Forza Azzurri Statistics, Clubs: Profiles J-L

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Profile lists of all the Clubs starting with the letters J, K and L that gave players to the Italian National team

FULL NAME: Juventus Footbal Club s.p.a. (The name 'Juventus' means

'youth' in the Latin language).

NICKNAMES: Fidanzata d'Italia (Girl Friend of Italy), La Vecchia Signora

(The Old Lady), Bianconeri (White-Blacks), Zebre (Zebras), Gobbi (Hunchbacks /Lucky ones - In Italy a hunchback is regarded as a symbol of luck).

HISTORY: Founded on the 1 November 1897 as 'Sports Club Juventus' by a group of young students from the grammar school of 'Massimo D'Azeglio Lyceum'. The current name was adapted in 1899.

CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM

PLAYERS: 124 GAMES: 1950 SCORERS: 47 GOALS: 246

CAPTAINS: 23 CAPTAINED GAMES: 214

SCORERS

27 DEL PIERO Alessandro

19 BAGGIO Roberto

19 BETTEGA Roberto

15 INZAGHI Filippo

13 ORSI Raimondo

13 ROSSI Paolo

10 FERRARI Giovanni

9 CABRINI Antonio

8 BONIPERTI Giampiero

8 CAPELLO Fabio

8 SIVORI Omar E.

7 ANASTASI Pietro

7 SCHILLACI Salvatore

6 BAGGIO Dino

6 CAUSIO Franco

6 TARDELLI Marco

5 CAMORANESI Mauro G.

5 IAQUINTA Vincenzo

5 RAVANELLI Fabrizio

4 DE AGOSTINI Luigi

4 MUCCINELLI Ermes

3 CESARINI Renato

3 STACCHINI Gino

2 BENETTI Romeo

2 CASIRAGHI Pier Luigi

2 CHIELLINI Giorgio

2 CONTE Antonio

2 DI VAIO Marco

2 MORA Bruno

2 NICOLE' Bruno

2 PIOLA Silvio

2 RICAGNI Eduardo

2 SCIREA Gaetano

2 VIALLI Gianluca

2 ZAMBROTTA Gian Luca

1 BOREL Felice P.

1 CERVATO Sergio

1 DEPAOLI Virginio

1 FERRARIS Pio

1 GENTILE Claudio

1 GROSSO Fabio

1 IULIANO Mark

1 MICCOLI Fabrizio

1 MONTI Luisito

1 SERENA Aldo

1 VIERI Christian

1 VIVOLO Pasquale

CAPTAINS

59 ZOFF Dino

29 CANNAVARO Fabio

24 BONIPERTI Giampiero

17 SALVADORE Sandro

14 CALIGARIS Umberto

10 CABRINI Antonio

10 SCIREA Gaetano

8 ROSETTA Virginio

8 TARDELLI Marco

7 BUFFON Gianluigi

7 DEL PIERO Alessandro

5 COMBI Gianpiero

2 BENETTI Romeo

2 FONI Alfredo

2 PIOLA Silvio

2 RAVA Pietro

2 VIALLI Gianluca

1 CERVATO Sergio

1 CEVENINI Luigi

1 FERRARA Ciro

1 GENTILE Claudio

1 MORA Bruno

1 NICOLE' Bruno

UNUSED CALL-UPS

CANDREVA Antonio - M

Giovanni GIACONE

First player in Azzurro

Dino

ZOFF

Most games in Azzurro

Most captain in Azzurro

FULL NAME: Societa Sportiva Lazio s.p.a. (Lazio is the name of the region in which the city of Rome is located).

NICKNAMES: Aquilotti (Young Eagles), Biancocelesti (White-Sky Blues),

Le Aquile (The Eagles).

HISTORY: Founded on the 9 January 1900 as 'Societa Podistica Lazio' comprising a number of different sports disciplines (today it has 37 different sports disciplines). The football section was intoduced in 1901.

CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM

PLAYERS: 41 GAMES: 352 SCORERS: 11 GOALS: 58

CAPTAINS: 3 CAPTAINED GAMES: 9

PLAYERS

47 NESTA Alessandro - D, 1996(d)

34 CASIRAGHI Pier Luigi - A, 1993

30 PIOLA Silvio - A, 1935(d)

25 ODDO Massimo - D, 2002(d)

25 SIGNORI Giuseppe - A, 1992

17 FIORE Stefano - M, 2001

15 DI MATTEO Roberto - M, 1994(d)

14 CHINAGLIA Giorgio - A, 1972(d)

14 FUSER Diego - M, 1993

13 PANCARO Giuseppe - D, 1999(d)

12 CORRADI Bernardo - A, 2003(d)

12 GIORDANO Bruno - A, 1978(d)

9 BERNARDINI Fulvio - M, 1925(d)

8 NEGRO Paolo - D, 1994(d)

6 FAVALLI Giuseppe - D, 1994(d)

6 GUARISI Anfilogino - M, 1932(d)(o)

5 MARCHEGIANI Luca - G, 1994

5 PERUZZI Angelo - G, 2004

4 BALDO Giuseppe - M, 1936(d)

4 MANFREDONIA Lionello - D, 1977(d)

4 MAURI Stefano - M, 2006

4 MUCCINELLI Ermes - M, 1956

4 SENTIMENTI Lucidio - G, 1950

4 VIERI Christian - A, 1998

3 FERRARIS Attilio - M, 1934

3 INZAGHI Simone - A, 2000(d)

3 ROCCHI Tommaso - A, 2006(d)

3 SCLAVI Ezio - G, 1931(d)

3 WILSON Giuseppe - D, 1974(d)

2 FURIASSI Zeffiro - D, 1950(d)

2 LOVATI Roberto - G, 1957(d)

2 RAMBAUDI Roberto - M, 1994(d)

2 RE CECCONI Luciano - M, 1974(d)

1 BURINI Renzo - M, 1955

1 FANTONI Ottavio - M, 1934(d)(o)

1 FOGGIA Pasquale - M, 2009

1 GABRIOTTI Francesco - A, 1936(d)

1 MARIANI Amos - M, 1959

1 MARTINI Luigi - D, 1974(d)

1 REMONDINI Leandro - M, 1950(d)

1 VIVOLO Pasquale - A, 1953

Fulvio BERNARDINI

First player in Azzurro

First goal in Azzurro

SCORERS

28 PIOLA Silvio

11 CASIRAGHI Pier Luigi

6 SIGNORI Giuseppe

4 CHINAGLIA Giorgio

2 CORRADI Bernardo

2 VIERI Christian

1 BERNARDINI Fulvio

1 FOGGIA Pasquale

1 GIORDANO Bruno

1 GUARISI Anfilogino

1 ODDO Massimo

CAPTAINS

5 PIOLA Silvio

3 FERRARIS Attilio

1 PERUZZI Angelo

UNUSED CALL-UPS

GREGUCCI Angelo A. - D

LIVERANI Fabio - M

ODDI Giancarlo - D

SERGIO Raffaele - D

ZAURI Luciano - M

FULL NAME: Unione Sportiva Lecce s.p.a.

NICKNAMES: Salentini (from the Salento Region), Giallorossi (Yellow-Reds),

Lupi del Sud (Southern Wolves).

HISTORY: Founded on the 15 March 1908 as 'Sporting Club Lecce' but the club ceased to function after 1924 and its place was taken by a number of small local clubs, namely 'Lecce Foot Ball Club', 'Juventus', 'Gladiator', 'Avanguardia' and 'Veloce'. On the 16 September 1927 the

CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM

PLAYERS: 1 GAMES: 2 SCORERS: 0 GOALS: 0

CAPTAINS: 0 CAPTAINED GAMES: 0

Marco CASSETTI

Only player in Azzurro

PLAYERS

93 ZOFF Dino - G, 1972

91 DEL PIERO Alessandro - A, 1995(d)

82 BUFFON Gianluigi - G, 2001

80 TARDELLI Marco - M, 1976(d)

78 SCIREA Gaetano - D, 1975(d)

73 CABRINI Antonio - D, 1978(d)

71 GENTILE Claudio - D, 1975(d)

57 CAUSIO Franco - M, 1972(d)

56 ZAMBROTTA Gian Luca - D, 1999

55 CAMORANESI Mauro G. - M, 2003(d)(o)

47 COMBI Gianpiero - G, 1924(d)

42 BETTEGA Roberto - A, 1975(d)

42 ROSETTA Virginio - D, 1925

38 BONIPERTI Giampiero - A, 1947(d)

35 ORSI Raimondo - A, 1929(d)(o)

33 DE AGOSTINI Luigi - D, 1987

31 BAGGIO Roberto - M, 1990

31 INZAGHI Filippo - A, 1997

30 CANNAVARO Fabio - D, 2004

29 RAVA Pietro - D, 1936(d)

28 SALVADORE Sandro - D, 1963

27 CAPELLO Fabio - M, 1972(d)

27 CHIELLINI Giorgio - D, 2006

27 DI LIVIO Angelo - M, 1995(d)

27 ROSSI Paolo - A, 1982

26 FERRARI Giovanni - M, 1931

26 PERUZZI Angelo - G, 1995(d)

24 FERRARA Ciro - D, 1995

23 ANASTASI Pietro - A, 1968

23 FONI Alfredo - D, 1936(d)

22 BENETTI Romeo - M, 1976

22 CALIGARIS Umberto - D, 1928

22 PESSOTTO Gianluca - D, 1996(d)

21 IAQUINTA Vincenzo - A, 2007

20 BERTOLINI Luigi - M, 1931

20 CONTE Antonio - M, 1994(d)

19 BAGGIO Dino - M, 1992

19 IULIANO Mark - D, 1998(d)

19 SPINOSI Luciano - D, 1971(d)

18 MONTI Luisito - M, 1932(d)(o)

16 SCHILLACI Salvatore - A, 1990(d)

13 CUCCUREDDU Antonello - D, 1975(d)

13 TACCHINARDI Alessio - M, 1995(d)

12 DEPETRINI Teobaldo - M, 1936(d)

11 CESARINI Renato - M, 1931(d)(o)

11 LEGROTTAGLIE Nicola - D, 2003

11 MAROCCHI Giancarlo - M, 1988(d)

11 MORINI Francesco - D, 1973(d)

11 MUCCINELLI Ermes - M, 1950(d)

11 RAVANELLI Fabrizio - A, 1995(d)

11 VIOLA Giovanni - G, 1954(d)

10 CASIRAGHI Pier Luigi - A, 1991(d)

10 PAROLA Carlo - M, 1945(d)

9 FERRARIO Rino - M, 1952(d)

9 MORA Bruno - M, 1960

9 SIVORI Omar E. - M, 1961(d)(o)

8 BLASI Manuele - M, 2004(d)

8 CORRADI Giuseppe - D, 1952(d)

8 DI VAIO Marco - A, 2002

7 CASTANO Ernesto - D, 1959(d)

7 NICOLE' Bruno - A, 1958(d)

7 TACCONI Stefano - G, 1987(d)

6 BERCELLINO Giancarlo - D, 1965(d)

6 BIRINDELLI Alessandro - D, 2002(d)

6 MARCHISIO Claudio - M, 2009(d)

6 SERENA Aldo - A, 1985

6 STACCHINI Gino - A, 1958(d)

6 TORRICELLI Moreno - D, 1996(d)

5 BERTUCCELLI Alberto - D, 1949

5 BIGATTO Carlo - M, 1925(d)

5 BRUNA Antonio - D, 1920(d)

5 MARCHETTI Gian P. - D, 1972(d)

5 MARI Giacomo - M, 1950

5 MICCOLI Fabrizio - A, 2003

5 PICCININI Alberto - M, 1949(d)

5 SARTI Benito - D, 1959

5 SENTIMENTI Lucidio - G, 1945(d)

4 FERRARIS Pio - A, 1920(d)

4 GIACONE Giovanni - G, 1920(d)

4 MUNERATI Federico - M, 1926(d)

4 VIERI Christian - A, 1997(d)

3 ALLEMANDI Luigi - D, 1925(d)

3 BOREL Felice P. - A, 1933(d)

3 CERVATO Sergio - D, 1959

3 CEVENINI Luigi - M, 1927

3 COLOMBO Umberto - M, 1959(d)

3 FURINO Giuseppe - M, 1970(d)

3 GALIA Roberto - M, 1992(d)

3 GROSSO Fabio - D, 2009

3 VARGLIEN Giovanni - M, 1936(d)

3 VIALLI Gianluca - A, 1992

3 VIVOLO Pasquale - A, 1952(d)

2 ABBIATI Christian - G, 2005

2 DAMIANI Giuseppe - A, 1974(d)

2 DEPAOLI Virginio - A, 1966

2 EMOLI Flavio - M, 1958(d)

2 LEONCINI Gianfranco - M, 1966(d)

2 LOMBARDO Attilio - M, 1997

2 MENICHELLI Giampaolo - A, 1963

2 MONTICO Antonio - M, 1955(d)

2 PALLADINO Raffaele - A, 2007(d)

2 PIOLA Silvio - A, 1945

2 RICAGNI Eduardo - M, 1953(d)(o)

2 SERANTONI Pietro - M, 1934

1 AMORETTI Ugo - G, 1936(d)

1 ANZOLIN Roberto - G, 1966(d)

1 BRIGHI Matteo - M, 2002(d)

1 CARRERA Massimo - D, 1992(d)

1 FORTUNATO Andrea - D, 1993(d)

1 GARZENA Bruno - D, 1958(d)

1 GORI Adolfo - D, 1967(d)

1 GRABBI Giuseppe - M, 1924(d)

1 MANENTE Sergio - D, 1952(d)

1 MARCHIONNI Marco - M, 2006

1 MAROCCHINO Domenico - M, 1981(d)

1 MARTINO Rinaldo - M, 1949(d)(o)

1 NOCERINO Antonio - M, 2007 (d)

1 PADOVANO Michele - A, 1997(d)

1 TRICELLA Roberto - D, 1987

1 VARGLIEN Mario - M, 1935(d)

1 VAVASSORI Giuseppe - G, 1961(d)

1 VECCHINA Giovanni - A, 1931

1 ZIGONI Gianfranco - A, 1967(d)

Pio FERRARIS

First goal in Azzurro

Alessandro NESTA

Most games in Azzurro

NATIONAL HONOURS: Italian Champions, 27 - 1905, 1925/26, 1930/31, 1931/32, 1932/33, 1933/34, 1934/35, 1949/50, 1951/52, 1957/58, 1959/60, 1960/61, 1966/67, 1971/72, 1972/73, 1974/75, 1976/77, 1977/78, 1980/81, 1981/82, 1983/84, 1985/86, 1994/95, 1996/97, 1997/98, 2001/02, 2002/03 (Juventus won the Championships of 2004/05 and 2005/06 but these titles were removed for malpractices). Coppa Italia, 9 - 1937/38, 1941/42, 1958/59, 1959/60, 1964/65, 1978/79, 1982/83, 1989/90, 1994/95. Italian Super Cup, 4 - 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003.

