The Story of the Striker Who Could Score From ANYWHERE!

In modern football, it's rare to see true loyalty and now most think of it now as an old-school virtue. However, not too long ago, the sport lost the services of a talent who encapsulated this value like no other...Antonio "Toto" Di Natale. Here was a gentleman of the game, a captain who led by example, remaining in the Black and White stripes of Udinese when plenty of mouth-watering offers were thrown his way. Amongst Italy's all timers in the face of goal, few could come close to his numbers yet he remains in the shadows for many casuals, unaware of this utter legend whose highlights alone could turn anyone into a football fan.
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:10 - Neapolitan upbringing
0:40 - Empoli
1:45 - Making the First Team
2:23 - Promotion & Azzurri Call-Up
3:01 - Life in the Topflight
4:31 - Udinese
5:56 - "Top 4"
6:49 - A Collapse in Form & Juventus Offer
8:19 - Captaincy
09:43 - Euro 2008
10:51 - Improving with Age
12:37 - 2010 World Cup & 2nd Capocannoniere
13:39 - The Guidolin Era
15:02 - Euro 2012 & International Retirement
16:37 - The Loyalty of a Legend
17:25 - A Fitting Finale
18:06 - The Last of a Dying Breed
19:20 - Piermario Morosini
19:50 - An Icon of Calcio
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[@eddiecorado1635]

If you followed Serie A you know who Di Natale is. If only he went to a bigger club but his loyalty is something to strive for.

[@jujiide6922]

in italy we love him at like people like totti and del piero. di natale is a legend

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Urine Man Clear Blue

[@TheKoxy1995]

If you knew anything about football you knew about DI Natale. Only youngsters and people who didn't know shit about football don't know him

[@badasstasticusbadass4908]

That duo combination of Di Natale and Alexis Sanchez was something out of this world... argubly one of the best double attackers partnership ever.

[@pitotin7733]

Not even close

[@yeet7403]

​@@pitotin7733no football knowledge

[@cadrollhunting3564]

propably not even a top 100 partnership in history

[@philip244]

@@cadrollhunting3564name 100 then

[@tizianocacciapaglia680]

As a Udinese fan from birth and a citizen of Udine i deeply thank you for this documentary of our beloved champion 🙏

[@stefanocozzi8188]

ci manca troppo

[@samuraininjarockstar9355]

If Di Natale played in the 80s at Udinese with Zico they would have been a force to reckon with .

[@SurvivorofHorror]

Historically, Italian stars have been some of the most loyal players. Its missing from society, not just football.

[@QenaitheCustodianGuard]

It's because they are fucking gods in their cities if they stay there, look at Totti, people would literally go to war for him no questions asked.

[@JasonNewsted420]

I guess Italy is the perfect place to live

[@fedebongio6385]

​@@JasonNewsted420If you have money...yes.

[@almogivanov440]

As a Milan fan I always respected Di Natale and knew how great he was.

[@almogivanov440]

@@thisisanewchannel-wd7jl Yeah it's a shame because he didn't win a single title and a player like this deserves to be in a big club

[@THEHOLYKIIDD]

Funny how I had zero knowledge about Udinese but knew about Di Natalie. Always wondered why he didn't move to a bigger club. Thanks for explaining. Respect to this legend

[@nikolaveljkovic428]

Why Vardy never go from Leicester?

[@Rosco-P.Coldchain]

You can’t be serious 😂

[@Rosco-P.Coldchain]

@@nikolaveljkovic428Vardy does what he’s told the wags in charge of that lad

[@translatoractivist]

because of his wife who did not want to leave Udine, no jokes

[@guneytopal7076]

@@nikolaveljkovic428 Vardy won a PL and FA cup tbf

[@ramonnelson7007]

His loyalty to one club is what made him underrated

[@sluglow6357]

That makes absolutely no sense lol

[@boook4145]

@@sluglow6357it does if you know how to read between the lines. He means if he went to a bigger, more recognized club he’d be praised more. Get it now?

