Giancarlo Antognoni
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| Personal information |
| Full name |
Giancarlo Antognoni |
| Date of birth |
1 April 1954 (1954-04-01) (age 57) |
| Place of birth |
Marsciano, Italy |
| Playing position |
Midfielder |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 1970–1972 |
Astimacobi |
27 |
(4) |
| 1972–1987 |
Fiorentina |
341 |
(61) |
| 1987–1989 |
Lausanne Sports |
51 |
(7) |
| National team |
| 1974–1983 |
Italy |
73 |
(7) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
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Giancarlo Antognoni, (Italian pronunciation: [dʒanˈkarlo antoɲˈɲoni]; born 1 April 1954 in Marsciano) is a former Italian footballer. He played offensive midfielder, mainly with Fiorentina. He won the 1982 FIFA World Cup with the Italian national team.
His career started in the Italian Serie D with the club of Astimacobi, when he was only sixteen. In 1972, Nils Liedholm convinced him to join Fiorentina.
He made his debut in Italian Serie A in October 1972 with Fiorentina whom he later captained, and won the Coppa Italia (Italian Cup) in 1975. Antognoni played 412 games with Fiorentina and scored 61 goals.
In 1987, Antognoni joined Lausanne Sports. He made 51 appearances and scored 7 goals. He retired in 1989 while at Lausanne.
[edit] National team
Antognoni's international career started in 1974, with a game against The Netherlands at the age of twenty. He won the 1982 FIFA World Cup, played the semi-final but could not play the final because of an injury.
He received 73 caps (7 goals), his last one when playing against Czechoslovakia in November 1983. He was four times captain of the national team.
[edit] Club statistics
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[edit] National team statistics
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| Italy national team |
| Year |
Apps |
Goals |
| 1974 |
2 |
0 |
| 1975 |
7 |
0 |
| 1976 |
10 |
4 |
| 1977 |
7 |
2 |
| 1978 |
10 |
0 |
| 1979 |
4 |
0 |
| 1980 |
10 |
1 |
| 1981 |
8 |
0 |
| 1982 |
11 |
0 |
| 1983 |
4 |
0 |
| Total |
73 |
7 |
[edit] Honours
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Antognoni, Giancarlo |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
1 April 1954 |
| Place of birth |
Marsciano, Italy |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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