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