INTERNATIONAL HONOURS: UEFA Champions League, 2 - 1985, 1996. Cup Winners Cup, 1 - 1984. UEFA Cup, 3 - 1977, 1990, 1993. Intercontinental Cup, 2 - 1985, 1996. European Super Cup, 2 - 1984, 1996. UEFA Intertoto Cup, 1 - 1999. UEFA Special Trophy, 1 - 1985 (after becoming the first European club to win all the major European Competitions). Mundialito, 1 - 1983. Coppa delle Alpi, 3 - 1963, 1992, 1993. Coppa dell'Amicizia Italo-Spagnola, 1 - 1965.

Alessandro DEL PIERO

Most goals in Azzurro

Giampiero BONIPERTI

Umberto CALIGARIS

Attilio FERRARIS

First captain in Azzurro

Silvio

PIOLA

Most goals in Azzurro

Most captain in Azzurro

Pier Luigi CASIRAGHI

Giorgio CHINAGLIA

AZZURRO RECORDS: Four Lazio players won the World Cup: 1934 - Anfilogino GUARISI; 1938 - Silvio PIOLA, 2006 - Massimo ODDO,
Angelo PERUZZI; whilst three others formed part of the Azzurri squad that finished Runner-up in the 1994 World Cup: Pier Luigi CASIRAGHI, Luca MARCHEGIANI, Giuseppe SIGNORI; and
Lionello MANFREDONIA formed part of the Azzurri squad that finished fourth in the 1978 World Cup. Two Lazio players formed part of the Azzurri squad that finished Runner-Up European Champions in the 2000 European Nations Championships: Paolo NEGRO, Alessandro NESTA and two others won the Olympic Gold Medal when the Azzurri won the Football Tournament of the 1936 Olympic Games:
Giuseppe BALDO, Francesco GABRIOTTI. Two Lazio players won the 1935 Coppa Internazionale:
Anfilogino GUARISI, Silvio PIOLA, whilst
Anfilogino GUARISI and Ezio SCLAVI formed part of the Azzurri Squad that finished second in the 1932 Coppa Internazionale. Silvio PIOLA is one of only ten players to score in the first minute of an Azzurro match but he was the first Azzuro to do so. He finished third in the 1938 World Cup Top Scorer List, was the first Italian Player to score more goals than matches played in the World Cup (5 goals in 4 matches) and is the most Azzurro Player to score a bis (two goals in the same match) - 7. The Italo- Brazilian Anfilogino GUARISI scored the first Italian Goal in a World Cup match and was the first Brazilian Oriundo to play with the National Team of both Brazil and Italy. Alessandro NESTA was the fastest player to be Substituted (after only 4 minutes) in World Cup History and Leandro REMONDINI is the second Oldest Azzurro to make his Debut with the Italian National team (32 yrs, 7 mts, 15 dys).

