Davide Astori

italian football player

Davide Astori ( italian pronunciation : [ ˈdaːvide aˈstɔːri, – aˈstoːri ] ; [ 2 ] [ 3 ] 7 January 1987 – 4 March 2018 ) was an italian professional football player who played as a central defender. After playing young person football for Pontisola and AC Milan, Astori started his senior career at Serie C clubs Pizzighettone and Cremonese, playing one season for each while on lend from Milan. In 2008, Cagliari signed him in a co-ownership conduct, before signing him fully from Milan, for whom he never made a first team appearance, in 2011. He late spent loanword spells at Roma and Fiorentina, before signing with the latter cabaret permanently in 2016 ; he was subsequently named the team ‘s master in 2017.

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Astori made his international introduction for Italy in 2011 and represented his area on 14 occasions, scoring one goal, which came in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup third place play off, where he won a bronze decoration. On 4 March 2018, Astori was found dead in his hotel room anterior to a league match. His autopsy revealed cardiac catch as his induce of death .

Club career [edit ]

early career [edit ]

Born and raised in the state of Bergamo, Astori started playing football with local anesthetic team Pontisola before joining AC Milan in 2001. [ 4 ] He spent five years in the cabaret ‘s youth system. [ 5 ] Astori later reflected on his development, saying : “ After a year of courtship, of auditions, I came to wear the AC Milan shirt with the very young regional players. Along with twelve, thirteen fresh players. There was always a lot of change. I ‘m from San Giovanni Bianco, so it was already an venture. But the greatest memories are precisely due to transfers with teammates, making the return from training. They were beautiful years, lived positively, for a boy there was no better experience. honestly, it is difficult to get out of balance, because in fifty professional club there are twenty boys for each team in the youth sector, so every give voice is illusive. I have always believed in it and hoped for it, growing from year to year until it becomes one. ” [ 6 ] Astori was sent on two straight loanword spells to Serie C1 clubs Pizzighettone and Cremonese for the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons, respectively. [ 7 ]

Cagliari [edit ]

