Who is better, Costacurta or Zahovič?
Alessandro Costacurta leads with a GOAT score of 79.6 against 79.6 for Zlatko Zahovič — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Costacurta vs Zahovič
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CostacurtaWinner
79.6Costacurta wins: Longevity, Honours
Zahovič
79.6Zahovič wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Alessandro Costacurta
79.6
Costacurta leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Alessandro Costacurta
2. Zlatko Zahovič
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. 🇸🇮 Zlatko Zahovič3 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 1 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇮🇹 Alessandro Costacurta0 goals
1 season by age 21 · 0 per season
Costacurta is -100.0% behind Zahovič's pace at age 21
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 | ZahovičRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Italy caps | 59 | — |
| Serie A titles | 7 | — |
| European Cup/Champions League titles | 5 | — |
| Serie A appearances | 458 | — |
| Serie A goals | 3 | — |
| Slovenia caps | — | 80 |
| Slovenia goals | — | 35 |
| Career league goals | — | 70 |
| Portuguese Liga titles | — | 4 |
| UCL runner-up | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 75 | 85 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 75 |
| Statistics w15% | 58 | 80 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Costacurta79.6
Zahovič79.6
FAQ
Where does Zahovič beat Costacurta?
Zahovič scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Costacurta leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Costacurta vs Zahovič score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Costacurta: 79.6, Zahovič: 79.6.
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