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'''Beniamino Vignola''' (born June 12, 1959 in [[Verona]]) is an [[Italy|Italian]] former [[Football (soccer)|footballer]] who played for [[Juventus]] and was part of their [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] victory in [[European Cup 1984-85|1985]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=excalciatori.com|title=Beniamino Vignola|url=http://www.excalciatori.com/2007/12/beniamino-vignola.html|accessdate=2014-10-02}}</ref>He also scored in the [[1984 European Cup Winners' Cup Final]] as Juventus beat Porto 2–1.
'''Beniamino Vignola''' (born June 12, 1959 in [[Verona]]) is an [[Italy|Italian]] former [[Football (soccer)|footballer]] and entrepreneur, who played as a [[Midfielder (association football)|midfielder]]. He notably played for [[Juventus]] and was part of their [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] victory in [[European Cup 1984-85|1985]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=excalciatori.com|title=Beniamino Vignola|url=http://www.excalciatori.com/2007/12/beniamino-vignola.html|accessdate=2014-10-02}}</ref> A small, quick, mobile, agile, and creative [[attacking midfielder]], with excellent technical ability,<ref>{{cite web|title=Beniamino Vignola|url=http://www.hellastory.net/pages/scheda.cfm?id=C9DB28EE-4854-12EA-BD56D17FA3BD4533|accessdate=27 January 2015}}</ref> he was compared to [[Gianni Rivera]] as a youngster.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vignola, primo tra i secondi|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Primo_Piano/2007/01_Gennaio/30/VIGNOLA.shtml|accessdate=27 January 2015}}</ref>


==Career==
Vignola played for Italy at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sports Reference|title=Beniamino Vignola Biography and Statistics|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vi/beniamino-vignola-1.html|accessdate=2009-10-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=FIFA.com|title=Olympic Football Tournament Los Angeles 1984|url=http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/mensolympic/losangeles1984/matches/round=2301/match=12697/index.html|accessdate=2014-10-03}}</ref>
===Club===
Vignola began his career with [[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]], making his [[Serie A]] debut in 1978. In 1980, he moved to [[A.S. Avellino 1912|Avellino]], where he remained for three seasons.<ref>{{cite web|title=Beniamino Vignola|url=http://www.hellastory.net/pages/scheda.cfm?id=C9DB28EE-4854-12EA-BD56D17FA3BD4533|accessdate=27 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ITA Vignola Beniamino|url=http://www.legaseriea.it/it/serie-a-tim/calciatore?p_p_id=BDC_dettaglio_calciatore_WAR_LegaCalcioBDC&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_pos=1&p_p_col_count=2&_BDC_dettaglio_calciatore_WAR_LegaCalcioBDC_idPersona=323|accessdate=27 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=excalciatori.com|title=Beniamino Vignola|url=http://www.excalciatori.com/2007/12/beniamino-vignola.html|accessdate=2014-10-02}}</ref>

He was notably acquired by [[Juventus]] in 1983 for 4.8 billion Lire, as a back-up to [[Michel Platini]], remaining at the club until 1988. Despite initially featuring mainly as a substitute, he later became a member of the starting line-up, and he helped Juventus to win the [[Serie A 1983-84|Serie A title]] and the [[European Cup Winners' Cup 1983-84|European Cup Winners' Cup]] during the 1983-84 season. He scored two goals against Udinese that season and also scored and set-up [[Zbigniew Boniek|Boniek's]] match-winning goal in the [[1984 European Cup Winners' Cup Final]], as Juventus beat [[F.C. Porto|Porto]] 2–1 in Basel.<ref>{{cite web|title=Beniamino VIGNOLA|url=http://ilpalloneracconta.blogspot.ca/2008/06/beniamino-vignola.html|accessdate=27 January 2015}}</ref> The following season, he won the [[1984 European Super Cup]] with Juventus, and he was part of their [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] victory in [[European Cup 1984-85|1985]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=excalciatori.com|title=Beniamino Vignola|url=http://www.excalciatori.com/2007/12/beniamino-vignola.html|accessdate=2014-10-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Beniamino VIGNOLA|url=http://ilpalloneracconta.blogspot.ca/2008/06/beniamino-vignola.html|accessdate=27 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ITA Vignola Beniamino|url=http://www.legaseriea.it/it/serie-a-tim/calciatore?p_p_id=BDC_dettaglio_calciatore_WAR_LegaCalcioBDC&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_pos=1&p_p_col_count=2&_BDC_dettaglio_calciatore_WAR_LegaCalcioBDC_idPersona=323|accessdate=27 January 2015}}</ref>

