High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Alessio Tacchinardi (born July 23, 1975 in Crema, Lombardy) is a retired Italian footballer who played as defensive midfielder and spent the vast majority of his career playing for Juventus FC, winning 17 official trophies with the club. Tacchinardi is one of Juventus 50 Legends whose names are written inside the club`s new stadium, The Juventus Stadium.