Top Scorers |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/italcuptops.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029033413/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/italcuptops.html |archive-date=29 October 2015 |access-date=15 June 2015 |website=RSSSF.com}}</ref>
*[[Beach Soccer World Championships]] top goalscorer: [[1995 Beach Soccer World Championships|1995]],<ref name=":0" /> [[1996 Beach Soccer World Championships|1996]]<ref name=":0" />
*[[Italian Football Hall of Fame]]: 2022<ref name="2022-SerieAHoF">{{Cite web |date=16 March 2023 |title=Da Zola a Mourinho e Zidane: le nuove leggende della Hall of fame del calcio italiano|url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/serie-a/figc-hall-of-fame-giocatori-allenatori#00 |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=Sky Italia |language=it}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051227182558/http://www.altobelli.it/ Official website] {{in lang|it}}
*[https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/alessandro-altobelli_(Enciclopedia-dello-Sport) Alessandro Altobelli] at [[Treccani]] {{in lang|it}}

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