Pietro Anastasi

Pietro Anastasi (born 7 April 1948), nicknamed Petruzzu 'u turcu by fans, was an Italian footballer, playing in the striker role.

Anastasi was born in Catania, Sicily. During his career (1964–1982) he played for Massiminiana, Varese, Juventus, Internazionale and Ascoli. In the Serie A, he played 338 matches and scored 105 goals (For Juventus, he played 205 games and scored 78 goals).

With the Italy national football team, he was in the team that won the 1968 UEFA European Football Championship, where he scored a goal in the final against Yugoslavia. He also participated at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, scoring one goal against Haiti. In total, he played 25 international matches and scored 8 goals.

Today, Anastasi is a TV pundit for the Italian network "Italia 7 Gold".

References

When Juventus were struggling in the 2010/11 season he said "Del Neri is not at the level needed. They need a coach with experience and who has an international level of experience."

External links

• Pietro Anastasi – FIFA competition record
• Pietro Anastasi at World football

Sporting positions
Preceded by Harald Nielsen	World football transfer record 1968–1973	Succeeded by Johan Cruyff