PLAYERS

2 CASSETTI Marco - D, 2005(d)

Virginio ROSETTA

First captain in Azzurro

Giovanni FERRARI

Sandro SALVADORE

Salvatore SCHILLACI

Ermes MUCCINELLI

Pietro ANASATASI

AZZURRO RECORDS: The biggest benefactor of the Italian National Team. Juventus is the Azzurro Club to give most players, scorers and Captains to the Italian National team and the Azzurro Club whose players played most games, scored most goals and captained most games in Azzurro. It is also the club who gave most Azzurri players from the Serie B and the club whose players played most games from the Serie B. Juventus is the club with most World Champions who played in a World Cup Final in World Cup history (22). It is also the Azzurro club with most Italian players who finished in the first four places of the World Cup Championships (39). Juventus is the Azzurro club with most World Champions - 22: 1934 - Luigi BERTOLINI, Felice P. BOREL, Umberto CALIGARIS, Giampiero COMBI,
Giovanni FERRARI, Luisito MONTI, Raimondo ORSI,
Virginio ROSETTA, Mario VARGLIEN; 1938 - Alfredo FONI, Pietro RAVA; 1982 - Antonio CABRINI, Claudio GENTILE, Paolo ROSSI, Gaetano SCIREA, Marco TARDELLI, Dino ZOFF; 2006 - Gianluigi BUFFON, Mauro G. CAMORANESI, Fabio CANNAVARO, Alessandro DEL PIERO, Gianluca ZAMBROTTA. Four Juventus players formed part of the Azzurri Squads that finished Runner-Up World Champions: 1970 - Giuseppe FURINO; 1994 - Dino BAGGIO, Roberto BAGGIO, Antonio CONTE. Juventus is the joint-second Azzurro Club with most players who finished third in the World Cup - 4: 1990 - Luigi DE AGOSTINI, Giancarlo MAROCCHI, Salvatore SCHILLACI, Stefano TACCONI; and the Azzurro Club with most fourth place players in the World Cup - 9: 1978 -
Romeo BENETTI, Roberto BETTEGA, Antonio CABRINI,
Franco CAUSIO, Antonello CUCCUREDDU, Claudio GENTILE, Gaetano SCIREA, Marco TARDELLI, Dino ZOFF. Three Juventus players became European Champions with the Azzurri in 1968: Giancarlo BERCELLINO, Ernesto CASTANO, Sandro SALVADORE; and seven more formed part of the Azzurri squad that finished Runner-up European Champions in 2000: Antonio CONTE, Alessandro DEL PIERO, Ciro FERRARA, Filippo INZAGHI, Mark IULIANO,
Gianluca PESSOTTO, Gianluca ZAMBROTTA. Nine Juventus players formed part of the squads of the Italian National team that finished fourth in the European Nations Championships: 1980 - Roberto BETTEGA, Antonio CABRINI, Franco CAUSIO, Claudio GENTILE, Gaetano SCIREA, Marco TARDELLI, Dino ZOFF; 1988 - Luigi DE AGOSTINI, Stefano TACCONI. Alfredo FONI and Pietro RAVA won the Olympic Gold Medal when the Italian National team won the Football Tournament of the 1936 Olympic Games, whilst two other Juventus players formed part of the Azzurri squad that won the Olympic Bronze Medal after finishing third in the 1928 Olympic Games:
Giampiero COMBI and Virginio ROSETTA. Fifteen Juventus players won the Coppa Internazionale: 1930 -
Umberto CALIGARIS, Luigi CEVENINI, Giampiero COMBI, Federico MUNERATI, Raimondo ORSI, Virginio ROSETTA; 1935 - Luigi BERTOLINI, Felice P. BOREL,
Umberto CALIGARIS, Renato CESARINI, Giampiero COMBI, Giovanni FERRARI, Luisito MONTI, Raimondo ORSI, Virginio ROSETTA; whilst seven others formed part of the Azzurro squad that finished second in the 1932 Coppa Internazionale: Luigi BERTOLINI, Umberto CALIGARIS,
Renato CESARINI, Giampiero COMBI, Giovanni FERRARI, Raimondo ORSI, Virginio ROSETTA. Dino ZOFF was Captain of the Italian National Team when the Azzurri won the 1982 World Cup, becaming thus the first Captain to receive the FIFA World Cup Trophy away from home, the only Goalkeeper Captain to receive this trophy and the Oldest player in World Cup History to win the World Cup (40yrs 133 dys). He was also Captian when the Azzurri finished fourth in the 1978 World Cup and fourth in the 1980 European Nations Championship. Dino ZOFF is the Goalkeeper who led most the Azzurri as Captain and by forming part of the Azzurri squad in four different World Cup editions, together with three other Azzurri players, he is the most Italian player with World Cup Editions Appearances and the third most All-Time World Cup Editions Appearances in World Cup History although he actually played in three of the four editions. Giampiero COMBI was Captain (in 4 out of 5 matches) of the Italian National Team when the Azzurri won the 1934 World Cup, becaming thus the first European Captain to receive the World Cup and the only Goalkeeper Captain to receive the Rimet Cup. He is also the first Captain to lead the Azzurri in a World Cup Final and the only Azzurro Captain to receive the World Cup in Italy. Giampiero COMBI was Captain for one match in the Coppa Internazionale of 1932 when the Azzurri finished Second. Umberto CALIGARIS was the official Captain of the Azzurri squad of the 1934 World Cup won by Italy, but he never played a game in the whole edition. He was also Azzurro Captain for one match in the Coppa Internazionale of 1930, five matches in the Coppa Internazionale of 1935, both won by the Azzurri, and two matches in the 1932 Coppa Internazionale when the Azzurri finished Second. Virginio ROSETTA was Captain of the Azzurri in one match of the 1934 World Cup won by the Azzurri, Captain for one match in the Coppa Internazionale of 1930, won by the Azzurri, and Captain in four matches of the 1932 Coppa Internazionale when the Azzurri finished Second. He is the first Azzurro Captain to lead the Azzurri in World Cup final stage match.
