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| Nickname(s) | La Vecchia Signora[1] (The Old Lady) La Fidanzata d'Italia (The girlfriend of Italy) I bianconeri (The white-blacks) Le Zebre (The Zebras) |
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| Ground | Stadio Olimpico,[2] Turin, Italy (Capacity 25,451) |
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| Chairman |  Giovanni Cobolli Gigli |
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Juventus Football Club (BIT: JUVE) (from Latin[3] iuventus: youth, pronounced [juˈvɛntus]), commonly referred to as simply Juventus or Juve, is a football club based in Turin, Italy. This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Stadio Olimpico di Torino (before 2006 Stadio Comunale di Torino) is a multi-use Stadium in Turin, Italy. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Claudio Ranieri, born on October 20, 1951 in Rome, is an Italian football manager and former player currently manager Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located Events Plusvalenze investigation Inquiries are being conducted by the CO Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located Serie A Schedule 2007-08 for standings see Serie A 2007-08 Juventus Goalscorers in Serie A 2007/08 Updated to games played May 17 The Borsa Italiana Sp A, based in Milan, is Italy 's main Stock exchange. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest With the exception of one season,[4] the club has spent its entire history in the top flight of Italian football, where it plays in the Lega Calcio Serie A today. Events Matchfixing scandal See also 2006 Serie A scandal Following the Serie A scandal of 2006 Juventus F The Italian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for football clubs in Italy. Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located [5]
Juventus is the most successful team in the history of Italian football. This page details football records in Italy. Team records Most championships won Overall 27 Juventus Consecutives Football is the most popular sport in Italy. The Italian national football team has won the Football World Cup four times (1934 1938 [4] Overall, the club have won 51 official trophies, more than any other Italian team; 40 in Italy, which is also a record,[6] and 11 in European and world competitions. [7] The Old Lady is the third most successful club in Europe and the sixth in the world with the most international titles officially recognised by one of the six continental football confederations[8] and FIFA. Below is a list of clubs with the most international titles won in the World, and in each Continent (since a top 3 to top 10 recognized by one of the six "continental" Below is a list of clubs with the most international titles won in the World, and in each Continent (since a top 3 to top 10 recognized by one of the six "continental" The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football) The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football) [9]
The club was the first Italian and Southern European side to have won the UEFA Cup. The term Southern Europe can have four definitions geographical political climatic phytogeographic [10] In 1985, Juventus, the only team in the world to have won all official international cups and championships[8] (which includes all official European competitions[8] and the Intercontinental Champions Clubs' Cup),[11] became the first club in the history of European football to have won all three major UEFA competitions. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) This page indexes the individual year in Association football pages The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by [12]
In Italy, Juventus is the club which has the biggest fan base,[13] having also one of the largest numbers of supporters in the world, with a total of 170 million Juventus's tifosi worldwide. Fans in Little Italyjpg|thumb|right|Fans in Little Italy Manhattan celebrating the victory of the Italian association football team after the 2006 FIFA World Cup]][[Image Wm-oly-de-cr Tifosi is an Italian word to describe a group of fans The term for a single male fan is Tifoso. [14] The club is a founding member of the European Club Association, which was formed after the dissolution of the G-14, a collection of Europe's most elite clubs. The European Club Association ( ECA) is an organisation representing football clubs in Europe. The G-14 was an organisation of European football clubs that existed between 2000 and 2008
At present, the bianconeri play their home games at the Stadio Olimpico di Torino while the stadium which the club actually owns, Stadio delle Alpi is undergoing long-term structural changes[2] and will not be completed for use until 2011. Stadio Olimpico di Torino (before 2006 Stadio Comunale di Torino) is a multi-use Stadium in Turin, Italy. The Stadio delle Alpi is a football and athletics stadium in Turin, Italy, and was the home of both Juventus and Torino 2011 ( MMXI) will be a Common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. [15][16]
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History
Juventus were founded as Sport Club Juventus in late 1897 by pupils from the Massimo D'Azeglio Lyceum school in Turin,[17] but were renamed as Football Club Juventus two years later. Massimo Taparelli marquis d'Azeglio ( October 24, 1798 - January 15, 1866) was an Italian Statesman, Novelist This article is about Lyceum as school or as public hall Lyceum can also be short for Lyceum Theatre. [18] The club joined the Italian Football Championship during 1900, wearing their original pink and black kit. The Italian Football Championship was the most senior football championship in Italy from the 1898 season to the 1928/1929 season Juventus first won the league championship in 1905 while playing at their Velodromo Umberto I ground and wearing their famous black and white stripes. The winner was Juventus FC. Qualifications Piedmont |} The results were decided after F Stadio Motovelodromo Umberto I commonly known as Velodromo Umberto I, was an early football stadium in Turin. [19]
There was a split at the club in 1906, after some of the staff considered moving Juve out of Turin. [20] President Alfredo Dick was unhappy with this and left with some prominent players to found FBC Torino which in turn spawned the Derby della Mole. Torino Football Club 1906, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont Derby della Mole, known in English as the Turin Derby is the local derby played out between the city's two most successful teams Juventus FC and Torino F [21] Juventus spent much of this period steadily rebuilding after the split, surviving the First World War. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All [19]
League dominance