At the beginning of the 2008–09 season, Astori was signed by Serie A club Cagliari in a co-ownership hand with Milan, [ 8 ] for €1 million. [ 9 ] Upon joining the clubhouse, he said : “ For me, she is an adventurer who I undertake with great desire to test myself, determine and turn. I will be ready if and when the coach ‘s call arrives. ” [ 10 ] Astori made his official debut in the top-flight during an away game against Siena on 14 September 2008, coming on as a 53rd-minute ersatz, in a 2–0 passing. [ 11 ] Since making his debut for the baseball club, he spent most of the season on the substitute judiciary throughout the temper. [ 12 ] But Astori made six starts for Cagliari, all of them were centre–back status. [ 13 ] At the end of the 2008–09 temper, Astori made football team appearances for the side. [ 14 ] In June 2009, the club renewed their ownership with A.C. Milan to keep Astori at Cagliari for another year. [ 15 ] At the start of the 2009–10 temper, he replaced Diego López and quickly became a first team regular, playing in the centre–back put. [ 16 ] Astori then helped the club keep three consecutive clean sheets between 28 October 2009 and 8 November 2009. [ 17 ] He then scored his foremost finish for the cabaret in a 2–2 draw against Fiorentina on 31 January 2010. [ 18 ] A month by and by on 28 February 2010, Astori scored his second finish in a 2–1 loss against Chievo. [ 19 ] On 3 April 2010, Astori scored an own goal against A.C. Milan to allow Milan scored the third base goal in the peer which Cagliari lost 3–2. [ 20 ] Despite missing three matches during the 2009–10 temper, [ 21 ] Astori made thirty–five appearances and scoring two times in all competitions. Over the summer, rumours spread when A.C. Milan was keen to sign Astori but nothing happened. [ 22 ] Despite the rumor, Astori was keen to rejoin A.C. Milan in the summer. [ 23 ] The club renewed their possession with A.C. Milan to keep Astori at Cagliari for another year in June 2010. [ 24 ] At the begin of the 2010–11 season, he helped the side keep three scavenge sheets in the beginning five league matches. [ 25 ] Since the start of the 2010–11 season, Astori continued to regain his inaugural team place in the centre–back stead, forming a partnership with Michele Canini. [ 26 ] He besides started in every match until missing one couple for picking up five yellow cards and served a abeyance against Catania on 12 December 2010. [ 27 ] After serving a one catch abeyance, Astori returned to the starting line–up against Cesena on 18 December 2010, starting the whole game, in a 1–0 passing. [ 28 ] Following his render, he continued to start in the centre–back position for the next twelve matches. [ 29 ] This last until Astori was suspended for the second clock for picking another five yellow cards and served a suspension against Napoli on 20 March 2011. [ 30 ] After serving a one match suspension, Astori returned to the starting line–up against Genoa on 3 April 2011 and helped the side keep a fairly sheet, in a 1–0 winnings. [ 31 ] In a follow–up matcha against Brescia, he set up the club ‘s opening goal of the game, in a 1–0 win. [ 32 ] On the survive game of the temper against Parma, Astori set up the equalize goal, in a 1–1 draw to end Cagliari ‘s four couple losing streak. [ 33 ] At the end of the 2010–11 season, he made thirty–six appearances in all competitions. [ 34 ] On 22 June 2011, the club bought the residual 50 % registration rights from Milan for another €3.5 million. ( pre-agreed €1 million tagged in 2008 and extra €2.5 million ) [ 35 ] At the begin of the 2011–12 season, Astori started in the beginning eight league matches, playing in the centre–back position, continuing to partner with Canini. [ 36 ] however, he suffered a fracture foot in a match against Napoli on 23 October 2011 following an intervention by Ezequiel Lavezzi and have to come off on the 21 minutes in a 0–0 draw. [ 37 ] His injury resulted in his being out for 3 months. [ 38 ] After the equal, Astori revealed that Lavezzi personally apologised for injuring him. [ 39 ] It was n’t until on 8 January 2012 when he returned to the starting line–up, in a 3–0 succeed against Genoa. [ 40 ] Since returning from injury, Astori regained his beginning team target, playing in the centre–back put, for the next twelve matches. [ 41 ] But he missed one match for picking up five yellow cards and served a suspension against Atalanta on 1 April 2012. [ 42 ] It was n’t until on 7 April 2012 when Astori returned to the starting line–up against Inter Milan and scored his first goal of the season, in a 2–2 absorb. [ 43 ] He late regained his inaugural team place, playing in the centre–back military position, for the pillow of the season. [ 44 ] At the end of the 2011–12 season, Astori made twenty–nine appearances and scoring once in all competitions. On 9 July 2012, Astori revealed he turned down a move to russian side Spartak Moscow worth a €15 million ( £11.9 million ) tip after agreement between two clubs. [ 45 ] rather, Astori signed a contract with Cagliari that keep him until 2016. [ 46 ] Astori explained turning down a motivate to Spartak Moscow because he wanted to stay at Cagliari and achieve his goals with the club. [ 47 ] At the beginning of the 2012–13 season, Astori appeared in the inaugural two league matches for Cagliari before being dropped from the squad for the future two league matches, ascribable to sustaining a muscle wound while at international duty. [ 48 ] He then returned to the starting line–up, starting the wholly game, in a 2–0 loss against AC Milan on 26 September 2012. [ 49 ] Astori then helped the club keep three clean sheets between 7 October 2012 and 28 October 2012. [ 50 ] But he was suspended on two occasions, including his station off for a second bookable offense, in a 3–1 los against Juventus on 21 December 2012. [ 51 ] In the January remove window, Astori was linked with a be active to Premier League side Southampton, but the be active fell through and he stayed at the club. [ 52 ] Astori was once again sent–off for the second time for a second bookable offense, in a 1–1 draw against AC Milan on 10 February 2013. [ 53 ] He then captained for Cagliari for the foremost time in his career against Napoli on 21 April 2013, as they lost 3–2. [ 54 ] Despite being sidelined throughout the 2012–13 temper, Astori continued to regain his first base team invest, playing in the centre–back place. [ 55 ] He went on to make thirty–three appearances in all competitions. ahead of the 2013–14 season, Astori was linked a move away from Cagliari with Napoli concern in signing him. [ 56 ] But he ended up staying at the cabaret. [ 57 ] As a result, Astori was dropped to the alternate workbench amid to his future at Cagliari. [ 58 ] It was n’t until on 15 September 2013 when he made his inaugural league appearance of the season, starting the solid game, in a 1–1 draw against Fiorentina. [ 59 ] Since the begin of the 2013–14 season, Astori continued to regain his first team plaza, playing in the centre–back placement. [ 60 ] He then captained the side for the first clock in the 2013–14 season against Parma on 15 December 2013 and helped the side keep a scavenge sheet, in a 0–0 draw. [ 61 ] In a follow–up peer against Napoli, Astori set up the opening goal of the game, in a 1–1 draw. [ 62 ] After missing a match against Livorno on 16 February 2014 due to “ muscle ache in the rectus femur of the bequeath leg ”, he returned to the starting line–up and captained for Cagliari in the adjacent two matches, earning four points for the side. [ 63 ] But after serving a one peer pause for picking another five scandalmongering cards and served a suspension against Lazio on 16 March 2014, Astori returned to the starting line–up and captained Cagliari in the adjacent two matches, earning three points for the side. [ 64 ] Having captained the total of six times in the 2013–14 season, Cagliari News 24 made an assessment of Astori ‘s operation, as he alternated dependable matches with less commodity performances. [ 65 ] As the season was concluded, Astori went on to make thirty–five appearances in all competitions .