Alfredo FONI was Captain of the Azzurri in two out of four matches in the Football Tournament of the 1936 Olympic Games won by the Azzurri. Fabio CANNAVARO was the Azzurro Captain of the 2006 Azzurri World Cup squad that became World Champions. He played his 100th match in Azzurro in the World Cup Final and won the 2006 FIFA / Addidas Silver Ball Award after being declared the Runner Up Best Player of the World Cup, thus becoming the only Defender in World Cup history to finished in the first three places of the World Cup Best Player Awards and the only Azzurro Captain to do so. Gianluigi BUFFON is the Azzurro with most games from the Serie B and the only Goalkeeper to play in Azzurro from the Serie B. He won the 2006 FIFA Lev Yashin Award as the Best Goalkeeper of the 2006 World Cup (the only Italian to do so) after being unbeaten by a normal goal throughout the whole tournament (7 games), conceding only two goals - an own goal and a penalty kick. Roberto BAGGIO finished third in the Top Scorer list of the 1994 World Cup and together with two other Azzurri, is the Italian All-Time World Cup Top Scorer with 9 goals. He won the 1994 FIFA / Addidas Silver Ball Award after being declared the Runner Up Best Player of the World Cup and is one of only 13 players in World Cup History to score in two World Cup Penalty Shoot-outs, the only Italian to do so. Paolo ROSSI was the 1982 World Cup Top Scorer, thus winning the 1982 FIFA /Addidas Golden Shoe Award, the only Italian to win this award away from home. He was also declared the 1982 World Cup Best player, thus winning the 1982 FIFA/Addidas Golden Ball Award and won also the 1978 FIFA/Addidas Silver Ball Award after finishing Runner-up Best Player in the 1978 World Cup, thus becoming the first player to win both these awards, the only European player in World Cup history to do so and the first European player to win the FIFA/Addidas Golden Ball Award and the FIFA/Addidas Silver Ball Award.
Paolo ROSSI scored Azzurro Goal number 800. Salvatore SCHILLACI was the 1990 World Cup Top Scorer, thus winning the 1990 FIFA /Addidas Golden Shoe Award, the only Italian to win this award on home ground. He was also declared the 1990 World Cup Best player, thus winning the 1990 FIFA/Addidas Golden Ball Award, the second European player to win the FIFA/Addidas Golden Ball Award. Salvatore SCHILLACI is the third All-Time World Cup goal scorer in consecutive matches - 5 goals in 5 matches, one goal in each match and scored Azzurro Goal number 900. Antonio CABRINI won the 1978 FIFA / Gillette Best Young Player Award after being declared the Best Young Player of the 1978 World Cup, thus becoming the only defender to win this award and the only Italian to do so. He is the defender who scored most goals in Azzurro (9) and with 18 World Cup Games Appearances, together with
Gaetano SCIREA, they rank 12th. in the All Time World Cup Games Appearances and Second in the Italian All Time World Cup Games Appearances. Alessandro DEL PIERO is the Attacker who played most Games in Azzurro, is joint Azzurro Top Scorer of Substitute Goals (5 goals), is the Azzurro who entered most as a Substitute (26) and the Azzurro who was most Substituted (38). He scored the Latest goal in World Cup History (121 minutes) during the 2006 World Cup and together with Filippo INZAGHI and
Franco CAUSIO they are three of only ten Azzurri players who scored in the first minute of an Azzurro match. Franco CAUSIO is also the Azzurro player who received most Red Cards (2) and Pietro RAVA was the first Azzurro to be shown a Red Card. The Italo-Argentine Raimondo ORSI scored Azzurro Goal number 200 and was the first European and Italian player to score in a World Cup Final. He was also the first Oriundo to play for the National Team of his native country both before and after playing in Azzurro. The Italo-Argentine Mauro G. CAMORANESI is the latest Oriundo to play in Azzurro and the oriundo who played most games in Azzurro. He is also the Azzurro Midfielder to be most Substituted. The Italo-Argentinian Luisito MONTI is one of only seven players to play with two different countries in the World Cup and the only player to play in two World Cup Finals with two different countries (1930 with Argentina and 1934 with Italy). Giovanni FERRARI scored the first Azzurro Substitute Goal and Giampiero BONIPERTI is the Attacker who most led the Azzurri as Captain (24). Sandro SALVADORE scored the most Azzurro Own Goals (2),
Ermes MUCCINELLI scored Azzurro Goal number 400 and
Christian VIERI Azzurro Goal number 1000. Stefano TACCONI is the third most Azzurro with unused call-ups and the Azzurro with most unused call-ups from one club (36 unused call-ups)