Fiat owner Edoardo Agnelli gained control of the club in 1923, building a new stadium. Fiat SpA (an Acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Automobile Factory of Turin) is an Italian automobile manufacturer Edoardo Agnelli ( January 2 1892 - July 14 1935) was an Italian Industrialist and principal family shareholder of [22] This helped the club to their second league championship by the 1925–26 season beating Alba Roma with an aggregate score of 12–1, Antonio Vojak's goals were essential that season. The winner was Juventus FC. Northern League Pre-League qualifications A Società Sportiva Alba-Audace was an Italian football club from the Flaminio area of Rome, originally founded in 1907. Antonio Vojak (19 November 1904 - 1977 in Pula) was a famous Italo-Croatian football player who's career was played out during the 1920s and 1930s [19] The 1930s proved to be even more fruitful, the club won five consecutive league titles from 1930 through to 1935, most were under coach Carlo Carcano[19] with star players such as Raimundo Orsi, Luigi Bertolini, Giovanni Ferrari and Luis Monti amongst others. Final classification Results References and Sources Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia Final classification Results References and Sources Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004 Carlo Carcano ( 26 February 1891 - 1967 born in Masnago, Province of Varese was an Italian footballer and manager Raimundo Bibiani "Mumo" Orsi ( December 2, 1901 in Avellaneda &ndash April 6, 1986) was a footballer born in Luigi Bertolini ( September 13, 1904 &ndash February 11, 1977) was an Italian Football (soccer midfielder Giovanni Ferrari ( December 6, 1907 – December 2, 1982) was an Italian Football (soccer player Luis Felipe Monti ( May 15, 1901 &ndash September 9, 1983) was an Italian - Argentine football player who has
Juventus had a new ground in the form of the Stadio Comunale, though for the rest of the 1930s and the majority of the 1940s they were unable to recapture championship dominance. Stadio Olimpico di Torino (before 2006 Stadio Comunale di Torino) is a multi-use Stadium in Turin, Italy. After the Second World War, Gianni Agnelli was put in place as honorary president. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Giovanni Agnelli, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( March 12, 1921 – January 24, 2003) better known as Gianni Agnelli, was [22] The club added two more scudetto championship's to their name in the 1949–50 and 1951–52 seasons, the latter of which was under the management of Englishman Jesse Carver. Final classification Results References and Sources Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004 Final classification Results Serie A qualification play-off Since it was decided to reduce the number of Serie A Jesse Carver ( 7 July 1911 - 29 November 2003) was an English footballer, best remembered for his enlightened management
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Two new strikers were signed during 1957–58, in the form of Welshman John Charles and Italo-Argentine Omar Sivori, playing alongside longtime member Giampiero Boniperti. Final classification Results Serie A qualification Verona had to play a qualification match against the team For the American football player of the same name see John Charles (American football. Enrique Omar Sívori (October 2 1935 &ndash February 17 2005 was an Argentine football forward and manager Giampiero Boniperti (born July 4 1928 in Barengo, Piedmont) is an Italian former football player who played his entire career at Juventus That season saw Juventus awarded with the Golden Star for Sport Excellence to wear on their shirt after becoming the first Italian side to win ten league titles. In association football, some national and club sides include one or more stars as part of (or beside the crest appearing on their In the same season, Omar Sivori became the first ever player at the club to win the European Footballer of the Year. The "fr '''Ballon d'Or'''" ( French for " Golden Ball " often referred to as the European Footballer of the Year award is an association football [23] The following season they beat Fiorentina to complete their first league and cup double, winning Serie A and Coppa Italia. ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located For the Italian rugby competition see Coppa Italia (rugby The Coppa Italia ( Italy Cup, officially known as TIM Cup Boniperti retired in 1961, he retired as the all-time top scorer at the club, with 182 goals in all competitions; a club record which would last for 45 years. [24]
For the rest of the decade the club won the league just once more in 1966–67,[19] However, the 1970s would see Juventus further solidify their strong position in Italian football. Final classification Results Topscorers 18: Gigi Riva (Cagliari 17 Under former player Čestmír Vycpálek they won the scudetto in 1971–72 and 1972–73,[19] with players such as Roberto Bettega, Franco Causio and José Altafini breaking through. Čestmír Vycpálek ( Prague, 15 May 1921 - Palermo, 5 May 2002) was a former Czech football Final classification Results References and Sources Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004 Final classification Results References and Sources Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004 Roberto Bettega (born 27 December 1950 is an Italian former footballer Franco Causio (born on February 1 1949) is an Italian former footballer who played for Juventus for many years in the 1970s and 1980s José João Altafini, ( "Mazola" in the Brazilian national team (born August 24, 1938) is an Italian - Brazilian former During the rest of the decade they won the league two more times, with defender Gaetano Scirea contributing significantly. Gaetano Scirea (25 May 1953 &ndash 3 September 1989 was an Italian football player who is considered one of the greatest defenders of all-time The latter of which was won under Giovanni Trapattoni, the man who would help the club's domination continue on in the early part of the 1980s. Giovanni Trapattoni (born March 17, 1939 in Cusano Milanino, Province of Milan) is an Italian football coach considered [25]
European stage
The Trapattoni-era was highly successful in the 1980s, the Old Lady started the decade off well, winning the league title three more times by 1984. [19] This meant Juventus had won 20 Italian league titles and were allowed to add a second golden star to their shirt, thus becoming the only Italian club to achieve this. [25] Around this time the club's players were garnering attention on a large scale; Paolo Rossi was made European Footballer of the Year and had led Italy to victory in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. Paolo Rossi (born September 23, 1956) is an Italian former Football (soccer player The "fr '''Ballon d'Or'''" ( French for " Golden Ball " often referred to as the European Footballer of the Year award is an association football The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th staging of the World Cup was held in Spain from June 13 to July 11. [26]
Frenchman Michel Platini was also awarded the European Footballer of the Year title for three years in a row; 1983, 1984 and 1985, which is a record. Michel François Platini (born June 21, 1955) is a French former football player manager and current president of the UEFA. [23] Juventus are the only club to have players from their club winning the award in four consecutive years. [23] Indeed it was Platini who scored the winning goal in the 1985 European Cup final against Liverpool, however this was marred by a tragedy which would change European football; the Heysel Stadium disaster, in which 39 people (mostly Juventus fans) were killed by the stadium wall collapsing when Liverpool supporters rioted, it has been named "the darkest hour in the history of the UEFA competitions"[27] and resulted in the banning of all English clubs from European competition. The 1985 European Cup Final was a football match played between the clubs Liverpool F Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. The Heysel Stadium disaster occurred owing to Football hooliganism in which a retaining wall of the Heysel Stadium in Brussels collapsed on May 29 The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football.
