About Filippo Inzaghi
Filippo "Pippo" Inzaghi (Italian pronunciation: [fiˈlippo ˈpippo inˈdzaːɡi]; born 9 August 1973) is an Italian professional football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the head coach of Serie B club Palermo. Nicknamed "Superpippo" ("Super Goof") or "Alta tensione" ("High Tension") by fans and commentators during his playing career, Inzaghi is regarded as one of the greatest strikers of his generation. In the UEFA Champions League, he is the all-time Italian top goalscorer, scoring 46 goals. Inzaghi played for several Italian clubs and spent the most notable spells of his club career with Juventus and AC Milan, winning two Champions League titles (2003, 2007), and three Serie A titles (1998, 2004, 2011). He is the seventh highest scorer in Italy, with 313 goals scored in official matches. He is currently the seventh-highest goalscorer in European club competitions with 70 goals, behind only Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski, Raúl, Karim Benzema, and Harry Kane. He is also Milan's top international goalscorer in the club's history with 43 goals. He also holds the record for most hat-tricks in Serie A with 10. At international level, Inzaghi earned 57 caps for the Italy national team between 1997 and 2007, scoring 25 goals. He represented his country at three FIFA World Cups, winning the 2006 edition, and he also took part in UEFA Euro 2000, where he won a runners-up medal. His younger brother, Simone Inzaghi, is also a football manager and former Italian international player. Juventus won the Scudetto during the 1997–98 season, in which Inzaghi scored 18 goals, including a decisive, Scudetto-winning hat-trick against Bologna. During his first season with the club, Inzaghi scored two goals as Juventus beat Vicenza 3–0 in the 1997 Supercoppa Italiana. Nicknamed "Superpippo" or "Alta tensione" by fans and commentators during his playing career, Inzaghi is regarded as one of the greatest strikers of his generation.
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