Federica D'Astolfo (born 27 October 1966) is an Italian

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coach and former midfielder. She played for Italy at the

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and

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editions of the

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. Active at club level from 1978 to 2006, she won five women's Serie A winner's medals and one Coppa Italia winner's medal.

International career

D'Astolfo won her first cap for the Italy women's national football team on 2 April 1988, starting a 0–0

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draw with West Germany in

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. At the

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, D'Astolfo was ever-present as Italy reached the quarter-final and lost 3–2 to Norway after

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. At UEFA Women's Euro 1993 hosts Italy reached the final and suffered another defeat by Norway, 1–0 this time.

Honours

Club

;Lazio * Serie A (2): 1986–87, 1987–88 ;Modena * Serie A (2): 1996–97, 1997–98 *

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(1): 1997 ;Foroni Verona * Serie A (1): 2002–03 * Coppa Italia (1): 2001–02 *

(1): 2002

International

;Italy * UEFA Women's Championship Runner-up:

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References

External links

FIFA profile
1966 births Living people Italian women's footballers Italy women's international footballers 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup players 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players Women's association football midfielders Serie A (women's football) managers ACF Milan 82 players S.S. Lazio Women 2015 players Foroni Verona F.C. players A.S.D. Reggiana Calcio Femminile players ASD Fiammamonza 1970 players Serie A (women's football) players {{Italy-women-footy-bio-stub