Giancarlo Antognoni

Who is this?

Giancarlo Antognoni (Italian pronunciation: [dʒaŋˈkarlo antoɲˈɲoːni]; born 1 April 1954) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. A skilful and creative offensive playmaker, he played most of his club career with Fiorentina, with whom they won the Coppa Italia and the Anglo-Italian League Cup in 1975. At international level, Antognoni won the 1982 FIFA World Cup with the Italy national team and represented his country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup and at the 1980 UEFA European Championship. On 11 October 2010, he was awarded the "Legends of Football" Golden Foot award.

Career

1. 1954
   Born
2. 1970
   Joined Asti Calcio Football Club S.r.l.
3. 1972
   Joined ACF Fiorentina
4. 1973
   Joined Italy national under-21 football team
5. 1974
   Joined Italy men's national association football team
6. 1987
   Joined FC Lausanne-Sport
7. Won Gold Collar for Sports Merit

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Marsciano
• •Citizenship: Italy
• •Known as: association football player
• •Sport: association football