[@power279]

BEING LOYAL TO A CLUB IS BIG

[@ryanbaker8641]

Literally played for Empoli and Udinese……..

[@leonleon2276]

He played for two clubs. And he was not underrated

[@gabrielpugliese13]

Grande Totò, grazie per tutto. Forza Udinese !

[@musbaarKTBFFH]

Anyone who doesn’t know di Natalie doesn’t know ball. This man was scoring nothing but bangers in seria A.

[@sr-vn7qw]

Di Natalie was one of my favs growing up. I got to watch such an impressive era of football that these reminders of players takes me back to those times

[@antonio.nirta8821]

another idi.., udk even copy too? Di Natale is the name mf

[@HrznII]

I have seen live Kaka Sheva Ronaldinho Totti Eto’o Milito Del Piero Ibra Trezeguet Cassano Robinho Crespo Batistuta… still think Di Natale was at the level of those names… he had that Messi-like ball control glued to his foot and a crazy coordination he was a joy to watch. If he was in a big club we would have talked differently 🎁 a gift to football, a lord of football

[@cheguevara5560]

World class striker without any doubt !

[@alexwtf80]

Di Natale was a piece of Serie A history, without him you know an era is gone.

[@garf1656]

As soon as I clicked on this video I knew it was Di Natale, the greatest in the history of Udinese and truly a worldclass player.

[@Torremoto-]

I remember him well, here in Italy we have the “Diretta Gol” which shows the highlights in every Serie A match and every week Di Natale scored some unbelievable gol

[@mumblingmercian3386]

Lovely tribute to one of the GOAT’s of Serie A.

[@Darkthrone-qi1ic]

Udinese fan from Sydney, Australia. Di Natale is a club legend and his loyalty to the bianconeri will never be forgotten. Udinese had some great players of the years. Zico, Balbo, Bierhoff, Amoroso etc but Toto was the greatest of them all. Fuarce Udin 🦓

[@giodhuha6771]

Di Natale is so underrated until this day.

[@andreabernardi5853]

In his prime, he was more strong then both of Del Piero and Totti. He has been a very masterclass player, the way he touch the ball, coordination on shot, the way he create a space where there isn't. Class

[@boisesoccer]

Di Natale, a true legend that performed consistently for his team 👏!

[@joelbrick9457]

You’re a legend mate. Thanks for making top tier content, especially regarding the best and most beautiful league in the world. Serie A ❤️

[@theretroroute]

Thanks for watching!

[@lordbendtner6404]

@@theretroroutethe mighty Bruno fernandes play in natale last match 😂

[@matteogrutman9489]

@@lordbendtner6404Yes but Di Natale is miles clear of Bruno

[@Jack-ni4ft]

Always 1 of my first Pro Evo signings in master league alongside David Villa. Massively underrated. Can't wait to watch this video!

[@FlorensVanSchooten]

Thanks for this video. Di Natale is my favorite player alongside the Brazillian Ronaldo. He's in fact the most underestimated football player that I've ever seen, many people talk about Ozil, Stoichkov or even Laudrup, but Di Natale never got the credits he deserved!

[@stevencraig6468]

Genuinely don't comment a lot on videos but this channel is phenomenal..... Great work brother, love the content you provide!!!

[@theretroroute]

Appreciate it a lot!

[@ehsanalahmad7774]

there hasnt been one video on your acount i havnt seen i love your videos sm @@theretroroute

[@myblues528]

im glad I watched this, players like this are once in a generation, reminds me off Matt le Tissier's loyalty to Southampton in England. could've played for any team, his talent was sooooo good. If u dont know him please check his goals out. Hilarious goals. I want to visit Udine now after watching this.

