Giancarlo Antognoni
Personal information
Full name	Giancarlo Antognoni
Date of birth	April 1, 1954 (1954-04-01) (age 55)
Place of birth	Marsciano, Italy
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1970-1972 1972-1987 1987-1989	Astimacobi Fiorentina Lausanne Sports	27 (4) 341 (61) 51 (7)
National team
1974-1983	Italy	73 (7)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Giancarlo Antognoni, (April 1, 1954 in Marsciano) is a former football player from Italy. He played offensive midfielder, mainly with Fiorentina. He won the 1982 FIFA World Cup with the Italian national team.

[edit] Clubs

• 1970-1971 : Astimacobi (Italy)
• 1972-1987 : Fiorentina (Italy)
• 1987-1989 : Lausanne Sports (Switzerland)

His career started in the Italian Serie D with the club of Astimacobi, he was only sixteen. In 1972, Nils Liedholm convinced him to join Fiorentina.

He made his debut in Italian Serie A in October 1972 with Fiorentina, and won the Coppa Italia (Italian Cup) in 1976.

Antognoni played 412 games with Fiorentina and scored 61 goals.

[edit] National team

Antognoni's international career started in 1974, with a game against The Netherlands at the age of twenty. He won the 1982 FIFA World Cup, played the semi-final but could not play the final because of an injury.

He received 73 caps (7 goals), his last one when playing against Czechoslovakia in November 1983. He was four times captain of the national team.

[edit] Honours

• World champion in 1982 with Italian national team
• Coppa Italia (Italian Cup) in 1976 with Fiorentina.

[edit] External links

• Official Website (Italian)

v • d • e Italy squad – 1978 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place 1 Zoff • 2 Bellugi • 3 Cabrini • 4 Cuccureddu • 5 Gentile • 6 Maldera • 7 Manfredonia • 8 Scirea • 9 Antognoni • 10 Benetti • 11 Pecci • 12 Conti • 13 P. Sala • 14 Tardelli • 15 Zaccarelli • 16 Causio • 17 C. Sala • 18 Bettega • 19 Graziani • 20 Pulici • 21 Rossi • 22 Bordon • Coach: Bearzot

v • d • e Italy squad – UEFA Euro 1980 Fourth Place 1 Zoff • 2 F. Baresi • 3 G. Baresi • 4 Bellugi • 5 Cabrini • 6 Collovati • 7 Gentile • 8 Maldera • 9 Scirea • 10 Antognoni • 11 Benetti • 12 Bordon • 13 Buriani • 14 Oriali • 15 Tardelli • 16 Zaccarelli • 17 Altobelli • 18 Bettega • 19 Causio • 20 Graziani • 21 Pruzzo • 22 Galli • Coach: Bearzot

v • d • e Italy squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup Winners (3rd Title) 1 Zoff • 2 Baresi • 3 Bergomi • 4 Cabrini • 5 Collovati • 6 Gentile • 7 Scirea • 8 Vierchowod • 9 Antognoni • 10 Dossena • 11 Marini • 12 Bordon • 13 Oriali • 14 Tardelli • 15 Causio • 16 Conti • 17 Massaro • 18 Altobelli • 19 Graziani • 20 Rossi • 21 Selvaggi • 22 Galli • Coach: Bearzot