Gian Luca ZAMBROTTA

Gianluigi BUFFON

Giuseppe SIGNORI

Stefano

FIORE

SCORERS

No Lecce player ever scored in Azzurro

CAPTAINS

No Lecce player ever lead the Azzurri as Captain

UNUSED CALL-UPS

ESPOSITO Andrea - D

SICIGNANO Vincenzo - G

FULL NAME: Associazione Calcio Legnano s.r.l.

NICKNAMES: Lilla (Light Violets or Lilacs).

HISTORY: Founded in 1913.

HONOURS: Nil.

CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM

PLAYERS: 2 GAMES: 3 SCORERS: 1 GOALS: 2

CAPTAINS: 0 CAPTAINED GAMES: 0

Angelo A. CAMERONI

First player in Azzurro

PLAYERS

2 CAPRILE Emilio - A, 1948(d)

1 CAMERONI Angelo A. - G, 1920(d)

SCORERS

2 CAPRILE Emilio

CAPTAINS

No Legnano player ever lead the Azzurri as Captain

Emilio CAPRILE

Most games in Azzurro

Only scorer in Azzurro

FULL NAME: Associazione Liguria Calcio (Liguria is the name of the region

in which the city of Genova is located).

HISTORY: In 1891 a club was founded with the name 'Ginnastica

Sampierdarenese' but in 1927 it merged with 'Society Andrea Doria' (founded in 1895) to create 'La Dominante Genova' using the name 'Liguria' for the 1931/32 season. In 1932 'La Dominante Genova' was disbanded and each club went its separate way again with 'Ginnastica Sampierdarenese' changing its name to 'Associazione Liguria Calcio'. But on the 12 August 1946 'Associazione Liguria Calcio' ('Ginnastica Sampierdarenese') and 'Society Andrea Doria' merged again to form 'Unione Calcio Sampdoria' that still exists today.

HONOURS: Nil.

CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM

PLAYERS: 1 GAMES: 1 SCORERS: 0 GOALS: 0

CAPTAINS: 0 CAPTAINED GAMES: 0

Giovanni BATTISTONI

Only player in Azzurro

PLAYERS

1 BATTISTONI Giovanni - M, 1939(d)

SCORERS

No Liguria player ever scored in Azzurro

CAPTAINS

No Liguria player ever lead the Azzurri as Captain

FULL NAME: Associazione Sportiva Livorno Calcio s.r.l.

NICKNAMES: Amaranto (Dark Reds), Labronici (People from Livorno).

HISTORY: Founded on the 14 February 1915 as 'Unione Sportiva Livorno' after the merger of 'Spes Livorno' and 'Virtus Livorno', it absorbed 'Pro Livorno' in 1922 and 'Dopolavoro Portuale' in 1930. Between 1945 and 1947 the club used the name 'Pro Livorno' but in 1991 it was declared bankrupt. A year later it was refounded with the current name.

HONOURS: Nil.

CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM

PLAYERS: 5 GAMES: 39 SCORERS: 2 GOALS: 13

CAPTAINS: 0 CAPTAINED GAMES: 0

Giovanni VINCENZI

First player in Azzurro

PLAYERS

26 MAGNOZZI Mario - M, 1924(d)

6 AMELIA Marco - G, 2005(d)

4 LUCARELLI Cristiano - A, 2005(d)

2 CANDREVA Antonio - M, 2009 (d)

1 VINCENZI Giovanni - D, 1924(d)

SCORERS

12 MAGNOZZI Mario

1 LUCARELLI Cristiano

CAPTAINS

No Livorno player ever lead the Azzurri as Captain

UNUSED CALL-UPS

MORRONE Stefano - M

NICOLINI Mario - A

Mario MAGNOZZI

Most games in Azzurro

First goal in Azzurro

Most goals in Azzurro

FULL NAME: Associazione Sportiva Lucchese-Libertas s.r.l.

NICKNAMES: Rossoneri (Red-Blacks)

HISTORY: Founded on the 25 May1905 as 'Lucca Football Club' and

in 1924 it changed the name to 'Unione Sportiva Lucchese Libertas' after a merger with another local sports club.

HONOURS: Nil.

CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM

PLAYERS: 6 GAMES: 30 SCORERS: 1 GOALS: 5

CAPTAINS: 0 CAPTAINED GAMES: 0

Ernesto BONINO

First player in Azzurro

PLAYERS

12 OLIVIERI Aldo - G, 1936(d)

8 MOSCARDINI Giovanni - A, 1921(d)(o)

5 MARCHINI Libero - M, 1936(d)

2 BONINO Ernesto - A, 1921(d)

2 NERI Bruno - M, 1936(d)

1 BERTUCCELLI Alberto - D, 1949(d)

SCORERS

5 MOSCARDINI Giovanni

CAPTAINS

No Lucchese player ever lead the Azzurri as Captain

Giovanni MOSCARDINI

First player in Azzurro

Only scorer in Azzurro

Aldo OLIVIERI

Most games in Azzurro

'Unione Sportiva Lecce' was founded with the merger of two of these local clubs - the 'Gladiator' and 'Juventus'.

HONOURS: Nil.

Cristiano LUCARELLI

AZZURRO RECORDS: Emilio CAPRILE is one of only four players to play in Azzurro only from the Serie B.

Luigi

BERTOLINI

Felice P.

BOREL

Luisito

MONTI

Mario

VARGLIEN

Mauro G.