[@antonioguerreiro1615]

I will always remember him for his act of incredible humanity

[@legoc-3po845]

My family nad parents were always huge fans of the Serie A, my dad became a Unidese fan because when he saw Di Natale play he said that he is the best striker that he ever say in the Serie A If he ever moved to Juve or Milan he would be recognized as the best Italian striker of all time, everything about him makes him unstoppable

[@kennyrodriguez9200]

Thank you for this I cried when I saw this. He was probably my favorite fifa player and didn't know much about him until I saw when he did for the team and the true loyalty he had. I got a chance to see him play and by golly I've never forgotten it and I am glad that I did you will forever be a true legend Antonio Di Natale

[@andrasszollosi1573]

Outrageous player, one of the most dominant strikers I have ever seen in Serie A

[@sonictype]

I was there for his farewell game and still get emotional every time I think about it. I am glad football lovers around the world appreciate this incredible player through this wonderful documentary

[@kylerodd2342]

He was one of my favorites when I started getting into football. Great player. Thanks for the video

[@kayfaulds4570]

Role model, gentleman, icon, legend If only there were more footballers like him, 👏

[@riccardoalcaro8483]

Great video for a great, great player. I cannot think of more than 4-5 players in today's football capable of scoring with the level of technique and variety he had

[@bzilla1090]

A personal hero of mine, the best player to never win a World Cup or a Champions League title. If it was just Champions League it would be Totti, R9, Maradona and Romario. Nobody got close to those guys, his loyalty to the Zebrette is to be commended. Di Natale was Udinese, i don't believe any other player could've done what he did at Udine, maybe only Messi.

[@FreeSpeechAbsolutist7]

Sorry to burst your bubble but Ibra exists, mate

[@bzilla1090]

@@FreeSpeechAbsolutist7 between 2009 and 2011 only Messi and CR7 scored more goals than Di Natale in World Football buddy, in his prime he was on another level. Also R9, Totti, Maradona and Romario are all better footballers than Ibra, you're talking about 4 World Cup winners here, with 1 of them having scored more than 700 goals. Ibra is a generational talent, but you've got guys like Totti who's joint 3rd for most assists in World Cup history, and 2nd highest Goalscorer in Serie A all time, R9 one of the greatest footballers to have ever lived and Ibra would tell you the best he's seen, Romario who led Brazil to so much glory internationally and only didn't win the Ballon d'Or because foreign players weren't eligible, same goes for Maradona, then you get Di Natale, the 6th highest Goalscorer in Serie A history, he's even above Roberto Baggio there and Averages the same goal output as Baggio, and that guy was the best player on the planet at a time. So don't ever underestimate Di Natale, he was an absolute beast, and stayed loyal to the Zebrette. No mercenary for hire.

[@sluglow6357]

lol just say he is your favorite player & relax bro he not better than zlatan,George Weah,Baggio ,Batistuta & I can go on ,who did it at big clubs sorry!

[@bzilla1090]

@@sluglow6357 this guy did it at the Zebrette buddy, even got them to 3rd, that's something Pep Guardiola and Baggio couldn't do together at Brescia. If you actually watched the guy play you would know, but you were probably in diapers when he took the Zebrette to 3rd in Serie A, also this man wasn't playing with Maldini and Co, I support Milan and wished we had him to lead the line after Inzaghi, Di Natale outscored Milito, Totti, Gilardino and Cavani, in 09/10, and proceeded to outscore Cavani, Eto'o, Totti, Ibrahimovic, Pato, Robinho also netted 3 hatricks in 10/11. If you know you know my friend, this guy did it proper. Also those guys you mentioned, Fillipo Inzaghi is better than every single one of them, maybe not Baggio but definitely the rest, and he has the record to prove it.

[@sluglow6357]

@@bzilla1090 lmao you lost all credibility 🤣🤣you just one of these think you know it all weirdos lol if all you can say is “outscored” then your knowledge is limited at best you don’t seem to understand the difference of playing in a relaxed comfort zone vs under pressure at big clubs and HAVING to perform lol god bless you though expand your knowledge & I might waste time writing an essay don’t make you sound smart lol there’s a reason he never played for a big club & by your stat logic immobile about to be better than him & Baggio either 10 more goals 😂😂😂

[@xeverettx2564]

Wow what a guy! Taking care of that family financially speaks volumes about who he is, pure CLASS! Amazing baller on top of all that!! Well done sir and hopefully some of these young bucks are taking notes on how to become a man!

