AZZURRO RECORDS: Paolo ROSSI formed part of the Italian National Squad that finished fourth in the 1978 World Cup. He was also declared the Runner-up Best Player in the 1978 World Cup, thus winning the 1978 FIFA/Addidas Silver Ball Award. |
AZZURRO RECORDS: Pietro ANASATASI became European Champion when he formed part of the Azzurri squad that won the European Nations Championship of 1968. He lso scored Azzurro Goal number 600. |
AZZURRO RECORDS: Three Triestina players won the 1938 World Cup with the Italian National team: Gino COLAUSSI, Pietro PASINATI and Bruno CHIZZO who never played with the Italian National team although he formed part of the Azzurri Squad. Gino COLAUSSI won also the 1935 Coppa Internazionale with the Azzurri. By scoring two goals in the 1938 World Cup Final, he became the first European and Italian player to score more than one goal in a World Cup Final and the first Italian player to score more goals than matches played in a World Cup Tournament (4 goals in 3 matches). Piero PASINATI scored Azzurro goal number 300. |
FORZA AZZURRI STATISTICS |
www.forza-azzurri.info A web site by PIERRE BONELLO |
Profile lists of all the Clubs starting with the letters T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z that gave players to the Italian National team |
PROFILES T-Z |
Clubs: |
TORINO |
FULL NAME: Torino Football Club 1906 NICKNAMES: Granata (Maroons), Toro (Bull). HISTORY: Founded on the the 3 December 1906 as 'Foot ball Club Torino' after the merger of 'Football Club Torinese' (founded in 1894) and a group of desidents from 'Juventus'. In 1936 the name was changed to 'Associazione Calcio Torino'. On 4 May 1949 the whole team perished in a tragic air accident known as the 'Tragedia di Superga'. In 1977 the name was changed to 'Torino Calcio' although only for the 1958/59 season the name 'Talmone Torino' was used. In November 2005 it was |
CITY: Torino |
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS: 64 GAMES: 458 SCORERS: 18 GOALS: 96 CAPTAINS: 4 CAPTAINED GAMES: 36 |
SCORERS 20 GRAZIANI Francesco 18 BALONCIERI Adolfo 15 LIBONATTI Julio 9 ROSSETTI Gino 5 GABETTO Guglielmo 5 MENTI Romeo 5 PULICI Paolino 3 LOIK Ezio 3 MAZZOLA Valentino 2 CARAPELLESE Riccardo 2 FERRARIS Pietro 2 MERONI Luigi 2 ZACCARELLI Renato 1 CASTIGLIANO Eusebio 1 DEBERNARDI Enrico 1 DOSSENA Giuseppe 1 JANNI Antonio 1 MAROSO Virgilio CAPTAINS 24 BALONCIERI Adolfo 5 CARAPELLESE Riccardo 5 MAZZOLA Valentino 2 FERRARIS Pietro UNUSED CALL-UPS ABBIATI Christian - G |
Domenico CAPELLO First player in Azzurro |
TRIESTINA |
FULL NAME: Unione Sportiva Triestina Calcio Spa NICKNAMES: Alabardati (Lances), Giuliani (from the Region of Venezia-Gulia), Muli (Mules), Unione (The Union). HISTORY: Founded on the 18 December 1918 from the merger of 'Club Sportivo Ponziana' and 'Foot-Ball Club Trieste'. In June 1994 the club was declared bankrupt but was refounded on the 27 July 1994 with the current name. INTERNATIONAL HONOURS: Anglo-Italian Cup, 1 - 1980. |
CITY: Trieste |
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS: 8 GAMES: 44 SCORERS: 5 GOALS: 23 CAPTAINS: 1 CAPTAINED GAMES: 1 |
PLAYERS 26 COLAUSSI Gino - A, 1935(d) 11 PASINATI Piero - M, 1936(d) 2 TREVISAN Guglielmo - M, 1940(d) 1 BLASON Ivano - D, 1950(d) 1 GREZAR Giuseppe - M, 1942(d) 1 PETRIS Gianfranco - A, 1958(d) 1 PRESCA Cesare - M, 1948(d) 1 ROCCO Nereo - M, 1934(d) |
Nereo ROCCO First player in Azzurro |
SCORERS 15 COLAUSSI Gino 5 PASINATI Piero 1 GREZAR Giuseppe 1 PETRIS Gianfranco 1 TREVISAN Guglielmo CAPTAINS 1 COLAUSSI Gino |
UDINESE |
