Antonio Cabrini

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Antonio Cabrini (Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔːnjo kaˈbriːni]; born 8 October 1957) is an Italian professional football manager and a former player. He played as a left-back, mainly with Juventus. He won the 1982 FIFA World Cup with the Italy national team. Cabrini was nicknamed Bell'Antonio ("beautiful Antonio"), because of his popularity as a charismatic and good-looking football player. On the field, he made a name for himself as one of Italy's greatest defenders ever, and is remembered in particular for forming one of the most formidable defensive units of all time with Italy and Juventus, alongside goalkeeper Dino Zoff, as well as defenders Claudio Gentile and Gaetano Scirea. Cabrini won the Best Young Player Award at the 1978 World Cup, after helping Italy manage a fourth-place finish, and also represented Italy at Euro 1980, once again finishing in fourth place. He is one of the few players to have won all UEFA Club competitions, an achievement he managed with Juventus. In 2021, he was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame.

Career

1. 1957
   Born
2. 1973
   Joined US Cremonese
3. 1975
   Joined Atalanta BC
4. 1975
   Joined Italy national under-18 football team
5. 1976
   Joined Juventus FC
6. 1976
   Joined Italy national under-21 football team
7. 1978
   Joined Italy men's national association football team
8. 1989
   Joined Bologna F.C. 1909
9. Won Gold Collar for Sports Merit

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Cremona
• •Citizenship: Italy
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football