[@estebanfalcon654]

I love this content, you took time to appreciate the ones who may have been forgotten as greats and giving us the honor to learn about players who have impacted others and now us, thank you

[@theretroroute]

I appreciate that!

[@matteogrutman9489]

As a Friulano, we get mentioned so scarecly thank you for talking about Udinese and its starman for many good years.

[@theretroroute]

You're welcome! I can't even imagine how much you guys must cherish him.

[@matteogrutman9489]

@@theretrorouteYeah he's a real legend in Udine, I swear every person in Udine has owned one of his shirts at least once lol

[@Sj-rs4ve]

Genuinely love this channel. The eloquent way in which you describe players paired with the detailed accounts of their careers makes these videos a joy to watch

[@rayrecordings]

Fantastic fantastic video, beautifully narrated. A real gem for people like me who lived those football years.

[@johntreherne4611]

I remember him in 09/10 they are fighting relegation the team is struggling to pass the ball and he manages to score more goals than a treble inter side which had etoo pandev an unstoppable Diego milito.

[@ovo_ant6450]

Amazing video as always. What a player!

[@ILMISTERIOSOSABOTATORE]

Totò Di Natale Is legend. He was able tondo anything. I missed him in 2016, when he retired...

[@junglemutt8022]

Awesome mini doc on an amazing player. Thank you 🙏

[@bigplanslittledrive4791]

Beautiful work. Fantastic 👍

[@funkymutation3392]

Thank you for this video!

[@aaa6072]

you're real one for making this. Toto Di Natale is the player who got me interested in Serie A. He was unreal in 2011

[@Persiatic]

What a channel this is❤❤❤❤❤, it made me cry once again. 😊

[@victorokolie9145]

Massive respect for toto.... from a giallorosso

[@ahmedomar9034]

Thank you for a great video. What a tribute to a great player who's loyalty and humanity is very rarely seen in today's ultra materialistic scene.

[@omarrd33]

Great great video. Elegant beautiful commentary. Despite being a Milanista, I used to watch Udinese whenever possible for Di Natale.

[@mahyardastgir8298]

I remember the first time i saw his name in fifa 2005game on employ when i played master league and from that time i followed his games in real ...i did not know what a great man he is thanks for this video ❤

[@99BullD]

Fantastic video fr, more of this type of videos about forgotten legends would be very nice 👍

[@illwill6179]

Subscribed!! I love your videos and the way you can tell a story and with your voice narrative only wants the viewer to want more and more

[@alancawfield6549]

A player who peaked late and was better after 30 than before 30. You have to admire his loyalty to Udinese and his decency as a human being for looking after Morosini's sister.He was a great player pity there aren't more in the game with his kind of loyalty.

[@Rid_aman]

Fav striker. Glad to have come across his playing time

[@jimmyyusko2189]

“Moving like a fiend whose drug was goal scoring” lmao some exceptional writing in this. Great video

[@pobnoonmunch2255]

What a brilliant video. Thanks

[@thewosostories]

Since his retirement Udinese seasons have been horrible, it's true he was the soul of his team and made the difference every time!

[@ruizheli1974]

Let's face it - Di Natale was never really "underrated", or else the Italian national team wouldn't have selected him. Just that trophy-less legacies are easily forgotten.

[@Llekamania]

One of the last of a dying breed. A true icon 🫡

[@Diabolotherium]

Wonderful video of a wonderful human being. Well done.

[@samzwrld]

It’s in your head, in your head… Zombie Zombie Zombie Everything about this video was perfect 👌🏾 Nice work man 🙌🏾👏🏾

[@ijunglistwilliams8659]

Mate. That was a great video about a great man. New sub here. Now I'm gonna share and binge.

[@ALessandrone]

@15:02 now look at THAT. Having the balls to try that with the outside of the foot, knowing you have to find a way to make the ball curve inwards, and SUCCEEDING. I can't name many players in history that could replicate so effortlessly, easily his best goal.