rome [edit ]

Astori playing for Roma in August 2014. On 24 July 2014, Cagliari announced Astori ‘s move to Roma on a season-long lend softwood. The transportation was settled in €2 million and Roma held the choice to make it permanent wave at the end of the season for another €5 million. [ 66 ] It came after when Astori renewed his contract with Cagliari a day before the Roma transfer. [ 67 ] Astori made his Roma debut in the hatchway game of the season against Fiorentina and helped the side keep a clean sheet, in a 2–0 succeed. [ 68 ] Two weeks late on 17 September 2014, he made his UEFA Champions League debut, starting the hale game, in a 5–1 succeed against CSKA Moscow. [ 69 ] however, after the match, Astori suffered a knee injury that kept him out for three weeks. [ 70 ] It was n’t until on 18 October 2014 when he returned to the starting line–up against ChievoVerona and helped Roma keep a clean sheet by winning 3–0. [ 71 ] Astori then followed up by keeping two clean sheets in the following two matches against Sampdoria and Cesena. [ 72 ] however, during a 2–0 passing against Cesena, he suffered a hamstring injury that saw him substituted and was sidelined for two weeks. [ 73 ] It was n’t until on 22 November 2014 when Astori returned to the starting line–up, in a 2–1 gain against Atalanta. [ 74 ] Two months subsequently on 6 January 2015, he scored his beginning finish for the baseball club, scoring the lone goal of the game, in a victory over Udinese. [ 75 ] Throughout the 2014–15 season, Astori found himself in and out of the begin line–up for the side, as he continued to fight for his invest over the centre–back position. [ 76 ] Having helped Roma finish in second target to qualify for the UEFA Champions League future season, Astori made 30 sum appearances during his time at the Stadio Olimpico, and scoring once in all competitions. [ 77 ] Following this, it was speculated on Astori ‘s future on whether Roma would sign him on a permanent basis. [ 78 ] But it was reported on 23 June 2015 that Roma has decided against signing Astori on a permanent basis. [ 79 ]

Fiorentina [edit ]

