Antonio Benarrivo
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Date of birth | 21 August 1968 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Brindisi, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Full-back | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1986–1989 |
Brindisi | 76 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
1989–1991 | Padova | 69 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
1991–2004 |
Parma | 258 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 327 | (14) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1993–1997 | Italy | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Antonio Benarrivo (Italian pronunciation:
At international level, Benarrivo represented
final
.
Club career
Benarrivo started playing with the professional football team of his city,
Serie C1, during the 1986–87 season. After three seasons playing in Apulia, he went to play for Padova in Serie B, where he remained for two years, attracting much attention from larger Italian clubs.[1]
In 1991, Benarrivo was bought by
1993.[1]
The series of thrilling triumphs he endured during his time at
Juventus sides to the Serie A title, with their best finish coming during the 1996–97 season, where they finished the league in second place, qualifying for the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League; they also managed a third-place finish during the 1994–95 season, as well as several fourth-place finishes during this time, usually achieving European qualification.[1]
Benarrivo experienced another successful year with the club during the
Italian Cup titles, following these successes up with the 1999 Supercoppa Italiana, a title which had evaded him in 1995. This would be his final season as an indisputable starter, however, and the following seasons would see him play with less regularity.[1]
During the
2002. Benarrivo retired from professional football in 2004. With the Emilian club, he collected 257 appearances in Serie A, scoring 5 goals, and is the club's record appearance holder in the top-tier of Italian football.[2] Following his retirement, he worked as a coach.[1][3]
International career
Benarrivo played with the
final only to lose out to Brazil on penalties. Benarrivo was a key member of the starting line-up for the 1994 World Cup, also featuring in the final defeat, and demonstrating his tactical versatility as he alternated between playing on the right and the left flanks. During the tournament, he notably won a penalty in extra time during the round of 16 match against Nigeria, from which Roberto Baggio subsequently scored, sending the Italians to the quarter-finals.[4] Benarrivo played with the national side until 1997, making his final appearance on 29 October, against Russia.[1][5]
Playing style
Although he was usually deployed on the right, Benarrivo was comfortable playing on both flanks. An energetic offensive
crossing accuracy and ability to cover the flank both offensively and defensively. These attributes led him to be considered one of the best players in his position during the 1990s.[1][6]
Honours
- Coppa Italia: 1991–92, 1998–99, 2001–02
- Supercoppa Italiana: 1999
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1992–93
- 1993
Italy
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1994[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Che fine hanno fatto? Benarrivo, dalla fascia al cantiere" (in Italian). Sky.it. 22 March 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ "Benarrivo: "Dura contro Palermo, quel mio Parma.."" (in Italian). 29 April 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "Antonio Benarrivo". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ Antonio Benarrivo – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Convocazioni e presenze in campo: Antonio Benarrivo" (in Italian). FIGC. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ Vanni Zagnoli (21 March 2013). "Storie di calcio - Benarrivo, quella finale con il Brasile e il Parma dei terzini con le ali" (in Italian). La Gazzetta di Parma. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "Antonio Benarrivo". Retrieved 26 January 2015.