FULL NAME: Udinese Calcio NICKNAMES: Bianconeri (White-Blacks), Zebrette (Zebras), Friulani (From the region of Friuli). HISTORY: Founded in 1896 as 'Societa Udinese di Ginnastica e Scherma'. In 1923 the name was changed to 'Associazione Calcio Udinese' and eventually to the current 'Udinese Calcio'. INTERNATIONAL HONOURS: Mitropa Cup, 1 - 1979/80. UEFA Intertoto Cup, 1 - 2000. Anglo-Italian Cup, 1 - 1978. |
CITY: Udine |
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS: 19 GAMES: 88 SCORERS: 5 GOALS: 9 CAPTAINS: 0 CAPTAINED GAMES: 0 |
PLAYERS 19 IAQUINTA Vincenzo - A, 2005(d) 18 FIORE Stefano - M, 2000(d) 13 DI NATALE Antonio - A, 2006 6 CAUSIO Franco - M, 1982 5 QUAGLIARELLA Fabio - A, 2007 4 BERTOTTO Valerio - D, 2000(d) 3 DI MICHELE David - A, 2005(d) 3 GIANNICHEDDA Giuliano - M, 1999(d) 2 BACHINI Jonathan - M, 1998(d) 2 DE SANCTIS Morgan - G, 2005(d) 2 LOCATELLI Tomas - M, 1999(d) 2 MARIANI Amos - M, 1952(d) 2 MAURI Stefano - M, 2004(d) 2 MENEGOTTI Enzo - M, 1955(d) 1 DOSSENA Andrea - D, 2007(d) 1 FRIGNANI Amleto - A, 1957 1 MESTO Giandomenico - M, 2007 1 PINZI Giampiero - M, 2005(d) 1 ROSSITTO Fabio - M, 1996(d) |
Amos MARIANI First player in Azzurro First goal in Azzurro |
SCORERS 4 DI NATALE Antonio 2 FIORE Stefano 1 IAQUINTA Vincenzo 1 MARIANI Amos 1 QUAGLIARELLA Fabio CAPTAINS No Udinese player ever lead the Azzurri as Captain |
PLAYERS 47 GRAZIANI Francesco - A, 1975(d) 36 DOSSENA Giuseppe - M, 1981 27 BALONCIERI Adolfo - M, 1925 25 ZACCARELLI Renato - M, 1975(d) 23 JANNI Antonio - M, 1924(d) 19 PULICI Paolino - A, 1973(d) 18 SALA Claudio - M, 1971(d) 17 LIBONATTI Julio - A, 1926(d)(o) 14 ROSATO Roberto - D, 1965(d) 13 ROSSETTI Gino - M, 1927(d) 12 OLIVIERI Aldo - G, 1938 11 ALIBERTI Giuseppe - M, 1923(d) 10 MAZZOLA Valentino - M, 1945 9 BALLARIN Aldo - D, 1945(d) 8 SALA Patrizio - M, 1976(d) 7 CASTIGLIANO Eusebio - M, 1945(d) 7 FERRINI Giorgio - M, 1962(d) 7 GREZAR Giuseppe - M, 1945 7 LOIK Ezio - M, 1945 7 MAROSO Virgilio - D, 1945(d) 7 MENTI Romeo - M, 1947(d) 6 CARAPELLESE Riccardo - A, 1949 6 COLOMBARI Enrico - M, 1928(d) 6 FERRARIS Pietro - A, 1942 6 GABETTO Guglielmo - A, 1942(d) 6 LENTINI Gianluigi - M, 1991(d) 6 MERONI Luigi - M, 1966(d) 6 MOZZINI Roberto - M, 1976(d) 6 PECCI Eraldo - M, 1975(d) 6 POLETTI Fabrizio - D, 1965(d) 5 AGROPPI Aldo - M, 1972(d) 5 BACIGALUPO Valerio - G, 1947(d) 5 MUSSI Roberto - D, 1993(d) 5 PUIA Giorgio - D, 1969 4 FRANCINI Giovanni - D, 1986(d) 4 MARCHEGIANI Luca - G, 1992(d) 4 VIERI Lido - G, 1963(d) 3 DEBERNARDI Enrico - M, 1910(d) 3 FUSI Luca - M, 1992 3 MOLTRASIO Luigi - M, 1954(d) 3 RIGAMONTI Mario - M, 1947(d) 2 CAPELLO Domenico - M, 1910(d) 2 MARTIN Dario - M, 1927(d) 2 MORO Giuseppe - G, 1949 2 SERENA Aldo - A, 1984(d) 2 SPERONE Mario - M, 1927(d) 2 ZUFFI Enea - M, 1912(d) 1 ASTA Antonino - M, 2002(d) 1 BARONE Simone - M, 2006 1 BEARZOT Enzo - M, 1955(d) 1 BUSCAGLIA Pietro - M, 1937(d) 1 CAPRA Carlo - D, 1915(d) 1 CASTELLINI Luciano - G, 1977(d) 1 DANOVA Luigi -D, 1976(d) 1 DE MARCHI Carlo - M, 1912(d) 1 GALLEA Cesare - M, 1937(d) 1 GOGGIO Biagio - M, 1914(d) 1 MARTIN Cesare - D, 1923(d) 1 MORELLI D.P. Vittorio - M, 1912(d) 1 MOSSO Eugenio - M, 1914(d) 1 NERI Bruno - M, 1937 1 ROSINA Alessandro - M, 2007(d) 1 SILENZI Andrea - A, 1994(d) 1 VENTURIN Giorgio - M, 1992(d) |
LEGEND OF LISTS: Number of Games / Goals / Captained Games, Surname, Name, Position, Year of first game in Azzurro from the Club. POSITIONS: G - Goalkeeper, D - Defender, M - Midfielder, A - Attacker. ABBRIVIATIONS: (d) - Debut, Played his first game in Azzurro in that year and with that club. (o) - Oriundo UNUSED CALL-UPS: Statistics covered from Game 469 (9 June 1990) till TODAY. Until now all Unused Call-Ups from previous games are not considered. The Players displayed for each club are not necessary the best or most memorable players from the club, but statistically they are the main players. Displayed are mainly, the first players to play in Azzurro, score in Azzurro and Captain the Azzurri from the club and the players who played the most in Azzurro, scored most in Azzurro and Captained most the Azzurri from the Club. Where space permitted other significant statistical players from the club were displayed. |
