Domenico Penzo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 October 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Chioggia, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
|
Varese | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1973 | Borgosesia | 33 | (8) |
| 1973–1974 | Romulea | 30 | (12) |
| 1974–1975 |
Roma | 19 | (1) |
| 1975 |
Piacenza | 2 | (0) |
| 1975–1976 | Benevento | 27 | (12) |
| 1976–1978 |
Bari | 70 | (22) |
| 1978–1979 |
Monza | 37 | (11) |
| 1979–1981 | Brescia | 62 | (16) |
| 1981–1983 |
Verona | 60 | (29) |
| 1983–1984 |
Juventus | 25 | (5) |
| 1984–1986 |
Napoli | 21 | (2) |
| 1987–1988 |
Trento | 12 | (2) |
| Total | 398 | (120) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Domenico Penzo (born 17 October 1953) is an Italian retired professional footballer, who played as a forward.
Early life
Penzo was born in Chioggia, Venice, in Veneto; he is one of seven siblings. His father was a fisherman. When he was seven, Penzo moved to Baranzate with his family. After leaving school at the age of 14, he began working as a carpenter, and then as a mechanic at his brother in-law's auto-repair shop; he initially played football with his friends and for several local teams, before pursuing a professional career in football.[1][2]
Career
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In 1975, Penzo was transferred to newly promoted
Penzo joined
Penzo's performances prompted the Turin club, for whom Platini coincidentally played, to purchase him from Verona the following season at the age of 30, in exchange for the co-ownership of Giuseppe Galderisi and Massimo Storgato;[1][2][5] Penzo was initially intended to be a replacement for the recently departed Roberto Bettega, who had left Juventus to play football in Canada. Penzo immediately won the Serie A title, in what was to be his only season with the club, as his performances did not convince the Juventus management to renew his contract. Although he gelled well with his strike partner Paolo Rossi, his spell with Juventus was less successful than his time at Verona from an individual standpoint, however, as he was less consistent and was ultimately unable to replicate his goalscoring form from the previous season with the Turin side, only managing 5 league goals in 25 appearances, and often starting from the bench. Despite his struggles in front of goal in the league throughout the season, he starred for the club in the 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup, as Juventus also went on to win the competition that season; during the tournament, he achieved a rare feat of scoring 4 goals in the same game, which he managed in a 7–0 first round home win against Lechia Gdańsk on 14 September 1983.[6] In total, he scored 10 goals in 36 appearances across all competitions for Juventus.[1][2]
Penzo spent the
In total, Penzo played 6 seasons (122 games, 27 goals) in the Italian Serie A, and made 136 appearances in Serie B, scoring 44 goals.[2]
After retirement
Following his retirement, Penzo returned to live in Verona, where he worked as a sporting goods representative.[9] He later also worked as a football pundit and commentator for local television stations in Verona.[2]
Style of play
A tall, powerful, and physically strong centre-forward, with an eye for goal, Penzo excelled in the air, courtesy of his height and heading accuracy; due to his good technique, he was also known for his ability to make runs with the ball at speed and strike the ball powerfully on the run. An intelligent and hard-working forward, although he was capable of playing as a lone striker, he was also known for his ability to play off of other forwards, and usually performed at his best alongside a faster and more opportunistic striker, such as his Verona strike-partner Mauro Gibellini, and his Juventus strike-partner Paolo Rossi. Although he was regarded as a promising prospect in his youth, he was at times inconsistent at the top level in his later career.[1][2][10]
Honours
- Juventus[1]
- Serie A champion: 1983–84.
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winner: 1983–84.
External links
- Domenico Penzo Profile at Hellastory.net (in Italian)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Stefano Bedeschi (24 October 2015). "Gli eroi in bianconero: Domenico PENZO" (in Italian). Tutto Juve. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Domenico PENZO" (in Italian). Hellastory.net. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "La rosa" (in Italian). Storia Piacenza 1919. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Meteore in biancorroso – Domenico Penzo" (in Italian). Storia Piacenza 1919. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Penzo alla Juve, Dirceu a Napoli, Jordan a Verona" (in Italian). La Stampa. 3 July 1983. p. 20. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "14 settembre 1983, La Juve cala il settebello polacco" (in Italian). Tutto Sport. 14 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-04-12. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ MARIO SCONCERTI (7 July 1984). "IN SETTE PER UNO SCUDETTO" (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ FRANCO ROSSI (11 September 1986). "E ANCHE AD EMPOLI PASSA LO STRANIERO" (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ a b Carlo Martinelli (19 March 2005). "Thöni, promozione o rimozione? Questo è il dilemma" (in Italian). Alto Adige. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ Giulio Accantino (8 July 1983). "Sarò la spalla giusta per Rossi" (in Italian). La Stampa. p. 25. Retrieved 10 March 2017.