On 4 August 2015, Astori signed on loanword for Fiorentina until the end of the season with an obligation to buy. [ 80 ] Upon joining the club, he was given a number thirteen shirt ahead of the 2015–16 season. [ 81 ] He made his Fiorentina debut on 23 August in the 2–0 victory against AC Milan, coming on as a alternate for Facundo Roncaglia in the 59th minute. [ 82 ] Since making his debut for the clubhouse, Astori quickly became a first team regular for the side, playing in the centre–back position. [ 83 ] He besides played all eight matches in the UEFA Europa League for Fiorentina and helped the side modify for the hard stage. [ 84 ] [ 85 ] however, they were eliminated in the knockout stage after losing 4–1 to Tottenham Hotspur in the UEFA Europa League Round of 32. [ 86 ] Despite being out of the starting on five occasions during the 2015–16 season, [ 87 ] he made forty–two appearances in all competitions. At the end of the 2015–16 season, it was announced that Fiorentina took an option to sign Astori on a permanent wave basis. [ 88 ] Astori ‘s beginning game after signing for the club on a permanent basis came in the opening game of the season, starting the solid plot, in a 2–1 loss against Juventus. [ 89 ] This was followed up by keeping a clean sheet in the future three matches. [ 90 ] however, he suffered a muscle wound that kept him out for two matches. [ 91 ] It was n’t until on 2 October 2016 when Astori returned to the starting line–up against Torino and started the match, as Fiorentina lost 2–1. [ 92 ] Three weeks late on 26 October 2016, he scored his first goal for the club, in a 1–1 trace against Crotone. [ 93 ] Following his tax return, Astori continued to regain his first team position, playing in the centre–back status for the next three months. [ 94 ] This last until he missed one peer for picking up five scandalmongering cards and served a suspension against Pescara on 1 February 2017. [ 95 ] After serving a one meet suspension, Astori returned to the starting line–up, in a 4–0 loss against Roma on 7 February 2017. [ 96 ] He then helped the club keep four back-to-back clean sheets between 3 March 2017 and 2 April 2017. [ 97 ] Astori then played an crucial role in the UEFA Europa League, setting up two goals for Fiorentina that saw the club build up to the hard stage. [ 98 ] [ 99 ] however, they were eliminated in the smasher stage after losing 4–3 to Borussia Mönchengladbach in the UEFA Europa League Round of 32. [ 100 ] He then scored his second goal of the season, in a 5–4 win against Inter Milan on 22 April 2017. [ 101 ] Despite being suspended on two occasions later in the 2016–17 temper, including a second bookable crime against Palermo on 30 April 2017, [ 102 ] Astori went on to make forty appearances and scoring two times in all competitions.

International career [edit ]

Astori played 4 games for Italy ‘s under-18 team, beginning in 2004. He did not receive any farther call-up at higher levels of youth international football. [ 112 ] Astori received his first call-up for the senior team under newly appointed bus Cesare Prandelli who named him in the team for a friendly against Ivory Coast, to be played on 10 August 2010 ; [ 113 ] however, he was left on the bench as an fresh substitute. [ 114 ] He made his full debut for Italy on 29 March 2011, [ 115 ] in a 2–0 friendly acquire against Ukraine in Kyiv. He came on as a 17th-minute substitute for the injure Giorgio Chiellini but was sent off with 15 minutes remaining in the second half after receiving two yellow cards. [ 116 ] A year later, Astori was named in the probationary 32-man squad ahead of the UEFA Euro 2012. [ 117 ] however, he was subsequently cut from the police squad on 28 May 2012. [ 118 ] But following Andrea Barzagli ‘s injury, there were speculation on whether Astori would be Barzagli ‘s replacement. [ 119 ] Eventually, Barzagli was kept in the team and Astori stayed with Italy ‘s train camp until 9 June 2012. [ 120 ] Two months late, Astori was called up to the Italy and started the whole game, in a 2–1 personnel casualty against England on 15 August 2012. [ 121 ] Astori was a member of the 23-man Italy squad that took part at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup under Prandelli ; [ 122 ] Italy reached the semi-finals, merely to suffer a penalty shoot-out get the better of to Spain following a 0–0 draw after extra clock time, on 27 June 2013. [ 123 ] On 30 June 2013, Astori scored the opener against Uruguay in the third base topographic point match after knocking in the recoil from Alessandro Diamanti ‘s dislodge complain, as Italy won 3–2 on penalties to win the bronze-medal, following a 2–2 draw after excess time ; [ 124 ] [ 112 ] [ 125 ] this was his only international goal, and he became the first Cagliari player to score for Italy since Luigi Riva had done so 40 years earlier, in a 2–0 victory over Switzerland on 20 October 1973. [ 126 ] [ 127 ] A year by and by in September 2014, Astori was called up to the national team and earned his one-eighth international ceiling, in a 1–1 draw against Netherlands. [ 128 ] Three years late on 5 September 2017, he played his last international match for Italy, starting the whole game and helped the home side keep a clean sheet, in a 1–0 victory over Israel. [ 129 ] In total, Astori made 14 senior appearances for Italy between 2011 and 2017. [ 112 ]

