The natural successor to Roberto Baggio, Del Piero is one of most talented players in the world. Signed by Juventus FC from Serie B side Padova Calcio when aged just 18 years old, he quickly developed into one of Serie A�s most feared attackers.

He loves taking on defenders, is a deadly finisher, and a major threat from free-kicks. He suffered the first serious setback of his career when being sidelined by knee ligament damage in November 1998 but returned at the start of season 1999/2000, and has begun showing his sublime skills once more.

He loves taking on defenders, is a deadly finisher, and a major threat from free-kicks.

He scored 10 goals in Juventus FC�s 1997/98 UEFA Champions League campaign, and has won three league titles, the Champions League and the UEFA Super Cup with Juve. He has also picked up an Intercontinental Cup winners� medal after scoring the only goal of Juventus� match against River Plate in Tokyo in 1996, a strike which earned him the �Man of the match� award. Injury restricted him to just two EURO 2000� qualifying appearances.

-From the official website of Euro2000 'www.euro2000.org'-