Does Ignazio Abate look more Germanic, Slavic, or Albanian?

[Sikeliot]

He's southern Italian. People often say he looks Swedish or even Slavic, but IMO he looks Albanian.

http://eurofootballweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Ignazio-Abate1.jpg
http://www.fanphobia.net/uploads/actors/31136/ignazio-abate-photo-shot.jpg
http://eurofootballweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/D-Ignazio-Abate-AC-Milan.jpg
http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=i/soccer/espnfc/40354.png&w=310&h=225

[cally]

He actually does look Albanian

[Smeagol]

Albanian. Does not look Slavic or Germanic at all, people only say that because of his light pigmentation.

[Tooting Carmen]

He looks like a Polish-Italian hybrid, but leaning more towards the former.

[Smeagol]

He looks like a Polish-Italian hybrid, but leaning more towards the former.

:picard1:

[TheBlondeSalad]

He looks more like a blonde Balkan Slav to me.
But to be fair, he has a quite Italic face.

[Damião de Góis]

Slavic but only on some pictures. Other than that he kind of reminds me of Trapattoni.

[Sikeliot]

He is a light pigmented Italic type really, but his look is common around the Adriatic on both sides IMO.

[SardiniaAtlantis]

He looks more like a blonde Balkan Slav to me.
But to be fair, he has a quite Italic face.

+1

[armenianbodyhair]

Well I can tell you for sure he doesn't look very "Germanic" to me.

[YeshAtid]

He's a depigmented Italic type

[jmls]

Why pick Abate(a southerner)? There are far better examples of nordoid Italians.
Anyway, he does not look Germanic or Nordic at all, he looks like a depigmented wog.

[Roy]

Not Germanic or Slavic.

[Kalimtari]

can easily fit among Albanians (why doesn't he play for OUR NATIONAL TEAM!? :D )

[Midori]

He mainly looks like a depigmented Italian to me, although he would pass in some Balkan Slavic countries as well.

[Sizzo]

Looks Italic, then pseudo-Balkanic. He comes from a Germanized zone of Campania (Goths and Lombards); maybe the depigmentation is dued to those Nordic influences.

[Alessio]

Looks Italic, than pseudo-Balkanic. He comes from a Germanized zone of Campania (Goths and Lombards); maybe the depigmentation is dued to those Nordic influences.

Didn't knew Benevento was all that Germanic influenced.

[Tobi]

Is just a blonde italian for me.

[Sizzo]

Which zone ?

Sant'Agata de' Goti (Benevento province) > "of the Goths". And Benevento was the capital of a Lombard Duchy in the Middle Age.

[Alessio]

Sant'Agata de' Goti (Benevento province) > "of the Goths". And Benevento was the capital of a Lombard Duchy in the Middle Age.

Thank for the info !

[dralos]

looks very albanian but normal italians and albanians look very much alike

[Ctwentysevenj]

I bet if people did not know where he was from, they probably say he looks say Slavic or Germanic. Albanian probably wouldn't get a mention.

[aherne]

looks very albanian but normal italians and albanians look very much alike

They don't (although there is an overlap, compared to Romanians). This guy is indeed similar to Albanians.

[dralos]

They don't (although there is an overlap, compared to Romanians). This guy is indeed similar to Albanians.
actually they do

[Ulla]

Looks Italic, then pseudo-Balkanic. He comes from a Germanized zone of Campania (Goths and Lombards); maybe the depigmentation is dued to those Nordic influences.

This.

[Odin]

Albanian.

[MinervaItalica]

He looks what he is Italian. People still have to realize that there isn't an "Italian" or "Albanian" or "German" look.

Btw average Albanians don't look like him. Imo he looks Central European.

http://www.tifomilan.it/media/galeria/67/0/7/4/3/t_ac_milan_ignazio_abate-5973470.jpeg

http://www.pianetamilan.it/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2015/10/Ignazio-Abate.jpg

http://www.milanweb.it/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ignazio-abate-1.jpg



I bet if people did not know where he was from, they probably say he looks say Slavic or Germanic. Albanian probably wouldn't get a mention.

Agree with this.

[Jana]

He isn't Albanian looking. Looks what he is, distinct North Italian that passes everywhere in west central Europe.
This face isn't rare at all among Italians, I guess many people on TA have never visited that country.

I would have guessed him Italian if there was guessing thread on TA and he wasn't famous footballer.

[MysteriousWays]

More central European looking than Albanian, I think.

[Cristiano viejo]

He looks Italian because the simple reason he is Italian.

Albanian... :lol:

[Jana]

He looks Italian because the simple reason he is Italian.
Albanian... :lol:
Not only because he is, but because his face is very Italian.
What is interesting is that he is southern rather than northen Italian .

[Ziveth]

Albanian.

[MinervaItalica]

Even CV has more braincells than some users here...

[Cristiano viejo]

Even CV has more braincells than some users here...

The thing is that you have lasted so much to notice it... what says very little about yourself.

[MinervaItalica]

The thing is that you have lasted so much to notice it... what says very little about yourself.

Indeed it says much more about those people. :laugh:

[TheMaestro]

He could pass ass Italian/Polish and Albanian aswell, hybrid look

[Alvorada Potente]

Looks Croatian, light North Italian or average German.

[Alvorada Potente]

Albania not even in Mars

[Aspar]

He does look Albanian!

[Tauromachos]

Albanian

He looks more Balkan than Germanic but not Slavic

[Corded]

Norid. looks german or austrian

[Regnera]

Germanic,he's lighter than Albanians and rougher than Slavs

[RenaRyuguu]

Omg idk he looks Balkan to me but depigmented lolol