With the exception of winning the closely contested Italian Championship of 1985–86, the rest of the 1980s were not very successful for the club. Final classification Results References and Sources Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004 As well as having to content with Diego Maradona's Napoli, both of the Milanese clubs Milan and Inter won Italian championships. Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy Football Club Internazionale Milano, most commonly referred to as simply Internazionale, or Inter, is an Italian professional football club [19] In 1990, Juventus moved into their new home; Stadio delle Alpi which was built for the 1990 World Cup. The Stadio delle Alpi is a football and athletics stadium in Turin, Italy, and was the home of both Juventus and Torino [28]
The Lippi era
Marcello Lippi took over as Juventus manager at the start of the 1994–95 campaign. Marcello Romeo Lippi, Commendatore OMRI, (born April 12, 1948) is an Italian World Cup -winning football manager and former Final classification Results Relegation tie-breaker Played on June 10 in Florence [29] His first season at the helm of the club was a successful one, as Juventus recorded their first Serie A championship title since the mid-1980s. Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located [19] The crop of players during this period featured Ciro Ferrara, Roberto Baggio, Gianluca Vialli and a young Alessandro Del Piero. Ciro Ferrara (born February 11, 1967) is an Italian former football defender, who spent most of his career at Juventus. Roberto Baggio (born 18 February 1967 in Caldogno, Veneto) is a retired Italian footballer among the most technically gifted Gianluca Vialli (born July 9, 1964 in Cremona) is a retired Italian football Striker and manager Alessandro Del Piero, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI (born November 9 1974 in Conegliano Veneto) is an Italian World Cup -winning footballer Lippi lead Juventus to the Champions League the following season, beating Ajax on penalties after a 1–1 draw in which Fabrizio Ravanelli scored for Juve. Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam Fabrizio Ravanelli (born December 11, 1968) is a former Italian football player [30]
The club did not rest long after winning the European Cup, more highly regarded players were brought into the fold in the form of Zinédine Zidane, Filippo Inzaghi and Edgar Davids. Edgar Steven Davids (born March 13, 1973 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a Dutch professional football player [31] At home Juventus won Serie A in 1996–97 and 1997–98, as well as the European Super Cup. Final classification Results Relegation tie-breaker Played on June 15 in Naples Final classification Results References and Sources Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004 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 Juventus reached the 1997 and 1998 Champions League finals during this period, but lost out to Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid respectively. The 1997 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match played between Borussia Dortmund of Germany and Juventus from Italy. The 1998 UEFA Champions League Final took place at the Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam on 20 May 1998. BV Borussia Dortmund is a German football club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia and one of the most successful clubs [32]
After leaving for a brief season, Lippi returned, signing big name players such as Gianluigi Buffon[33], David Trézéguet, Pavel Nedvěd and Lilian Thuram, helping the team to two more scudetto titles in the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons. Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon, Cavaliere OMRI is an Italian FIFA World Cup -winning Goalkeeper who currently plays for Italian Serie David Sergio Trezeguet (david sɛʀʒjo tʀezeˈgɛ (born 15 October, 1977 in Rouen, France) is a French football Striker Pavel Nedvěd pronounced (born August 30 1972 in Cheb, Czech Republic, at that time Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional Lilian Thuram (born Ruddy Lilian Thuram-Ulien, January 1 1972 in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, FWI) is a retired French professional Final classification Results References and Sources Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004 Final classification Results Relegation tie-breaker |} Atalanta B [19] Juventus were also part of an all Italian Champions League final in 2003 but lost out to AC Milan on penalties after the game ended in a 0–0 draw. The 2003 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match that took place at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester, England on 28 May Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy The following year, Lippi was appointed as Italy's head coach, bringing an end to one of the most fruitful managerial spells in Juventus' history. The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition [25]
Recent times
Fabio Capello became manager of Juventus in 2004, and lead Juventus to two more Serie A titles. Fabio Capello (born 18 June 1946 in Pieris, San Canzian d'Isonzo, Gorizia) is an Italian football manager and former professional But during May 2006, Juventus were one of five clubs linked to a Serie A match fixing scandal, the result of the scandal saw the club relegated to Serie B for the first time in their history, as well as being stripped of the two titles won under Capello. The 2006 Italian football scandal (Italian more common names Calciopoli or Moggiopoli, sometimes referred to as Calciocaos) involved Italy 's Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1. [34]
Many key players were sold, however, other big name players remained to help the club return to Serie A. The season was notable because Alessandro Del Piero broke club records, by becoming the first Juventus player to appear 500 times in all competitions for the club. Alessandro Del Piero, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI (born November 9 1974 in Conegliano Veneto) is an Italian World Cup -winning footballer [35] The bianconeri were promoted straight back up as league winners after the 2006–07 season. The 2006-07 Serie B season started on September 9 2006 and ended on June 10 2007. For their return to Serie A in the 2007–08 season former Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri is at the helm of the Old Lady. Events Plusvalenze investigation Inquiries are being conducted by the CO Claudio Ranieri, born on October 20, 1951 in Rome, is an Italian football manager and former player currently manager [36]
