Diego Fuser

Diego Fuser (; born 11 November 1968) is an Italian former professional footballer, who played as a midfielder, mainly on the right wing, although he was also capable of playing in the centre. Fuser was a quick, hard-working, and energetic player, with good technique, and crossing ability, who excelled at making offensive runs down the right flank and assisting strikers with accurate crosses. A tenacious and strong winger, he also possessed notable stamina, a powerful shot from distance, and was accurate from set-pieces.

Club career Born in Venaria Reale, Province of Turin, Fuser started his professional career with Torino in 1986. He played 49 games for them before moving to AC Milan (1989–92). During his two seasons at Milan he collected a UEFA Champions League (1989) medal and a Scudetto (1988), as well as the 1989 European Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup titles.

During his time at Milan, Fuser also spent time on loan at Fiorentina during the 1990–91 season, before completing a move to Lazio in 1992. This turned out to be arguably his most successful time in football becoming a fan favourite while playing 188 games in six years, scoring 35 goals and winning the Coppa Italia and reaching the UEFA Cup final in 1998, as the club's captain. After moving to Parma in 1998 he won the UEFA Cup, the Coppa Italia and the Italian Super Cup in 1999. He wore the number 14 shirt and captained the team in their 3–0 1999 UEFA Cup final victory over Olympique Marseille on 6 May.

International career Fuser initially represented Italy at Under-21 level on 18 occasions between 1987 and 1990, scoring 2 goals; he was notably a member of the team that finished in third place at the 1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, under manager Cesare Maldini. He also played for the senior Italy national football team on 25 occasions between 1993 and 2000, scoring 3 goals, and he was a participant at the 1996 UEFA European Championship under manager Arrigo Sacchi, making 3 appearances as Italy were eliminated in the first found. He was also in Dino Zoff's provisional 26 man squad for UEFA Euro 2000 before missing the final cut.

Personal life Diego Fuser is married to Orietta. Their son Matteo died in 2011, at the age of 15, after struggling with illness.

Honours Milan Serie A: 1991–92 European Cup: 1989–90 European Super Cup: 1989 Intercontinental Cup: 1989

Lazio Coppa Italia: 1997–98 UEFA Cup runner-up: 1997–98

Parma Coppa Italia: 1998–99 UEFA Cup: 1998–99 Supercoppa Italiana: 1999

Roma Supercoppa Italiana: 2001 Serie A runner-up: 2001–02 Coppa Italia runner-up: 2002–03