| Gaetano Scirea | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Gaetano Scirea | |
| Date of birth | May 25, 1953 | |
| Place of birth | Cernusco s. N., Italy | |
| Date of death | September 3, 1989 (aged 36) | |
| Place of death | Skierniewice, Poland | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1970–1972 | Atalanta | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1972–1974 1974–1988 |
Atalanta Juventus |
58 (1) 377 (24) |
| National team | ||
| 1974–1986 | Italy | 78 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Gaetano Scirea (May 25, 1953 – September 3, 1989) was an Italian football player who is considered one of the greatest defenders of all-time [1] [2] [3]. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring
Scirea is one of only five players in European football history -join to Antonio Cabrini, Sergio Brio, Stefano Tacconi and Danny Blind- to have won all national and international trophies for football clubs recognized by UEFA and FIFA [4]. This is a list of major records in European football. Most Competition Wins These lists rank the winners of the four main competitions in European football specifically Antonio Cabrini (born October 8, 1957) is a Football (soccer coach and former successful player from Italy. Sergio Brio (born 19 August 1956) is a former Italian footballer, in the role of centre back, who played for Juventus F Stefano Tacconi (born 13 May 1957 in Perugia) is an Italian former professional football player well remembered for his skill as a Dirk Franciscus "Danny" Blind (born August 1, 1961 in Oost-Souburg, Netherlands) is a football coach and The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football) He played for the Italian national team for more than a decade during which he was irreplaceable as the leading defender, keeping the great Franco Baresi out of the national team for four years until he retired in 1986, and became World Champion with the 1982 FIFA World Cup winning team. Franco Baresi (born May 8, 1960 in Travagliato, Province of Brescia) is an Italian youth team coach and former football The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th staging of the World Cup was held in Spain from June 13 to July 11.
Scirea was a graceful defender of great skill and tactical ability. In contrast to the ruthless tactics often employed by other defenders, Scirea was renowned for his class, fair play and sportsmanship. Sportsmanship is conformance to the rules spirit and Etiquette of Sport. He was never sent off or suspended during his entire career, which is probably a football record for a defender of international level, and this says a lot about his temperament and the level of his skill.
He played the sweeper, or libero, role for most of his career, and contributed to the development of this position initiated by Franz Beckenbauer in the 1970s. Franz Anton Beckenbauer (born September 11, 1945) is a German football coach manager and former player nicknamed der Kaiser This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Thus, Scirea would detach himself from the defensive line and contribute to the attacking potential of his team, frequently being involved in the build-up of goals, and sometimes even scoring himself. In the latter part of his career, Scirea played a more defensive central-defender role, which he excelled at just the same.
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Career
Scirea was born at Cernusco sul Naviglio, in the province of Milan. Cernusco sul Naviglio is a town and Comune in the Province of Milan, Lombardy, Italy. The Province of Milan (Provincia di Milano Western Lombard (non-official lmo ''Provincia de Milan''/lmo ''Pruìncia de Milàn'' is a province in the
Scirea made his Serie A debut for Atalanta against Cagliari on 24 September 1972. Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly known as just Atalanta, Atalanta Bergamo or the abbreviation Atalanta BC, is an Italian football Cagliari Calcio is an Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He remained with Atalanta for two seasons, before transferring to Juventus, with whom he would stay until the end of his playing career. In all he made 397 appearances in Serie A, scoring 24 goals. Scirea saw great success with the Italian giants, winning every possible trophy on offer in the game.