Colors, badge and nicknames
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Juventus have played in black and white striped shirts, with white shorts, sometimes black shorts since 1903. Originally, they played in pink shirts with a black tie, which only occurred due to the wrong shirts being sent to them, the father of one of the players made the earliest shirts, but continual washing faded the color so much that in 1903 the club sought to replace them. [37]
Juventus asked one of their team members, Englishman John Savage, if he had any contacts in England who could supply new shirts in a color that would better withstand the elements. He had a friend who lived in Nottingham, who being a Notts County supporter, shipped out the black and white striped shirts to Turin. Notts County Football Club is a football club based in Nottingham, England, and the oldest of all the clubs that are now professional [37]
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Juventus Football Club's official emblem has undergone different and small modifications since the second decade of twentieth century. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The last modification of the Old Lady's badge took place before 2004–05 season. At the present time, the emblem of the team is conformed to a black-and-white oval shield; a type of Italian shield specially used by ecclesiastics, it is divided in five vertical stripes: two white stripes and three black stripes, inside of this are the following elements; in its superior section, the name of the society superimposed a white convex section, over golden curvature (gold for honour). Escutcheon (ɪ'skʌtʃən (also called scutcheon) is the term used in Heraldry for the Shield displayed In Euclidean space, an object is convex if for every pair of points within the object every point on the Straight line segment that joins them is also within the Honor or Honour (see spelling differences) (the latter directly from the Latin word honos honoris) is the evaluation of a person's The white silhouette of a charging bull is in the inferior section of the oval shield, superimposed a black old French shield; the charging bull is a symbol of the Comune di Torino. Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domesticated Ungulates a member of the Subfamily Bovinae of the family Escutcheon (ɪ'skʌtʃən (also called scutcheon) is the term used in Heraldry for the Shield displayed In Italy, the comune, (plural comuni) is the basic Administrative division of both provinces and regions and may be properly approximated in There is also a black silhouette of a mural crown above the black spherical triangle's base is a reminiscence to "Augusta Tourinorum", the old city of the Roman era which the present capital of Piedmont region is its cultural heiress. In Hellenistic culture a mural crown identified the goddess Tyche, the embodiment of the fortune of a city familiar to Romans as Fortuna. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial
In the past, the convex section of the emblem had a blue color (another symbol of Turin) and, furthermore, its shape was concave. The old French shield and the mural crown, also in the inferior section of the emblem had, considerably, a greater size with respect to the present. The two Golden Stars for Sport Excellence were located above the convex & concave section of Juventus' emblem. In association football, some national and club sides include one or more stars as part of (or beside the crest appearing on their During the 1980s, the club emblem was the silhouette of a zebra, to both sides of the equide's head, the two golden stars and, above this badge, forming an arc, the clubs name. Zebras are African Equids best known for their distinctive white and black stripes Equidae is the family of horse-like animals which belong to the order Perissodactyla. In association football, some national and club sides include one or more stars as part of (or beside the crest appearing on their In Geometry, an arc is a closed segment of a Differentiable Curve in the two-dimensional plane; for example a circular
During its history, the club has acquired a number of nicknames, la Vecchia Signora[1] (the Old Lady) being the best example. The "old" part of the nickname is a pun on Juventus which means "youth" in Latin. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. [3] It was derived from the age of the Juventus' star players towards the middle of 1930s. The "lady" part of the nickname is what fans of the club referred to it as affectionately prior to the 1930s. The club is also nicknamed la Fidanzata d'Italia (the Girlfriend of Italy), because over the years they have received a high level of support from Southern Italian immigrant workers (particularly from Naples and Palermo), who arrived in Turin to work for Fiat since the 1930s. Geography Southern Italy forms the lower "boot" of the Italian peninsula containing the ankle (Abruzzo and Molise and southern Lazio the toe (Calabria and the heel Naples ( Napoli, Neapolitan: Nàpule) is a historic City in southern Italy, the Capital of the Palermo ( Sicilian: Palermu, Greek: Panormus, al-Madinah during Muslim rule is a historic City in Fiat SpA (an Acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Automobile Factory of Turin) is an Italian automobile manufacturer Other nicknames include; i bianconeri (the black-and-whites) and le zebre (the zebras[38]) in reference to Juventus' colors. Zebras are African Equids best known for their distinctive white and black stripes
Stadiums
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For more details on this topic, see Stadio Olimpico di Torino, Stadio Delle Alpi and Stadio Motovelodromo Umberto I. Stadio Olimpico di Torino (before 2006 Stadio Comunale di Torino) is a multi-use Stadium in Turin, Italy. The Stadio delle Alpi is a football and athletics stadium in Turin, Italy, and was the home of both Juventus and Torino Stadio Motovelodromo Umberto I commonly known as Velodromo Umberto I, was an early football stadium in Turin.
After the first two years (1897 and 1898) in which Juventus played the Parco del Valentino and Parco Cittadella, the matches took place internal Piazza d'Armi Stadium until 1908, except in 1905, the first year of the scudetto, and in 1906, years in which it played quickly Corso Re Umberto. The winner was Juventus FC. Qualifications Piedmont |} The results were decided after F Stadio Motovelodromo Umberto I commonly known as Velodromo Umberto I, was an early football stadium in Turin.
