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Italy

A statistical overview of Italy's football profile, combining major-tournament history with the legends represented in the database.

Explore 136 legends Related All-Time Team

World titles: 4
Continental titles: 2
Tournament entries: 29
Legends tracked: 136

Capital: Rome
Population: 58.9M
Coach profiles: 4 ranked
Database OVR: 86 avg.

Database leaders

Highest-rated legends

Ordered by Legends Database OVR. Players with the same rating share the same rank.

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Database profile

What the national pool looks like

Aggregate ratings describe the legends currently represented in Legends Database, not the entire history of the national team.

Legends tracked: 136
Average OVR: 86
Peak OVR: 93
Average height: 179 cm
Average speed: 80
Average first touch: 78

Composition

Position distribution

136 total

Goalkeepers20 · 15%

Defenders41 · 30%

Midfielders34 · 25%

Attackers41 · 30%

Player traits

Preferred foot

Unknown values included

Left: 2015%
Right: 10980%
Unknown: 75%

Percentages use the full rated national pool, so missing foot data remains visible.

Historical distribution

Legends by era

Largest DB generation: 1990s

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2000s

2010s

Era is the primary decade assigned to each player profile; it is not a count of national-team appearances per decade.

Individual records

Leaders inside the database

Every record below is calculated from the rated legends currently available for this nation.

Highest OVRBuffon, GianluigiMaldini, Paolo93 OVR2 players tied

National-team scorerRiva, Luigi35 goals42 caps

Most national capsBuffon, Gianluigi176 capsAmong tracked legends

Best goal ratioRiva, Luigi0.83 / gameMinimum 10 caps

Highest speed scoreSimone, Marco91 SPDPace + acceleration

Highest strengthVieri, Christian95 STRDatabase attribute

Best first touchBaggio, Roberto98 FTRTechnical attribute

Largest generation1990s31 legendsPrimary player era

Coaching legacy

Highest-rated Italy coaches

The leading coaches from this football culture, ordered by Legends Database OVR. Their tactical work remains explored in each dedicated profile.

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Empathic StrategistCarlo AncelottiMilan / Real Madrid93OVR #2

Pressing VisionaryArrigo SacchiMilan / Italy91OVR #3

Pragmatic HybridGiovanni TrapattoniJuventus / Internazionale90OVR

Showing 3 of 4 Italy coach profiles currently rated in the database.

National-team record

Major tournament record

Combined World Cup and continental championship final-tournament record. Qualifying matches and friendlies are excluded.

Matches128

Win rate53.1%

Goal difference+74

Won: 6853%
Drawn: 3930%
Lost: 2116%

Goals for: 192
Goals against: 118
World Cup: 18appearances
Continental: 11appearances

Football identity

Defining themes

The database characterises Italy's football tradition through these recurring themes.

catenaccio
defensive prowess
tactical discipline
clinical finishing
counter-attacking

Football footprint

National context

Largest stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Confederation: UEFA
Capital: Rome

Player index

Explore every Italy legend

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