18 Players Who Have Been In Serie A Since The 20th Century

This slideshow will showcase players who have remained on a Serie A roster since at least 1999. Among the players included are eight members of Italy's 2006 winning World Cup squad, as well as a number of other outstanding veterans who have supplied fans with stellar players for more than a decade. AS Roma's Francesco Totti, who is on the cover, made his Serie A debut March 28, 1993.

Alessandro Nesta

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MILAN, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 26: Alessandro Nesta of Milan in action during the Serie A match between Milan and Genoa at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on September 26, 2010 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images)

Nesta made his Serie A debut with Lazio March 13, 1994.

Javier Zanetti

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MILAN, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 11: Javier Zanetti of FC Internazionale in action during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Udinese Calcio at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on September 11, 2010 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

Zanetti made his debut with Inter August 27, 1995.

Filippo Inzaghi

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MILAN, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 18: Filippo Inzaghi of AC Milan celebrates his goal during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Catania Calcio at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on September 18, 2010 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

Filippo Inzaghi made his debut with Parma on August 27, 1995. He is one of the greatest goalscorers in the history of both Serie A and European competitions.

Massimo Ambrosini

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MILAN, ITALY - AUGUST 29: Massimo Ambrosini of AC Milan in action during the Serie A match between AC Milan and US Lecce at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on August 29, 2010 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

The AC Milan midfielder made his Serie A debut Nov. 5, 1995.

Andrea Pirlo

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MILAN, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 26: Andrea Pirlo of Milan in action during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Genoa CFC at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on September 26, 2010 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images)

The AC Milan playmaker made his debut May 21, 1995 with Brescia. He has remained in Serie A since the 1997-98 season.

Gennaro Gattuso

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MILAN, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 26: Gennaro Gattuso of Milan in action during the Serie A match between Milan and Genoa at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on September 26, 2010 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images)

The midfielder has been with AC Milan since the 1999-2000 season.

Marco Materazzi

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SIENA, ITALY - MAY 16: Celebrates of Marco Materazzi of FC Internazionale Milano during the Serie A match between AC Siena and FC Internazionale Milano at Stadio Artemio Franchi on May 16, 2010 in Siena, Italy. (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images)

Materazzi has remained in Serie A since the 1999-2000 season.

Dejan Stankovic

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MILAN, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 29: Dejan Stankovic of FC Internazionale Milano looks on during the UEFA Champions League group A match between FC Internazionale Milano and SV Werder Bremen at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on September 29, 2010 in Milan, Italy. (Phot

Stankovic has remained in Serie A since his days with Lazio.

Simone Perrotta

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BRESCIA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 22: Simone Perrotta of AS Roma during the Serie A match between Brescia and Roma at Mario Rigamonti Stadium on September 22, 2010 in Brescia, Italy. (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images)

Perrotta is one of eight players on Italy's 2006 World Cup-winning side that have played in Serie A consistently for more than a decade.

Sebastien Frey

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BERGAMO, ITALY - APRIL 18: Sebastien Frey of ACF Fiorentina looks on during the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and ACF Fiorentina at Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia on April 18, 2010 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

Now 30, the French goalie has remained in Serie A ever since.

Christian Brocchi

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ROME - SEPTEMBER 22: Christian Brocchi of SS Lazio looks on during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and AC Milan at Stadio Olimpico on September 22, 2010 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

Brocchi is now with Lazio after many years with AC Milan.

Clarence Seedorf

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MILAN, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 18: Clarence Seedorf of AC Milan in action during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Catania Calcio at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on September 18, 2010 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

He officially returned to Serie A in December of 1999.

Ivan Cordoba

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MILAN, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 29: Ivan Ramiro Cordoba of FC Internazionale Milano looks on during the UEFA Champions League group A match between FC Internazionale Milano and SV Werder Bremen at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on September 29, 2010 in Milan, Italy. (

The Colombian defender made his Serie A debut Jan. 6, 2000.

Alberto Gilardino

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FLORENCE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 26: Alberto Gilardino of ACF Fiorentina looks on during the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and Parma FC at Stadio Artemio Franchi on September 26, 2010 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

Alberto Gilardino, who is the youngest player on this list, made his Serie A debut Jan. 6, 2000 with Piacenza.

Manuele Blasi

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FLORENCE, ITALY - AUGUST 29: Manuele Blasi of SSC Napoli in action during the Serie A match between Fiorentina and Napoli at Stadio Artemio Franchi on August 29, 2010 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)

The native of Rome has been one of the hardest working midfielders in Serie A over the past decade.

Cristiano Lupatelli

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TRENTO, ITALY - JULY 22: Cristiano Lupatelli of Bologna FC in action during the training session of the team on July 22, 2010 in Andalo near Trento, Italy. (Photo by Roberto Serra/Getty Images)

Lupatelli is the surprise on this list as he has hung around Serie A as both a starter and as a backup for number of clubs.

Giampiero Pinzi

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UDINE, ITALY - OCTOBER 02: Marco Parolo of Cesena competes with Giampiero Pinzi during the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio and AC Cesena at Stadio Friuli on October 2, 2010 in Udine, Italy. (Photo by Roberto Serra/Getty Images)

Pinzi made his Serie A debut Nov. 12, 2000 with Udinese. After moving to Chievo for two seasons, he is back with Udinese again this season.