Later, from 1909 to 1922, Juventus played its internal competitions at Corso Sebastopoli Camp, and then move from the following year until 1933 to Corso Marsiglia Camp, where he won four league titles. At the end of 1933 began to play the new stadium Benito Mussolini (former Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo and finally Stadio Olimpico di Torino), inaugurated in view of the 1934 World Championships. Vittorio Pozzo ( March 2 1886 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy &ndash Ponderano ( Biella) December 21 Stadio Olimpico di Torino (before 2006 Stadio Comunale di Torino) is a multi-use Stadium in Turin, Italy. The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second World Cup staged and was hosted in Italy from 27 May to 10 June In that stage played 890 league matches for 57 years until 1990. [39] Even then continued to train at this stage, until the City of Turin, in July 15, 2003, gave him a royalty-free basis to Turin, giving the same "Delle Alpi" to the company. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. [40]
Beginning in 1990 and until the 2005-06 season, the Torinese side has disputed all home matches at Stadio Delle Alpi, which was built during the World Cup Italy 1990, although in very rare circumstances, the club instead played some "home" games in other stadiums such as Renzo Barbera at Palermo, Dino Manuzzi at Cesena and the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza at Milan. The Stadio delle Alpi is a football and athletics stadium in Turin, Italy, and was the home of both Juventus and Torino La Favorita redirects here For the Donizetti opera please see La favorite. Palermo ( Sicilian: Palermu, Greek: Panormus, al-Madinah during Muslim rule is a historic City in Stadio Dino Manuzzi is a football Stadium in Cesena, Italy. It is currently the home of A Cesena (ancient Caesena) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, south of Ravenna and west of Rimini, on the For the town in the Province of Como, see San Siro (Como. For the saint after which these places are named see Syrus of Pavia or Syrus of Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. [40]
In August 2006, the bianconeri have returned to play in the Stadio Comunale, now with the stage name of Stadio Olimpico, after the restructuring during the Winter Olympic Games, plant able to accommodate 27,168 spectators. Stadio Olimpico di Torino (before 2006 Stadio Comunale di Torino) is a multi-use Stadium in Turin, Italy. The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in
Supporters and rivalries
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For more details on this topic, see Derby della Mole, Derby d'Italia and Juventus Ultras. Derby della Mole, known in English as the Turin Derby is the local derby played out between the city's two most successful teams Juventus FC and Torino F The Derby d'Italia (Italian for "Derby of Italy" was coined back in 1967 by the famous Italian sports journalist Gianni Brera as the bi-annual football History of the Ultras groups related to Juventus Football Club.
Juventus is the most well supported football club in Italy with over 11 million fans (28% of Italian football fans), according to an August 2007 research by Italian newspaper La Repubblica,[13] as well as one of the most supported football clubs in the world, with approximately 170 million supporters[14] (43 million of them in Europe alone),[14] particularly in the Mediterranean countries, to which many Italians have emigrated. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest la Repubblica (meaning "the Republic" is as of 2006 the largest circulation Italian daily general-interest newspaper. The term Italian Diaspora refers to the large-scale migration of Italians away from Italy in the period roughly between the unification of Italy in 1861 and the beginning of [41] The Old Lady has fan clubs all over the world outside of Italy, from places as far apart as Canada,[42] United States,[43] Malta,[44] San Marino,[45] England,[46] Iran,[47] Greece,[48] Israel,[49] Vietnam,[50] Malaysia, Australia, Uruguay and many more. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands The Most Serene Republic of San Marino (Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino is a country in the Apennine Mountains. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Uruguay.(official full name in República Oriental del Uruguay;, Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America [51]
Despite this strong support, attendances at Juventus home matches average about 22,000, much less than many other highly renowned European teams. Contrastingly, demand for Juventus tickets in occasional home games held away from Turin is high; suggesting that Juventus have stronger support in other parts of the country. Juve is widely and especially popular throughout mainland Southern Italy and Sicily, leading the team to have one of the largest followings in its away matches,[52] more than in Turin itself. Geography Southern Italy forms the lower "boot" of the Italian peninsula containing the ankle (Abruzzo and Molise and southern Lazio the toe (Calabria and the heel Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy.
Juventus ultras have good relationships with Piacenza, ADO Den Haag and Legia Warsaw fans and have several rivalries, two of which are highly significant. Piacenza Calcio is a football club based in Piacenza, Italy. The club was formed in 1919 and currently plays in Italian Serie B, having ADO Den Haag (ADO stands for Alles Door Oefening, Everything Through Practice) is the main football club in the city of The Hague. Legia Warszawa ( pron ˈlɛgʲa varˈʂava Leg-ya Var-sha-va) is a Polish professional football club based in Warsaw [53] The first is with local club Torino, they compete in the Derby della Mole (Derby of Torino) together; this rivalry dates back to 1906 when Torino was founded by former Juve members. Torino Football Club 1906, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont Derby della Mole, known in English as the Turin Derby is the local derby played out between the city's two most successful teams Juventus FC and Torino F The other most significant rivalry is with Internazionale; matches between Juventus and Inter are referred to as the Derby d'Italia (Derby of Italy). Football Club Internazionale Milano, most commonly referred to as simply Internazionale, or Inter, is an Italian professional football club The Derby d'Italia (Italian for "Derby of Italy" was coined back in 1967 by the famous Italian sports journalist Gianni Brera as the bi-annual football Up until the 2006 Serie A match-fixing scandal, which saw Juventus relegated, the two were the only Italian clubs to have never played below Serie A. The 2006 Italian football scandal (Italian more common names Calciopoli or Moggiopoli, sometimes referred to as Calciocaos) involved Italy 's Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located Notably the two sides are the first and the third most supported clubs in Italy and the rivalry has intensified since the later part of the 1990s; reaching its' highest levels ever post-Calciopoli, with the return of Juventus to Serie A. [54]
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Notable playersFor a list of World, European and Olympic winning-footballers with the Italian national teams during their careers at Juventus F. Below is a list of notable footballers who have played for Juventus Football Club. C. , see Juventus F.C. and the Italian national football team. Overall Juventus is the club that has contributed the most players to the Italian national team in its history they are the only Italian club that has contributed players to every Italian national
For a list of all former and current Juventus players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Juventus F.C. players.