style of play [edit ]

Astori was a grandiloquent, coherent, retentive, heedful, and physically strong left-footed central defender, with good forward pass ability and heading accuracy, which made him a goal terror on offensive set pieces ; although he was not the quickest defender, he besides possessed commodity leadership qualities, positional sense, organizational skills, distribution, and proficiency, which enabled him to play the musket ball out or start attacking plays from the back. [ 130 ] [ 131 ] [ 132 ] [ 133 ] [ 134 ] [ 135 ] [ 136 ] [ 137 ] [ 138 ] A versatile defender, he was comfortable play as left-sided centre-back in both a three-man or a four-man defensive line. [ 134 ] [ 139 ] [ 135 ] [ 136 ] [ 140 ] [ 138 ]

personal life sentence [edit ]

Astori spoke about his affection of Bergamo, saying : “ Let ‘s say it ‘s always nice, I leave my childhood, my family. It is a put that I will cherish in my biography. ” [ 141 ] He besides spoke about his interests outside of football, saying : “ More design because it is less unmanageable to understand ( jokes, erectile dysfunction ). Interior design, my brother is an architect. I started to bring some design magazines to training camp with me, my passion started. ” [ 142 ] Astori and his partner Francesca Fioretti had a daughter, Vittoria, who was two years old at the time of his death. [ 143 ] Their daughter was born in Florence. [ 144 ]

Death and bequest [edit ]

