Angelo Domenghini

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Angelo Domenghini
Domenghini in 1970
Personal information
Date of birth (1941-08-25) 25 August 1941 (age 82)
Place of birth Lallio, Italy
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)
winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1964
Atalanta
69 (17)
1964–1969
Inter
134 (50)
1969–1973 Cagliari 99 (18)
1973–1974
Roma
30 (4)
1974–1976
Hellas Verona
28 (3)
1976–1977
Foggia
17 (4)
1977–1978
Olbia
21 (10)
1978–1979
Trento
19 (3)
Total 417 (109)
International career
1963–1972 Italy 33 (7)
Managerial career
1977–1978
Olbia
1980–1981 Asti
1982–1983
Derthona
1983–1984
Torres
1984–1985
Derthona
1986–1987
Derthona
1987–1988
Sambenedettese
1989–1990
Novara
1990–1991
Derthona
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy (as player)
UEFA European Championship
Winner 1968 Italy
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 1970 Mexico
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Angelo Domenghini (Italian pronunciation:

striker.[2] Despite his creative role, he also had a notable eye for goal, as well as excellent technical ability, which, along with his acceleration and agility, allowed him to beat players with the ball, in particular during one on one situations.[3][4] He represented Italy in their victorious UEFA Euro 1968 campaign, as well as at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, where they finished in second place, playing in the finals of both tournaments.[4]

As a manager, he coached several clubs, including

Torres, at the beginning of the 1983–84 season.[6]

Club career

Domenghini (standing, third from left) with the 1969–70 Italian champions Cagliari at San Siro

Born in

European Cup
.

He also later played for

Serie C1 season, before retiring in 1979. In total, he made 390 appearances in Serie A, scoring 98 goals.[3][4]

International career

Domenghini (kneeling, first from the right) with the Italy national team in 1969

Domenghini was capped on 33 occasions for Italy, scoring 8 goals for his country between 1963 and 1972.

Italy's first goal in a European Championship.[8] Italy then went on to win the replay 2–0, which allowed them to win their first ever European Championship title;[8] Domenghini was later named to the Team of the Tournament for his performances.[9]

He later went on to take part in the

final, only to lose 4–1 to Brazil.[3][4][7][9]

Honours

Atalanta[4]

Inter Milan[3]

Cagliari[3]

Italy[3]

Individual

  • Coppa Italia top scorer: 1962–63[4]
  • UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1968[9]

References

  1. ^ "Domenghini, Angelo" (in Italian). TuttoCalciatori.net. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Domenghini". www.domenghini.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 February 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Palmares". www.domenghini.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 February 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "ANGELO DOMENGHINI". Storie di Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  5. ^ "La Storia" (in Italian). Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Vi ricordate Domenghini? Noi vi diciamo come vive". Il Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 21 May 2009. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  7. ^ a b c "Convocazioni e presenze in campo" (in Italian). FIGC. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Zoff recalls Italy's 1968 EURO triumph". UEFA. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  9. ^ a b c "1968 team of the tournament". UEFA. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2015.

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