Presidential historyJuventus have had numerous presidents over the course of their history, some of which have been the owners of the club, others have been honorary presidents, here is a complete list of them:[22]
Managerial historyBelow is a list of Juventus managers from 1923 when the Agnelli family took over, until the present day. Eugenio Canfari ( 16 April 1877 - ? was an early Italian football player from Genoa. Carlo Vittorio Varetti was an early Italian football player at Juventus. Edoardo Agnelli ( January 2 1892 - July 14 1935) was an Italian Industrialist and principal family shareholder of Giovanni Agnelli, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( March 12, 1921 – January 24, 2003) better known as Gianni Agnelli, was Umberto Agnelli ( November 1 1934 – 27 May 2004) was an Italian Entrepreneur and Politician. Giampiero Boniperti (born July 4 1928 in Barengo, Piedmont) is an Italian former football player who played his entire career at Juventus [58] HonoursHistorically, Juventus is the Italy's most successful team, having won a total of 40 trophies[6], and one of the most prestigious football clubs in the world,[4] having won a total of 11 trophies[7], making them the third most winning team in Europe and sixth in the world for official international competition won,[9] all recognized by Union of European Football Association and International Federation of Association Football. Jenő Károly ( 15 January 1886 - 28 July 1926) was a Hungarian footballer and later manager born in Budapest, outside of József Viola ( 10 June 1896 - 18 August 1949) also known as Giuseppe Viola was a Hungarian - Italian football George Aitken ( 1 January 1885 - ? born in Edinburgh, Scotland, was Scottish football manager, most well known for his time with Carlo Carcano ( 26 February 1891 - 1967 born in Masnago, Province of Varese was an Italian footballer and manager Carlo Bigatto ( 29 August 1895 - 1942 was an Italian football player and coach from Balzola in the Province of Alessandria. Benè Gola was an Italian football player and coach He is known to have played club football for Juventus as a defender and later managed them with Carlo Bigatto Virginio "Viri" Rosetta ( February 25, 1902 &mdash March 31, 1975) was an Italian former football player Umberto Caligaris ( July 26, 1901 &ndash October 19, 1940) was an Italian international footballer who played normally Federico Munerati ( 20 September 1901) born in Spezia, Italy was an Italian football player for Juventus. Felice Placido Borel ( April 5, 1914 &ndash January 21, 1993) was an Italian football player who played as a striker Renato Cesarini ( 11 April 1906 &ndash 24 March 1969) was an Italo-Argentine football player and coach who played for Juventus in William Chalmers (born 24 July 1907) was an Association football player and manager who is most well known for managing Italian side Juventus Jesse Carver ( 7 July 1911 - 29 November 2003) was an English footballer, best remembered for his enlightened management Luigi Bertolini ( September 13, 1904 &ndash February 11, 1977) was an Italian Football (soccer midfielder György Sárosi ( September 15, 1912 – June 9, 1993) was a Hungarian footballer Aldo Olivieri ( October 2, 1910 &ndash April 5, 2001) was an Italian former football goalkeeper from 1931 to 1943 and trainer after Sandro Puppo ( 28 January 1918 &ndash 16 October 1986) was an Italian Football (soccer player and manager born in Ljubiša Broćić (born 1911 in Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia &mdash died 1995 was a Serbian football manager Teobaldo Depetrini ( 12 March 1914 - ? was an Italian football player and coach from Vercelli in the Province of Vercelli. Renato Cesarini ( 11 April 1906 &ndash 24 March 1969) was an Italo-Argentine football player and coach who played for Juventus in Carlo Parola ( 20 September 1921 - 22 March 2000) was an Italian football player and coach from Turin. Gunnar Gren ( October 31, 1920 - November 10, 1991) was a Swedish football player and coach, part of the famous Július Korostelev ( 19 June 1923 - ? was a Czechoslovakian football player and manager born in Turc St Carlo Parola ( 20 September 1921 - 22 March 2000) was an Italian football player and coach from Turin. Paulo Lima Amaral ( 18 October 1923 &ndash 1 May 2008 both in Rio de Janeiro) commonly known as just Paulo Amaral is a Eraldo Monzeglio ( June 5, 1906 &ndash November 3, 1981) was an Italian Football (soccer defender Heriberto Herrera Udrizal ( April 24, 1926 &ndash July 26, 1996) was a former football coach and former player Luis Antonio Carniglia ( October 4, 1917 - June 22 2001) was a football striker and manager from Argentina Ercole Rabitti ( 24 August 1921) was an Italian football Striker and manager from Turin. Armando Picchi ( June 20, 1935 &ndash May 26, 1971) was an Italian football player and coach Čestmír Vycpálek ( Prague, 15 May 1921 - Palermo, 5 May 2002) was a former Czech football Carlo Parola ( 20 September 1921 - 22 March 2000) was an Italian football player and coach from Turin. Giovanni Trapattoni (born March 17, 1939 in Cusano Milanino, Province of Milan) is an Italian football coach considered Rino Marchesi (born 11 June 1937) is a former Italian football Midfielder and manager from San Giuliano Milanese. Dino Zoff (born February 28, 1942 in Mariano del Friuli) is an Italian former football Goalkeeper and is the oldest winner Luigi Maifredi (born 20 April 1947) commonly known as Gigi Maifredi, is an Italian football manager from Lograto in the Giovanni Trapattoni (born March 17, 1939 in Cusano Milanino, Province of Milan) is an Italian football coach considered Marcello Romeo Lippi, Commendatore OMRI, (born April 12, 1948) is an Italian World Cup -winning football manager and former Carlo Ancelotti (born June 10, 1959 in Reggiolo) is a former footballer and the current manager of AC Milan Marcello Romeo Lippi, Commendatore OMRI, (born April 12, 1948) is an Italian World Cup -winning football manager and former Fabio Capello (born 18 June 1946 in Pieris, San Canzian d'Isonzo, Gorizia) is an Italian football manager and former professional Didier Deschamps (French didje deˈʃɑ̃ (born 15 October 1968 in Bayonne) is a former French football player who captained Giancarlo Corradini (born 24 February 1961 in Sassuolo, Province of Modena) is an Italian football manager Claudio Ranieri, born on October 20, 1951 in Rome, is an Italian football manager and former player currently manager Honours related to Juventus Football Club. Juventus is the most successful club in the history of Italian football and one of the most successful This page details football records in Italy. Team records Most championships won Overall 27 Juventus Consecutives Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered A football team or a football club, in football (soccer is the collective name given to a number of players who play together in a Football game be it Association Below is a list of clubs with the most international titles won in the World, and in each Continent (since a top 3 to top 10 recognized by one of the six "continental" Below is a list of clubs with the most international titles won in the World, and in each Continent (since a top 3 to top 10 recognized by one of the six "continental" 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) [7] The Old Lady