Who is better, Costacurta or Netzer?
Alessandro Costacurta leads with a GOAT score of 79.6 against 79.6 for Günter Netzer — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Costacurta vs Netzer
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CostacurtaWinner
79.6Costacurta wins: Longevity, Honours
Netzer
79.6Netzer wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Alessandro Costacurta
79.6
Costacurta leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Alessandro Costacurta
2. Günter Netzer
Category breakdown
Season form · Goals per season
Career timeline · Goals per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · Goals per season
1. 🇮🇹 Alessandro Costacurta0 goals
1 season by age 21 · 0 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Netzer — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | CostacurtaRetired | NetzerRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Italy caps | 59 | — |
| Serie A titles | 7 | — |
| European Cup/Champions League titles | 5 | — |
| Serie A appearances | 458 | — |
| Serie A goals | 3 | — |
| European Championship titles | — | 1 |
| Bundesliga titles | — | 2 |
| La Liga titles | — | 2 |
| German Footballer of the Year awards | — | 2 |
| Germany caps | — | 37 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 75 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 72 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 58 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Costacurta79.6
Netzer79.6
FAQ
Where does Netzer beat Costacurta?
Netzer scores higher on peak, statistics. Costacurta leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Costacurta vs Netzer score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Costacurta: 79.6, Netzer: 79.6.
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