Giuseppe Bergomi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giuseppe Bergomi | ||
| Date of birth | 22 December 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Milan, Italy | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Internazionale | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1979–1999 | Internazionale | 519 | (23) |
| National team | |||
| 1981–1982 | Italy U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 1982–1998 | Italy | 81 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Giuseppe Bergomi (born 22 December 1963) is a retired Italian footballer who spent his entire career at Internazionale, being equally at ease as a central or right defender.
He held the record of most appearances for the club for several years, while also being the side's longtime captain. He was affectionately referred to as "Lo zio" ("the uncle")[1] because of the impressive moustache he wore even as a youngster.
Bergomi won more than 80 caps for the Italian national team, appearing in four World Cups - including the 1982 edition which ended in triumph - and Euro 1988.
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[edit] Club career
Born in Milan, Bergomi begun training with F.C. Internazionale Milano's first team at the age of only 16, and made his professional debut in the 1980–81 season, the following year. The 20 Serie A seasons he went on to spend with his sole club were often in the shadow of A.C. Milan, as he only won the Scudetto once, in 1989 (he did conquer the UEFA Cup on three occasions). For a moment in his career, he held the records for both the most appearances in European competition by an Italian player and the most Milan derbies played, both broken by Paolo Maldini.[2][3]
Bergomi retired in 1999 at the age of almost 36, holding the record of most appearances for Inter until late September 2011, when he was overtaken by Argentine Javier Zanetti.[4] He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.[5]
[edit] International career
With Italy, Bergomi won the 1982 FIFA World Cup, and also played in the 1986 and 1990 campaigns, as well as UEFA Euro 1988. Alongside the likes of AC Milan legend Franco Baresi and Juventus FC's Antonio Cabrini and Gaetano Scirea, he formed the backbone of the national team's defence for much of the 1980s, making his debut on 14 April 1982 in a 0–1 friendly loss in East Germany, aged only 18 years and 3 months; in the victorious World Cup run in Spain, he appeared in three games, including the full 180 minutes in the last two matches.[6]
After being sent off in a match against Norway in an Euro 1992 qualifier, Bergomi spent years without getting a callback to the Azzurri, but received a surprise recall for the 1998 World Cup, at nearly 35,[7] after playing 28 times in the league and leading the Nerazzurri to the UEFA Cup – his third and last. Despite playing in four world cups, Bergomi did not appear in a single qualifying match for Italy.[8]
[edit] Post-playing career
A licensed football coach, Bergomi became youth coach of Esordienti at Inter in 2008.[9] In July 2009 he was appointed youth coach of Allievi Nazionali (under-17) at A.C. Monza Brianza 1912,[10] being promoted as head of the Berretti under-19 team, in co-operation with Giuseppe Chieppa, one year later.[11]
In July 2011, Bergomi left Monza to accept the same position at Atalanta BC.[12]
Additionally, he also worked as a football pundit and commentator for Italian satellite television Sky Italia, often commentating with Fabio Caressa, including in Italy's victorious run at the 2006 World Cup.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Club
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1979–80 | Internazionale | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 1980–81 | 12 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 1981–82 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 4 | ||
| 1982–83 | 28 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
| 1983–84 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 48 | 2 | ||
| 1985–86 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 46 | 5 | ||
| 1986–87 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 2 | ||
| 1987–88 | 28 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
| 1988–89 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 1 | ||
| 1989–90 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 46 | 4 | ||
| 1991–92 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - | 37 | 2 | |||
| 1993–94 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| Total | Italy | 519 | 23 | 120 | 5 | 117 | 0 | 756 | 28 | |
| Career total | 519 | 23 | 120 | 5 | 117 | 0 | 756 | 28 | ||
[edit] International
| Italy national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 2 |
| 1987 | 8 | 1 |
| 1988 | 11 | 2 |
| 1989 | 10 | 1 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 81 | 6 |
[edit] Honours
[edit] Club
- Italian League: 1988–89
- Italian Cup: 1981–82
- Italian Supercup: 1989
- UEFA Cup: 1990–91, 1993–94, 1997–98
[edit] Country
- FIFA World Cup: 1982; Third place 1990
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Billy e lo zio Bergomi, derby infinito «Viva i grattacieli». «Più linee del metrò»" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. 4 May 2008. http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2008/maggio/04/Billy_zio_Bergomi_derby_infinito_co_7_080504023.shtml. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ^ Milan ease into last eight; BBC Sport, 25 February 2003
- ^ Clockwatch: Inter 1–1 Milan; BBC Sport, 13 May 2003
- ^ "Zanetti continues to push boundaries". ESPN Soccernet. 21 September 2011. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/feature/_/id/959834/zanetti-continues-to-push-the-boundaries?cc=5739. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ^ Pele's list of the greatest; BBC Sport, 4 March 2004
- ^ Giuseppe Bergomi – FIFA competition record
- ^ The Italy squad; BBC Sport, 3 May 1998
- ^ [1]; The Guardian, 29 Feb 2012
- ^ "Lo Zio allenatore comincia con un pari [Manager Zio starts with draw]" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2 February 2008. http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Giovani/Primo_Piano/2008/02_Febbraio/25/Bergomi%20allenatore%20comincia%20con%20un%20derby.shtml. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ "Cevoli nuovo mister del Monza Berretti a Muraro, Allievi a Bergomi [Cevoli new Monza manager, Berretti for Muraro, Allievi for Bergomi]" (in Italian). Il Cittadino Monza Brianza. 26 June 2009. http://www.ilcittadinomb.it/stories/Monza/141883/. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ "A.C. Monza Brianza: Bergomi allenatore della Berretti [A.C. Monza Brianza: Bergomi Berretti coach]" (in Italian). Il Giornale dello Sport. 21 July 2010. http://www.ilgiornaledellosport.net/monza-brianza/10167-acmonza-brianza-bergomi-allenatore-della-berretti. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ "Ufficiale: Bergomi al settore giovanile dell'Atalanta [Official: Bergomi with Atalanta's youth teams]" (in Italian). Tutto Mercato. 7 July 2011. http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/monza/?action=read&idnet=bW9uemEtbmV3cy5pdC0zOTE4. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ Giuseppe Bergomi - International Appearances; at RSSSF
[edit] External links
- Stats at Tutto Calciatori (Italian)
- National team data (Italian)
- Giuseppe Bergomi at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1963 births
- Living people
- People from Milan
- Italian footballers
- Association football defenders
- Serie A footballers
- F.C. Internazionale Milano players
- Italy international footballers
- 1982 FIFA World Cup players
- 1986 FIFA World Cup players
- 1990 FIFA World Cup players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 1988 players
- FIFA World Cup-winning players
- FIFA 100