has earned the distinction of being allowed to wear a two Golden Stars for Sport Excellence (Stelle d'Oro al Merito Sportivo) on its shirt representing the league's victories of the bianconeri: the tenth, achieved during the 1957–58 season and the twentieth, in 1981–82 season. In association football, some national and club sides include one or more stars as part of (or beside the crest appearing on their Final classification Results Serie A qualification Verona had to play a qualification match against the team Final classification Results References and Sources Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004 Juventus, the only football club in the world to have won all official international cups and championships,[8] has received, in recognition to win the three major European club competitions,[12] as first case in the history of the European football, The UEFA Plaque by the Union of European Football Associations in 1987. This page indexes the individual year in Association football pages The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. The Torinese side was placed 7th -and first between all Italian clubs- in the FIFA Clubs of the 20th Century's selection on 31 December 2000. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. National titles
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Club statistics and recordsAlessandro Del Piero holds Juventus' official appearance record (560 as of 19 May 2008). The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for The UEFA Intertoto Cup 1999 finals were won by Montpellier, Juventus, and West Ham United. 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 1984 UEFA Super Cup was an Association football match between Juventus of Italy and Liverpool of England. The 1996 UEFA Super Cup was played on 15 January 1997 and 5 February 1997 between Juventus of Italy, winner of 1995-96 Below are statistics and records related to Juventus Football Club. Alessandro Del Piero, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI (born November 9 1974 in Conegliano Veneto) is an Italian World Cup -winning footballer Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common He took over from Gaetano Scirea on 6 March 2008 against Palermo. Gaetano Scirea (25 May 1953 &ndash 3 September 1989 was an Italian football player who is considered one of the greatest defenders of all-time Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian Giampiero Boniperti holds the record for Lega Calcio Serie A appearances with 444. Giampiero Boniperti (born July 4 1928 in Barengo, Piedmont) is an Italian former football player who played his entire career at Juventus Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located Including all official competitions, Alessandro Del Piero is the all-time leading goalscorer for Juventus, with 241 goals -as of 19 May 2008- since joining the club in 1993. Alessandro Del Piero, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI (born November 9 1974 in Conegliano Veneto) is an Italian World Cup -winning footballer Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Giampiero Boniperti, who was the all-time topscorer since 1961 comes in second in all competitions with 182, but is still the top league goalscorer for the Old Lady as of June 2007. Giampiero Boniperti (born July 4 1928 in Barengo, Piedmont) is an Italian former football player who played his entire career at Juventus June 2007 is the sixth month of that year It began on a Friday and 30 days later ended on a Saturday. [63][64] In the 1933–34 season, Felice Placido Borel II° scored 31 goals in 34 appearances, setting the club record for Serie A goals in a single season. Felice Placido Borel ( April 5, 1914 &ndash January 21, 1993) was an Italian football player who played as a striker Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located Ferenc Hirzer is the club's highest scorer in a single season with 35 goals in 26 appearances in the 1925–26 season (record of Italian football). Football is the most popular sport in Italy. The Italian national football team has won the Football World Cup four times (1934 1938 The most goals scored by a player in a single match is 6, which is also an Italian record. This was achieved by Omar Enrique Sivori in a game against Inter in the 1960–61 season. Enrique Omar Sívori (October 2 1935 &ndash February 17 2005 was an Argentine football forward and manager Football Club Internazionale Milano, most commonly referred to as simply Internazionale, or Inter, is an Italian professional football club [19] The first ever official game participated in by Juventus was in the Third Federal Football Championship, the predecessor of Serie A, against FBC Torinese; Juve lost 0–1. The winner was Genoa. Qualifications Round 1 Piedmont;Final classification Liguria |} Lombardy Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located Not to be confused with Torino Football Club. Foot-Ball Club Torinese was an Italian football club from Turin, originally The biggest ever victory recorded by Juventus was 15–0 against Cento, in the second round of the Coppa Italia in the 1926–27 season. For the Italian rugby competition see Coppa Italia (rugby The Coppa Italia ( Italy Cup, officially known as TIM Cup In terms of the league; ACF Fiorentina and US Fiumana were famously on the end of the Old Lady's biggest championship wins, both were beaten 11–0 and were recorded in the 1928–29 season. Juventus' heaviest championship defeats came during the 1911–12 and 1912–13 seasons; they were against Milan in 1912 (1–8) and Torino Calcio in 1913 (0–8). Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy Torino Football Club 1906, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont [19] The Old Lady holds the record for the most goals in a single season, in the top flight of Italian football, this includes national league, national cup and European competition, with a total of 106 goals in the 1992–93 season. Final classification Results Relegation tie-breaker Played on June 12 in Bologna |} The sale of Zinédine Zidane to Real Madrid of Spain from Juventus in 2001, set the current world football transfer record for the most expensive deal, costing the Spanish club around £46 million. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. This is a list of the most expensive transfer fees for football players in British pounds. [65] Contribution to the Italian national team
Overall, Juventus is the club that has contributed the most players to the Italian national team in its history,[66] they are the only Italian club that has contributed players to every Italian national teams since the 2nd FIFA World Cup. Overall Juventus is the club that has contributed the most players to the Italian national team in its history they are the only Italian club that has contributed players to every Italian national Overall Juventus is the club that has contributed the most players to the Italian national team in its history they are the only Italian club that has contributed players to every Italian national The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second World Cup staged and was hosted in Italy from 27 May to 10 June [67] Juventus have contributed numerous players to Italy's World Cup campaigns, these successful periods principally have coincided with two golden ages of the Turin club's history, referred as Il Quinquennio d'Oro (The Golden Quinquennium), from 1931 until 1935, and Il Ciclo Leggendario (The Legendary Cycle), from 1972 to 1986. 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 term Golden age is best known from Greek mythology and legend but can also be found in other ancient cultures (see below Below are a list of Juventus players who represented the Italian national team during World Cup winning tournaments;[68]