On 4 March 2018, Astori died in his sleep while staying in a hotel in Udine anterior to Fiorentina ‘s peer against Udinese, test to be caused by cardiac check determined from an autopsy conducted two days late. [ 145 ] A golf club statement said “ Fiorentina are profoundly shaken and forced to announce that their master Davide Astori has died. ” [ 146 ] [ 147 ] His erstwhile Cagliari teammate and coach Diego López and former Fiorentina teammate Carlos Sánchez collapsed to the reason after hearing the news of his death. [ 148 ] [ 149 ] All Serie A and Serie B matches scheduled for 4 March were postponed. [ 150 ] His death had caused shock across the footballing universe, and many coaches and players paid their respects. [ 126 ] [ 151 ] UEFA late announced on Twitter that a infinitesimal ‘s silence was to be observed before every european match scheduled for that week. [ 152 ] Cagliari and Fiorentina both retired the number 13 jersey worn by Astori in his honor ( Astori wear this numeral as it was the number that his idol, Alessandro Nesta, had besides worn throughout his career ). [ 153 ] [ 154 ] [ 155 ] He was buried at San Pellegrino Terme cemetery on 8 March 2018. [ 156 ] Fiorentina ‘s adjacent home game against Benevento, on 11 March, was paused for 60 seconds at the 13 moment mark in his honor, while children from both teams entered wearing Astori ‘s jersey to pay protection to him ; Fiorentina won the match 1–0, with the only finish coming from Vitor Hugo, who celebrated after scoring by saluting a jersey give birth Astori ‘s image. [ 157 ] late that month, Fiorentina announced that they would rename their educate crunch “ Centro Sportivo Davide Astori ” after Astori. [ 158 ] besides later that calendar month, in Italy ‘s friendly with Argentina on 23 March, ampere well as Italy ‘s friendly against England on 27 March, the Italy team shirts were embossed with, under the crown, “ Davide sempre convict noi ”, Italian for “ Davide always with us ”, with the issue 13 below. [ 159 ] [ 160 ] Although Serie A introduced a new rule ahead of the 2018–19 Serie A season, which introduced a standardized armband for all golf club captains, Fiorentina ‘s newfangled master, Germán Pezzella, was granted an exemption by the league, and was allowed to wear a personalize captain ‘s armband in tribute to Astori. [ 161 ] Later that year, Astori was inducted into the Fiorentina Hall of Fame. [ 162 ] To commemorate one class since his death, all Serie A matches were stopped at the 13th infinitesimal mark on 2 and 3 March 2019. [ 163 ] In April 2019 it was reported that Astori ‘s contract would be renewed for life with all the money going to his wife and child, [ 164 ] but it was late revealed to be a hoax. [ 165 ] In May 2019, during the 2018 ceremony for new members being inducted into the italian Football Hall of Fame, a Fair Play Award in memory of Astori was besides awarded for the first time ever ; the recipient role of the award was Igor Trocchia. [ 166 ] On 2 April 2021, Giorgio Galanti, a former Fiorentina sports adviser, was put on test for blameworthy homicide in Astori ‘s death. Galanti had signed off on two different certificates of seaworthiness for Astori to practice football in July 2016 and in July 2017 despite stress tests showing cardiac cardiac arrhythmia that should have induced doctors to carry out more in-depth diagnostic tests. [ 167 ] On 3 May 2021, Galanti was given a annual suspend imprison sentence, and ordered to pay probationary compensation for damages in the total amount of €1,090,000, of which €250,000 is paid to Astori ‘s spouse Francesca Fioretti, €240,000 to his daughter Vittoria, and the remaining €600,000 to his parents Renato and Giovanna, and his brothers Marco and Bruno. [ 168 ] During a reception hosted by the President of Italy Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinal Palace following Italy ‘s victory in the UEFA Euro 2020, team captain Giorgio Chiellini in his speech on behalf of his team mates dedicated their victory to Davide Astori, whom the team “ would have liked to have hera with us today ”. [ 169 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

Club[170]

Season

League

Cup
Europe

Other

Total

Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals

Pizzighettone (loan)

2006–07
Serie C

25
1
0
0
—
2[a]
0
27
1

Cremonese (loan)

2007–08
Serie C1

31
0
0
0
—
2
0
33
0

Cagliari
2008–09
Serie A

10
0
1[171]
0
—
—
11
0

2009–10

34
2
1
0
—
—
35
2

2010–11

36
0
0
0
—
—
36
0

2011–12

28
1
1
0
—
—
29
1

2012–13

32
0
1
0
—
—
33
0

2013–14

34
0
1
0
—
—
35
0

Total

174
3
5
0
—
—
179
3

Roma (loan)

2014–15

Serie A

24
1
2
0
4[b]
0
—
30
1

Fiorentina (loan)

2015–16

Serie A

33
0
1
0
8[c]
0
—
42
0

Fiorentina

2016–17

Serie A

33
2
1
0
6[c]
0
—
40
2

2017–18

25
1
2
0
—
—
27
1

Total

91
3
4
0
14
0
—
109
3

Career total

345
8
11
0
18
0
4
0
378
8

International [edit ]

Italy[115]

Year
Apps
Goals

2011
1
0

2012
1
0

2013
5
1

2014
2
0

2015
1
0

2016
3
0

2017
1
0

Total
14
1

International goals [edit ]

[115] Scores and results list Italy ‘s goal count first .

Honours [edit ]

Italy

Individual

Club career [edit ]

early career [edit ]

Cagliari [edit ]

rome [edit ]

Fiorentina [edit ]

International career [edit ]

style of play [edit ]

personal life sentence [edit ]

Death and bequest [edit ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

International [edit ]

International goals [edit ]

Honours [edit ]

References [edit ]