CAMORANESI

Antonio

CONTE

Luigi

DE AGOSTINI

Giancarlo

MAROCCHI

Stefano

TACCONI

Romeo

BENETTI

Ernesto

CASTANO

Giancarlo

BERCELLINO

Antonello

CUCCUREDDU

Gianluca

PESSOTTO

Mark

IULIANO

Ciro

FERRARA

Renato

CESARINI

Federico

MUNERATI

Luigi

CEVENINI

Silvio

PIOLA

Fabrizio

RAVANELLI

Angelo

DI LIVIO

Gianluca

VIALLI

Angelo

PERUZZI

Luciano

SPINOSI

Sergio

CERVATO

Gino

STACCHINI

Teobaldo

DEPETRINI

Alessio

TACCHINARDI

Bruno

NICOLE'

Pier Luigi

CASIRAGHI

Giovanni

VIOLA

Francesco

MORINI

Manuel

BLASI

Rino

FERRARIO

Carlo

PAROLA

Giorgio

CHIELLINI

Marco

DI VAIO

Giuseppe

CORRADI

Moreno

TORRICELLI

Alessandro

BIRINDELLI

Antonio

BRUNA

Carlo

BIGATTO

Alberto

BERTUCCELLI

Gian P.

MARCHETTI

Giacomo

MARI

Fabrizio

MICCOLI

Vincenzo

IAQUINTA

Alberto

PICCININI

Benito

SARTI

NATIONAL HONOURS: Italian Champions, 2 - 1973/74, 1999/2000. Coppa Italia, 5 - 1958, 1997/98, 1999/2000, 2003/04, 2008/09. Italian Super Cup, 3 - 1998, 2000, 2009.

INTERNATIONAL HONOURS: Cup Winners Cup, 1 - 1999. European Super Cup, 1 - 1999.
Coppa delle Alpi, 2 - 1971, 1994.

Anfilogino

GUARISI

Luca

MARCHEGIANI

Lionello

MANFREDONIA

Francesco

GABRIOTTI

Giuseppe

BALDO

Leandro

REMONDINI

Roberto

DI MATTEO

Bernardo

CORRADI

Giuseppe

PANCARO

AZZURRO RECORDS: Marco AMELIA formed part of the Azzurri

squad that won the 2006 World Cup. Although he never played in Azzurro, Mario NICOLINI won the Olympics Gold Medal when he formed part of the Azzurri squad that won the football tournament of the 1936 Olympic Games. Mario MAGNOZZI won the Olympic Bronze Medal when he formed part of the Azzurri squad that finished third in the football tournament of the 1928 Olympic Games and won the 1930 Coppa Internazionale with the Azzurri.

Marco

AMELIA

AZZURRO RECORDS: Aldo OLIVIERI formed part of the Azzurri squad that won the 1938 World Cup, whilst Libero MARCHINI won the Olympics Gold Medal when he formed part of the Azzurri squad that won the football tournament of the 1936 Olympic Games.

Libero

MARCHINI

Giuseppe

FURINO

FULL NAME: Liverpool Football Club

NICKNAMES: The Reds.

HISTORY: Founded on the 15 March 1892 as 'Liverpool Football Club'

by the owner of 'Anfield Stadium' to play in his vacated ground instead of

'Everton F.C.' after a dispute over the rent of the stadium. The current name was selected after the original name, 'Everton F.C. and Athlethic Grounds Ltd.' was not accepted by the English Football Association.

CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM

PLAYERS: 1 GAMES: 9 SCORERS: 0 GOALS: 0

CAPTAINS: 0 CAPTAINED GAMES: 0

Andrea

DOSSENA

Only Player in Azzurro

PLAYERS

9 DOSSENA Andrea - D, 2008

SCORERS

No Liverpool player ever

scored in Azzurro

CAPTAINS

No Liverpool player ever lead the Azzurri as Captain

NATIONAL HONOURS: English Champions, 18 - 1900/01, 1905/06, 1921/22, 1922/23, 1946/47, 1963/64, 1965/66, 1972/73, 1975/76, 1976/77, 1978/79, 1979/80, 1981/82, 1982/83, 1983/84, 1985/86, 1987/88, 1989/90. FA Cup, 7 - 1964/65, 1973/74, 1985/86, 1988/89, 1991/92, 2000/01, 2005/06. League Cup, 7 - 1980/81, 1981/82, 1982/83, 1983/84, 1994/95, 2000/01, 2002/03. FA Charity / Community Shield, 15 - 1964, 1965, 1966, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2001, 2006. Super Cup, 1 - 1986.

INTERNATIONAL HONOURS: UEFA Champions League, 5 - 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005. UEFA Cup, 3 - 1973, 1976, 2001. UEFA Super Cup, 3 - 1977, 2001, 2005.

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 only from Azzurro Game 299 (25 September 1971) till TODAY. It includes also the Squads for the World Cups: 1970, 1966, 1962, 1954, 1950, 1938, 1934; European Nations Cup: 1968; Olympic Games Football Tournaments: 1952, 1948, 1936, 1928, 1924, 1920, 1912.

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.

Andrea

ESPOSITO

Alfredo

FONI

Nicola

LEGROTTAGLIE

Claudio

MARCHISIO

Fabio

GROSSO

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