Massimo Bonini

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Massimo Bonini (born 13 October 1959) is a Sammarinese former professional football player and coach who played as a midfielder for Italian sides Bellaria Igea, Forlì, Cesena, Juventus, and Bologna. His greatest achievements in club football were at Juventus, where his workrate enabled him to form a notable midfield partnership with Michel Platini and Marco Tardelli, having won three Scudetti, one Italian Cup, one European Cup, one Cup Winners' Cup, one European Super Cup, and one Intercontinental Cup, becoming the first and only Sanmarinese footballer to win a UEFA club competition. At the international level, he gained 19 caps for the San Marino national football team. Widely regarded as the best Sanmarinese player of all time, Bonino is one of the few sportspeople from his country to have won a world title, alongside motorcyclist Manuel Poggiali, jumper Elisabetta Rossi, and fisherman Marino Michelotti. For its 50th anniversary in 2004, UEFA asked each of its then 52 member associations to nominate one player as the single most outstanding player of the period 1954–2003, and Bonini was chosen as the Golden Player of San Marino by the San Marino Football Federation in November 2003.

Career

1. 1959
   Born
2. 1977
   Joined A.C. Bellaria Igea Marina
3. 1978
   Joined Forlì F.C.
4. 1979
   Joined AC Cesena
5. 1980
   Joined Italy national under-21 football team
6. 1981
   Joined Juventus FC
7. 1988
   Joined Bologna F.C. 1909
8. 1989
   Joined San Marino national under-21 football team
9. 1990
   Joined San Marino men's national football team
10. 1994
    Joined S.S. Juvenes
11. 1995
    Joined San Marino Calcio
12. 1995
    Joined S.S. Juvenes
13. Won bronze medal for athletic prowess

Trivia

• •Place of birth: San Marino
• •Citizenship: San Marino
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football