Davide Astori

Davide Astori (7 January 1987 – 4 March 2018) was an Italian professional footballer. He played as a central defender. He was born in San Giovanni Bianco, Italy.

Davide Astori
Astori with Italy in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-01-07)7 January 1987
Place of birth San Giovanni Bianco, Lombardy, Italy
Date of death 4 March 2018(2018-03-04) (aged 31)
Place of death Udine, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Pontisola
2001–2006 AC Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 AC Milan 0 (0)
2006–2007Pizzighettone (loan) 25 (1)
2007–2008Cremonese (loan) 31 (0)
2008–2016 Cagliari 174 (3)
2014–2015Roma (loan) 24 (1)
2015–2016Fiorentina (loan) 33 (0)
2016–2018 Fiorentina 58 (3)
Total 345 (8)
National team
2004–2005 Italy U18 4 (0)
2011–2017 Italy 14 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Astori started his senior career with Milan, spending loan spells with Pizzighettone and Cremonese. In 2008 Cagliari signed him. He played youth football for Pontisola. He made his international debut for Italy in 2011 and represented his country 14 times, scoring one goal.

Astori died in a hotel room in Udine, Italy of a heart attack on 4 March 2018 at the age of 31.[2][3]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4]
Club Season League Coppa Italia Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AC Milan 2006–07 Serie A 0000000000
Pizzighettone (loan) 2006–07 Serie C 251002[lower-alpha 1]0271
Cremonese (loan) 2007–08 Serie C1 3100020330
Cagliari 2008–09 Serie A 1001[5]0110
2009–10 Serie A 34210352
2010–11 Serie A 36000360
2011–12 Serie A 28110291
2012–13 Serie A 32010330
2013–14 Serie A 34010350
Total 1743501793
Roma (loan) 2014–15 Serie A 241204[lower-alpha 2]0301
Fiorentina (loan) 2015–16 Serie A 330108[lower-alpha 3]0420
Fiorentina 2016–17 Serie A 332106[lower-alpha 3]0402
2017–18 Serie A 25120271
Total 5833060673
Career total 3458110180403788
  1. Appearances in Serie C1 relegation play-offs
  2. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Italy 201110
201210
201351
201420
201510
201630
201710
Total141
Score and result list Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Astori goal.
International goal scored by Davide Astori
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
130 June 2013Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil Uruguay1–02–2 (3–2 p)2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

Honours

Italy
Individual
  • Fiorentina Hall of Fame: 2018[6]

References

  1. "Profile". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  2. Unwin, Will (4 March 2018). "Fiorentina captain Davide Astori dies suddenly aged 31". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  3. "Davide Astori: Fiorentina captain and Italy international dies at the age of 31". BBC News. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  4. Davide Astori at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. "Reggina - Cagliari 4:0 (Coppa Italia 2008/2009, 4. Giornata)". calcio.com.
  6. Alessia Benelli (22 November 2018). "Astori nella Hall of Fame della Fiorentina" (in Italian). Firenze Today. Retrieved 11 January 2019.

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