Davide Astori

Italian footballer (1987–2018)

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

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4]
Club Season League Coppa Italia Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AC Milan 2006–07 Serie A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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[5] 0 11 0
2009–10 Serie A 34 2 1 0 35 2
2010–11 Serie A 36 0 0 0 36 0
2011–12 Serie A 28 1 1 0 29 1
2012–13 Serie A 32 0 1 0 33 0
2013–14 Serie A 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 Serie A 25 1 2 0 27 1
Total 58 3 3 0 6 0 67 3
Career total 345 8 11 0 18 0 4 0 378 8
  1. Appearances in Serie C1 relegation play-offs
  2. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. 3.0 3.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Italy 2011 1 0
2012 1 0
2013 5 1
2014 2 0
2015 1 0
2016 3 0
2017 1 0
Total 14 1
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
1 30 June 2013 Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil   Uruguay 1–0 2–2 (3–2 p) 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

Honours

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Italy
Individual

References

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  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.

Other websites

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