Stefano FIORE |
declared bankrupt but was immediately refounded as 'Torino Football Club', changed in 2006 to the current name. NATIONAL HONOURS: Italian Champions, 7 - 1927/28, 1942/43, 1945/46, 1946/47, 1947/48, 1948/49, 1975/76 (Torino won the Championship of 1926/27 but the title was removed for malpractices). Coppa Italia, 5 - 1935/36, 1942/43, 1967/68, 1970/71, 1992/93. INTERNATIONAL HONOURS: Mitropa Cup, 1 - 1991. Coppa delle Alpi, 1 - 1990. |
VADO |
FULL NAME: Football Club Vado. HISTORY: Founded in 1913. NATIONAL HONOURS: Coppa Italia, 1 - 1922. |
CITY: Vado Ligure |
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS: 1 GAMES: 3 SCORERS: 0 GOALS: 0 CAPTAINS: 0 CAPTAINED GAMES: 0 |
PLAYERS 3 LEVRATTO Virgilio F. - A, 1924(d) |
Virgilio F. LEVRATTO Only player in Azzurro |
SCORERS No Vado player ever scored in Azzurro CAPTAINS No Vado player ever lead the Azzurri as Captain |
VALENCIA |
FULL NAME: Valencia Club de Futbol. NICKNAMES: Los Ches, Xotos (Domestic Goats). HISTORY: Founded in 1919 NATIONAL HONOURS: Spanish Champions, 6 - 1941/42, 1943/44, 1946/47, 1970/71, 2001/02, 2003/04. Spanish Cup, 6 - 1941, 1949, 1954, 1967, 1979, 1999. Spanish Super Cup, 1 - 1999. INTERNATIONAL HONOURS: Cup Winners Cup, 1 - 1979/80. UEFA Cup, 3 - 1961/62, 1962/63, 2003/04. European Super Cup, 2 - 1980/81, 2004/05. UEFA Intertoto Cup, 1 - 1998. |
CITY: Valencia (Spain) |
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS: 3 GAMES: 6 SCORERS: 0 GOALS: 0 CAPTAINS: 0 CAPTAINED GAMES: 0 |
PLAYERS 3 FIORE Stefano - M, 2004 2 DI VAIO Marco - A, 2004 1 CORRADI Bernardo - A, 2004 |
Stefano FIORE First player in Azzurro Most games in Azzurro |
SCORERS No Valencia player ever scored in Azzurro CAPTAINS No Valencia player ever lead the Azzurri as Captain |
VALENZANA |
FULL NAME: Valenzana Calcio HISTORY: Founded in 1906. HONOURS: Nil. |
CITY: Valenza |
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS: 1 GAMES: 3 SCORERS: 0 GOALS: 0 CAPTAINS: 0 CAPTAINED GAMES: 0 |
PLAYERS 3 MORANDO Clemente - G, 1921(d) |
Clemente MORANDO Only player in Azzurro |
SCORERS No Valenzana player ever scored in Azzurro CAPTAINS No Valenzana player ever lead the Azzurri as Captain |
Gino COLAUSSI Most games in Azzurro First goal in Azzurro Most goals in Azzurro Only captain in Azzurro |
Piero PASINATI |
VARESE |
FULL NAME: Associazione Sportiva Varese 1910. NICKNAMES: Biancorossi (White-Reds), Varesini (From Varese). HISTORY: Founded on the 22 March 1910 as 'Varese Football Club'. In1924 it merged with three other minor clubs and was renamed 'Associazione Sportiva Varesina'. In 1927 the name was changed to 'Varese Sportiva' until in 1947 the original name 'Varese Football Club' was again adapted. In July 2004 the club was declared bankrupt but was immediately refounded with the current name. HONOURS: Nil. |
CITY: Varese |
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS: 2 GAMES: 6 SCORERS: 1 GOALS: 1 CAPTAINS: 0 CAPTAINED GAMES: 0 |
PLAYERS 4 PICCHI Armando - D, 1967 2 ANASTASI Pietro - A, 1968(d) |
Armando PICCHI First player in Azzurro Most games in Azzurro |
SCORERS 1 ANASTASI Pietro CAPTAINS No Varse player ever lead the Azzurri as Captain |
Pietro ANASTASI Only scorer in Azzurro |
VENEZIA |
CITY: Venezia-Mestre |
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS: 3 GAMES: 5 SCORERS: 3 |