In 1988, he moved to [[Empoli F.C.|Empoli]] in [[Serie B]], where he was unable to prevent the club from being relegated to [[Serie C1]] during the [[1988–89 Serie B|1988-89 season]]. He ended his career in 1992, playing in Serie C2 with Mantova. He would later become the team's sporting director during the 1993-94 season. After the team went bankrupt, he became a player-manager with an amateur side in Verona called San Martino Buon Albergo, and he soon retired from football.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=excalciatori.com|title=Beniamino Vignola|url=http://www.excalciatori.com/2007/12/beniamino-vignola.html|accessdate=2014-10-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Beniamino VIGNOLA|url=http://ilpalloneracconta.blogspot.ca/2008/06/beniamino-vignola.html|accessdate=27 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ITA Vignola Beniamino|url=http://www.legaseriea.it/it/serie-a-tim/calciatore?p_p_id=BDC_dettaglio_calciatore_WAR_LegaCalcioBDC&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_pos=1&p_p_col_count=2&_BDC_dettaglio_calciatore_WAR_LegaCalcioBDC_idPersona=323|accessdate=27 January 2015}}</ref>

===International===
Vignola represented the [[Italy national under-21 football team|Italy under-21 side]] on 5 occasions, scoring 2 goals. He played for the Italy under-21 team at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] in Los Angeles, where the Italians reached the semi-finals, finishing the tournament in fourth place.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sports Reference|title=Beniamino Vignola Biography and Statistics|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vi/beniamino-vignola-1.html|accessdate=2009-10-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=FIFA.com|title=Olympic Football Tournament Los Angeles 1984|url=http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/mensolympic/losangeles1984/matches/round=2301/match=12697/index.html|accessdate=2014-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Convocazioni e presenze in campo: Beniamino Vignola|url=http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=1060&squadra=1|accessdate=27 January 2015}}</ref>

==Honours==
;[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Beniamino VIGNOLA|url=http://ilpalloneracconta.blogspot.ca/2008/06/beniamino-vignola.html|accessdate=27 January 2015}}</ref>
*[[Serie A]]: [[1983–84 Serie A|1983-84]]
*[[European Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup|1983-84]]
*[[European Super Cup]]: [[1984 European Super Cup|1984]]
*[[European Cup]]: [[1984–85 European Cup|1984-85]]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 02:34, 28 January 2015

Beniamino Vignola
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-06-02) 2 June 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Verona, Italy
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1975–1978 Verona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1980 Verona 43 (2)
1980–1983 Avellino 88 (16)
1983–1985 Juventus 52 (6)
1985–1986 Verona 19 (2)
1986–1988 Juventus 28 (1)
1988–1990 Empoli 68 (12)
1991–1992 Mantova 28 (5)
Total 326 (44)
International career
1984 Italy U-21 5 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Beniamino Vignola (born June 12, 1959 in Verona) is an Italian former footballer and entrepreneur, who played as a midfielder. He notably played for Juventus and was part of their European Cup victory in 1985.[1] A small, quick, mobile, agile, and creative attacking midfielder, with excellent technical ability,[2] he was compared to Gianni Rivera as a youngster.[3]

Career

Club

Vignola began his career with Hellas Verona, making his Serie A debut in 1978. In 1980, he moved to Avellino, where he remained for three seasons.[4][5][6]

He was notably acquired by Juventus in 1983 for 4.8 billion Lire, as a back-up to Michel Platini, remaining at the club until 1988. Despite initially featuring mainly as a substitute, he later became a member of the starting line-up, and he helped Juventus to win the Serie A title and the European Cup Winners' Cup during the 1983-84 season. He scored two goals against Udinese that season and also scored and set-up Boniek's match-winning goal in the 1984 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, as Juventus beat Porto 2–1 in Basel.[7] The following season, he won the 1984 European Super Cup with Juventus, and he was part of their European Cup victory in 1985.[8][9][10]

In 1988, he moved to Empoli in Serie B, where he was unable to prevent the club from being relegated to Serie C1 during the 1988-89 season. He ended his career in 1992, playing in Serie C2 with Mantova. He would later become the team's sporting director during the 1993-94 season. After the team went bankrupt, he became a player-manager with an amateur side in Verona called San Martino Buon Albergo, and he soon retired from football.[11][12][13]

International

Vignola represented the Italy under-21 side on 5 occasions, scoring 2 goals. He played for the Italy under-21 team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where the Italians reached the semi-finals, finishing the tournament in fourth place.[14][15][16]

Honours

Juventus[17]

References

  1. ^ "Beniamino Vignola". excalciatori.com. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
  2. ^ "Beniamino Vignola". Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Vignola, primo tra i secondi". Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Beniamino Vignola". Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  5. ^ "ITA Vignola Beniamino". Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Beniamino Vignola". excalciatori.com. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
  7. ^ "Beniamino VIGNOLA". Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Beniamino Vignola". excalciatori.com. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
  9. ^ "Beniamino VIGNOLA". Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  10. ^ "ITA Vignola Beniamino". Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  11. ^ "Beniamino Vignola". excalciatori.com. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
  12. ^ "Beniamino VIGNOLA". Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  13. ^ "ITA Vignola Beniamino". Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  14. ^ "Beniamino Vignola Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
  15. ^ "Olympic Football Tournament Los Angeles 1984". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2014-10-03.
  16. ^ "Convocazioni e presenze in campo: Beniamino Vignola". Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  17. ^ "Beniamino VIGNOLA". Retrieved 27 January 2015.

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