Alberto Gilardino

He is a World Cup wining player and he was the top goal scorer in Serie A in season 2004-05.

Alberto Gilardino, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI, (born July 5, 1982 in Biella, Piemonte) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer, who is a striker for AC Milan and the Italian national team.
Gilardino started his career for Piacenza Calcio, playing his first match in Serie A against A.C. Milan. Then he was sold to Hellas Verona, for which he played for two season and scoring only two goals but showing plenty of his talent. His career was launched on the international stage in 2002, after he moved to Parma on explicit request of former Hellas Verona coach Cesare Prandelli. He scored five goals in his first season and then 23 goals the next year, when he ranked as second-placed scorer in Serie A in the 2003-04 season. In 2004-05 season, he again scored 23 goals and also ranked as second-placed scorer in Serie A.
He made an estimated £18m transfer to AC Milan on 17 July 2005. Though he scored seventeen Serie A goals for Milan, he failed to find his offensive form in Milan's 2005-06 UEFA Champions League campaign, as he went scoreless in all twelve matches. His CL offensive output the next season was equally disappointing with only two goals, but one of them helped Milan put Manchester United away 3-0 at home and return to the CL final on May 3, 2007. He played only two minutes in the 2-1 victory over Liverpool F.C. as a substitute for Filippo Inzaghi.
Gilardino did lead Milan in scoring in Serie A with twelve goals; no other Milan player hit double figures.
Milan have made it no secret that they want to buy a new striker, and this seems to push Gilardino farther away from the club. Although Gilardino and Milan have told fans that they have settled matters, the rumors have surfaced once again. After Juventus signed Vincenzo Iaquinta and re signed David Trézéguet, it seems now Fiorentina is the club that could bring the striker to partner Adrian Mutu after the exit of Luca Toni.
He played for the Italian national football team during the 2004 Olympics in Athens, winning the bronze medal. He also led Italy's Under 21 team to victory in the 2004 European Under-21 Football Championship.
Gilardino was a member of the Italian team that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He played in the first two matches, scoring a goal against USA with a diving header. He came on as a substitute in the semi-final match versus Germany, hitting the post in extra-time and providing the pass for Alessandro Del Piero's stoppage time goal that sealed Italy's 2-0 victory.

Milan
5 July 1982
Source: Wikipedia