Two Juventus players have won the golden boot award at the World Cup with Italy; Paolo Rossi in 1982 and Salvatore Schillaci in 1990. The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second World Cup staged and was hosted in Italy from 27 May to 10 June Gianpiero Combi ( November 20, 1902 – August 12, 1956) was one of Italian football 's greatest Goalkeepers Virginio "Viri" Rosetta ( February 25, 1902 &mdash March 31, 1975) was an Italian former football player Luigi Bertolini ( September 13, 1904 &ndash February 11, 1977) was an Italian Football (soccer midfielder Felice Placido Borel ( April 5, 1914 &ndash January 21, 1993) was an Italian football player who played as a striker Umberto Caligaris ( July 26, 1901 &ndash October 19, 1940) was an Italian international footballer who played normally Giovanni Ferrari ( December 6, 1907 – December 2, 1982) was an Italian Football (soccer player Luis Felipe Monti ( May 15, 1901 &ndash September 9, 1983) was an Italian - Argentine football player who has Raimundo Bibiani "Mumo" Orsi ( December 2, 1901 in Avellaneda &ndash April 6, 1986) was a footballer born in Mario Varglien ( 26 December 1905 - 1978 also known as' Varglien I' was an Italian football player born in Fiume (modern Rijeka The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third staging of the World Cup and was held in France from June 4 to June 19. Alfredo Foni ( January 20, 1911 &ndash January 28 1985) was an Italian footballer in the 1930s and later on a coach Pietro Rava ( January 21, 1916 &ndash November 5, 2006) was an Italian football defender and coach The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th staging of the World Cup was held in Spain from June 13 to July 11. Dino Zoff (born February 28, 1942 in Mariano del Friuli) is an Italian former football Goalkeeper and is the oldest winner Antonio Cabrini (born October 8, 1957) is a Football (soccer coach and former successful player from Italy. Claudio Gentile (born 27 September 1953 is an Italian football coach and former player of the 1970s and 1980s Paolo Rossi (born September 23, 1956) is an Italian former Football (soccer player Gaetano Scirea (25 May 1953 &ndash 3 September 1989 was an Italian football player who is considered one of the greatest defenders of all-time Marco Tardelli (born September 24, 1954) is a former football player from Italy, and is the current The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament Fabio Cannavaro, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI (born September 13, 1973 in Naples) is an Italian World Cup -winning footballer Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon, Cavaliere OMRI is an Italian FIFA World Cup -winning Goalkeeper who currently plays for Italian Serie Mauro Germán Camoranesi Serra, Cavaliere OMRI, (born October 4, 1976 in Tandil, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina) is an Alessandro Del Piero, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI (born November 9 1974 in Conegliano Veneto) is an Italian World Cup -winning footballer Gianluca Zambrotta, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI, (born February 19, 1977 in Como, Lombardy, Italy) is an Italian At the end of each FIFA World Cup final tournament several awards are attributed to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest in different aspects of the game Salvatore Schillaci (born December 1, 1964 in Palermo) commonly referred to by his nickname Totò, is an Italian former As well as contributing to Italy's World Cup winning sides, two Juventus players Alfredo Foni and Pietro Rava, represented Italy in the gold medal winning squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The 1936 Olympic football tournament, won by Italy, has obviously come to share an affinity with the political backdrop against which it was being played in terms Three bianconeri players represented their nation during the 1968 European Football Championship win for Italy; Sandro Salvadore, Ernesto Càstano and Giancarlo Bercellino. The 1968 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Italy. Sandro Salvadore ( November 29 1939 &ndash January 4 2007) was an Italian footballer. Ernesto Castano ( 2 May 1939) is a former Italian football player from Cinisello Balsamo in the Province of Milan. Giancarlo Bercellino ( 9 October 1941 in Gattinara) is a former Italian football player his position was in defence [69] Juventus have also contributed to a lesser degree to the national sides of other nations. Zinédine Zidane and captain Didier Deschamps were Juventus players when they won the 1998 World Cup with France, making the total number of Juventus World Cup winners 24, more than any other club around the world. Didier Deschamps (French didje deˈʃɑ̃ (born 15 October 1968 in Bayonne) is a former French football player who captained The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. Three Juventus players have also won the European Football Championship with a nation other than Italy, Luis del Sol won it in 1964 with Spain, while the Frenchmen Michel Platini and Zidane won the competition in 1984 and 2000 respectively. The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Luis del Sol Cascallares (born April 6, 1935) is a former Spanish footballer. The 1964 UEFA European Nations Cup was the second edition of the quadrennial European Football Championship, endorsed by UEFA. The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the es [[Spanish Michel François Platini (born June 21, 1955) is a French former football player manager and current president of the UEFA. The 1984 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in France. The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Football Championship, which is held every four years and organized by [70] Juventus Football Club as a companySince 27 June 1967 Juventus Football Club has been a joint stock company (Società per Azioni in Italian language)[71] and since 3 December 2001 the torinese side is listed on the Borsa Italiana. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. A joint stock company (JSC is a type of business entity it is a type of Corporation or Partnership. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Borsa Italiana Sp A, based in Milan, is Italy 's main Stock exchange. [72] Currently, the Juventus' shares are distributed between 60% to IFIL Investments S. p. A,[73] the Agnelli family's holding (a company of the Giovanni Agnelli & C. Agnelli is a surname and can refer to Members of the Agnelli family of Italy including Giovanni Agnelli (1866-1945 Italian manufacturer S. a. p. a Group),[74] 7. 5% to Libyan Arab Foreign Investment Co. [75] and 32. 5% to other shareholders. [75] Along with Lazio and Roma, the Old Lady is one of only three Italian clubs quotated in Borsa Italiana (Italian stock exchange). 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