[@Celtic-jr9cn]

This channel should have well more subscribers. Love it bro

[@Rosco-P.Coldchain]

Absolutely superb footballing video about one of the greats, Leeds fan ❤

[@12thMandalorian]

I wish you did more videos BUT one top quality video per month is worth the wait each time!

[@stefanocozzi8188]

Udine citizen and Udinese fan here .. Di Natale was every young boy's idol including mine.. making us Udinese fans dream like never before.. Unforutnately things at the club have changed and its a pity to see it fight for relegation. Every Udinese supporter dearly wonders if there will ever be anyone like him..

[@BallersNxt]

You gotta post more bro your content is always good ❤

[@DaniDreadnought]

what a great video. congrats

[@julesvega4566]

Ehi it's great to hear speaking of Totò Di Natale in English! Great job! Thank you so much. I suggest Fabrizio Miccoli for the future

[@nothin279]

As Romanisti, I always have soft spot for him. Him & Totti are complement each other playstyle as Toto still can dribble his way out while Totti is a playmaker. His longevity as a player needs to be appreciated. Only some in their 30's can still score more than 10 goals per season and Toto is one of them. It's because Serie A between 2006-2013 still relying on cattenacio and hit on the break tactical game plan. Putting him in this era of Serie A, he will shine even more 🥰🥰 I always wish he is injured everytime he facing Roma, cause we knew abt his quality. Even Totti admit it ❤ Grazie Toto 🙏🙏🙏

[@Wygruce]

Fabulous stuff.

[@Ricardo33-]

I remember him, he scored pure golazos and was extremely loyal to udinese.

[@madmick1013]

Imagine what he could of done if he were surrounded by the talent that Messi and Ronaldo had for many years?

[@sadata]

I don't even follow serie a that often but i do know who Di Natale is so if you know football you know this guy and know how good he was.

[@tokyopinokyo]

One of my favourite strikers of all time. Absolute legend!

[@carlaandreea8180]

Beautiful!

[@rhino7735]

Incredible player underated and understated

[@sweetfeetKP]

When I was a still kid my big brother only 3 years older than forced me to watch undenice games just because of how fantastic he was. I was mad cuz I wanted to watch the prem but oh boy didn’t know how good of a player he was back then, now in my early 20s any striker that surfaces I compare them him and Eto’o.

[@user-fi5hc9um6q]

Absolute beast of a player.

[@aldilanovrizal9432]

If totti and delpiero were not exist, im sure dinatale will have 100 caps for italy, its already headache for italy coach to decided to play totti or delpiero

[@bingebinge3722]

Di Natalie is one of my favorite forwards of all time.

[@1991SuperMAX]

Even if i dont waschen Udinese at all, i know di Natale for his greatness. That man developed into an elite striker.

[@drewdowns7128]

thanks for making me cry, goddamn😢 great clip

[@eddiezatt5481]

i cried at the morosini part... he's not only one of the greatest attacker that football had, he's also a great man...

[@pepperz___]

Your videos are so good! Need more views!🙏🏻

[@copomo]

top highlight every week. especially late career

[@k4iz3r777]

Such an iconic player! Toto

[@HeyButWhy]

Quality video 👍 #LUFC

[@footballuniverse1679]

he is our legend

[@JustChillin740]

Di Natali a silent legend.

[@FJAR679]

One of my favourite ever players growing up. So underrated.

[@sheikhqh716]

Wow what an amazing dedicated player

[@FiftyCent22]

Legend

[@jaheim_g30]

Baller🔥🔥💯

[@Jlino77]

Great video! You have to do the same type of video on Antonio Cassano that would be 🔥

[@theretroroute]

Already done my friend! It’s on the channel

[@Ga1o1]

love the new intro

[@protoss7486]

Cozza, Rosina, Bresciano, Marchionni… so many treasure players in Serie A those years.

[@lastyou]

kudos for this video on Di Natale and for using the basis of the instrumental version of "Zombie" By The Cranberries for the most part of it.