David Trezeguet has two souls. The first is the one with the French national team shirt with whom he won the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship. The first as a supporting player, despite scoring in the victory against Saudi Arabia, when Guivarc’h was the starter. The second as the main protagonist, especially in the last action that brought the trophy to France. The Golden Goal against Italy was a high-class signature, because then came the transfer to Juventus, precisely that summer. Then there is also the memory of the crossbar in the 2006 World Cup final, almost compensation after what happened years earlier in the European Championship final between Belgium and Holland.
The second soul is that of Juventus. Where he was an almost timeless champion, with 320 appearances and 171 goals, of which 138 in Serie A, winning two Scudetti, two others were revoked from him, a Serie B and also the Italian Super Cup. He sent Inzaghi to Milan, often also sending Ibrahimovic to the bench. This would be enough to make him an emblem of Juventus history. Unlike his goal-scoring twin Thierry Henry, he found Eldorado in Italy, later finishing his career between Hercules, Baniyas, River Plate and Newell’s Old Boys, before India at Pune City.
The last time he returned to Turin, the Frenchman spoke like this. “I played at the old Delle Alpi, a fantastic stadium. I managed to write a small piece of Juventus history. My secret? Working hard during the week, listening to my teammates and motivation, the extra push was playing in front to our fans. Juve is a family, they have given me everything even on a personal level. I am very grateful to Juve, when I can I go back to Turin and these guys have the chance to play in the finals here in this stadium and I couldn’t.” . Today David Trezeguet turns 45.