It has been said that because Scirea was so quietly effective in his position on the field and so quiet in general off the field he did not win as many personal honours throughout the years as other more outspoken and media friendly players during that time. It was only after his retirement did the wider audience realise and appreciate his fantastic importance to the Juventus and Italy national football team cause. The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition
Honours
- 7 League Championships: 1974-75, 76-77, 77-78, 80-81, 81-82, 83-84, 85-86
- 2 Italian Cups: 1978-79, 82-83
- 1 UEFA Cup: 1976-77
- 1 Cup Winners' Cup: 1983-84
- 1 European Cup: 1984-85
- 1 European Supercup: 1984
- 1 Intercontinental Cup: 1985
- 1 Fifa World Cup: 1982
- Fourth place for Fifa World Cup: 1978
- Fourth place for European Football Championship: 1980
Soon Scirea was called up to the Italian national team, making his debut on December 30, 1974 against Greece. The Italian football champions ( Italian: Scudetto - little shield are the annual winners of Serie A, Italy 's premier annual football For the Italian rugby competition see Coppa Italia (rugby The Coppa Italia ( Italy Cup, officially known as TIM Cup The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. The European Super Cup ( UEFA Super Cup) is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup and the Champions The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. He immediately became an irreplaceable pillar of the team managed by Enzo Bearzot, and played in three World Cups and one European Championship in 1980. Enzo Bearzot (born 26 September 1927 in Aiello del Friuli) is a former Italian football The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European The 1980 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Italy. The team of the period 1978-1982 was one of the strongest Italian sides of the post-war period. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Scirea impressed in the 1978 World Cup where Italy finished in fourth place. The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the World Cup was held in Argentina between June 1 and June 25. At the 1982 World Cup, after a quiet start, Italy burst to life, beating Argentina and then Brazil in a thrilling match. The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th staging of the World Cup was held in Spain from June 13 to July 11. The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international A 3-1 victory over West Germany in the final earned Scirea a lasting place in World Cup history. The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since By 1986 World Cup, however, the team was in transition, and went out to France in the second round. The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. This was to be Scirea's last match for Italy, having won 78 caps and scoring 2 goals.
Scirea is thought of by many as the best Italian defender of all time and the fact that he kept the outstanding Franco Baresi out of the team for so long is indicative of his sustained brilliance. Franco Baresi (born May 8, 1960 in Travagliato, Province of Brescia) is an Italian youth team coach and former football
He retired from club football at the end of the 1987-1988 season, one of the poorest in Juventus' history. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Following this he took up the role of scout at Juventus, but was killed in a car crash at Skierniewice, Poland. Skierniewice is a town in central Poland with 49132 inhabitants (2007 situated in the Łódź Voivodship (since 1999 previously capital of Skierniewice Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
Scirea was there as an observer since Juventus was to play a match in the UEFA Cup against Górnik Zabrze; due to the gasoline shortages, quite common in then-economically-backward Poland it was commonplace for cars to store rather large quantities of gas canisters in their trunks. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Górnik Zabrze ( pron ˈgurɲik ˈzabʐɛ) is a Polish football club from Zabrze.
So renowned has Gaetano Scirea become that since then his name has become attached to various youth tournaments and fair-play awards, as a role model for sportsmanship and sporting excellence.
Curiosities
- Scirea picked in `All Time Italy Eleven` - [1]
- fifa. com - Scirea remembered [2]
- In 2005 former Italian national football team coach Enzo Bearzot proposed the retirement of the jersey number six of that national team and Juventus in recognition of his great career [5]. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition Enzo Bearzot (born 26 September 1927 in Aiello del Friuli) is a former Italian football In team Sports the squad number, shirt number, jersey number, sweater number, or uniform number is the Number
- During the World Cups, Gai has used the jersey numbers eight (1978); seven (1982) and six (1986), more typically used for midfielders. The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football In team Sports the squad number, shirt number, jersey number, sweater number, or uniform number is the Number The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the World Cup was held in Argentina between June 1 and June 25. The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th staging of the World Cup was held in Spain from June 13 to July 11. The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. In these tournaments he has played as sweeper.
- His wife Mariella was part of Juventus staff since 1989 to 1991. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar.
- Goal. com Juventus All time Best Eleven - [3]
- fifa. com - world cup record[4]
Notes
- ^ FIFA World Cup: Gaetano Scirea - fifaworldcup. yahoo. com
- ^ In memory of Scirea - juventus. com; 3 september 2006
- ^ Planet World Cup: Gaetano Scirea (Italy) - planetworldcup. com
- ^ Scirea is also one of only nine players in the history of the European football that won all three Major European trophies join to Vitor Baia, Arnold Mühren, Marco Tardelli and Gianluca Vialli and the players before mentioned. Vítor Manuel Martins Baía born on 15 October1969 in São Pedro da Afurada, Portugal, is a former Portuguese international professional footballer Arnold Johannes Hyacinthus Mühren (born June 2 1951 in Volendam, Noord-Holland) is a Dutch former footballer. Marco Tardelli (born September 24, 1954) is a former football player from Italy, and is the current Gianluca Vialli (born July 9, 1964 in Cremona) is a retired Italian football Striker and manager
- ^ (Italian) Article We withdraw the number six: Scirea is inimitable. repubblica. it. Retrieved on 2005-01-28. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted
| Preceded by Giuseppe Furino |
Juventus captain 1984-1988 |
Succeeded by Antonio Cabrini |
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