Alessandro Coppola (born 13 March 2000) is an Italian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defender for club
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History
In 1413, during a campaign of King Sigismund of Hungary against the Republic of Venice, its ...
. With a 2.05 m height, he is the second tallest football player in the world, after
Kristof Van Hout
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Career
Van Hout joined Willem II in 2004 from ...
.
Club career
On 12 July 2021, he signed with
Triestina
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. On 29 January 2022, he moved on loan to
Tsarsko Selo Sofia in Bulgaria until the end of the 2021–22 season.
Personal life
Coppola is of Cuban descent through his mother. He is the brother of the professional footballers Domenico and
Francesco Coppola.
Honours
Birkirkara F.C.
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Maltese FA Trophy
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:
2022-23
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Club statistics
Club
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References
2000 births
Living people
Footballers from Turin
Italian men's footballers
Italian people of Cuban descent
Men's association football defenders
Torino FC players
US Livorno 1915 players
S.C. Olhanense players
US Triestina Calcio 1918 players
FC Tsarsko Selo Sofia players
Birkirkara F.C. players
FC Arzignano Valchiampo players
Serie D players
Serie B players
Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Maltese Premier League players
Italian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Italian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
Italian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Expatriate men's footballers in Malta
Italian expatriate sportspeople in Malta
21st-century Italian sportsmen
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