Gabriele Oriali

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Gabriele Oriali
Oriali in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-11-25) 25 November 1952 (age 71)
Place of birth Como, Italy
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1966–1970
Internazionale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1983
Internazionale
 277 (33)
1983–1987 Fiorentina 107 (7)
Total 382 (40)
International career
1978–1983 Italy 28 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Italy
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1982 Spain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gabriele "Lele" Oriali

defensive midfielder but could also play in defence. As a player, he was known in particular for his stamina, work-rate, ball-winning ability, and for his adeptness at breaking down opposition plays.[1]

Oriali spent his club career initially with

1980 European Championship, and was also a member of the team that won the 1982 FIFA World Cup. Following his retirement, he worked as a manager and as a sporting director.[1]

Club career

A native of

Inter squad of the 1970s and early 1980s.[2]

With

Inter in the Coppa Italia competition.[2][3]

Oriali played 45 matches and scored 3 goals for

final.[2]

Oriali is also remembered for a heroic performance in a

Inter won both of its derby games, a feat that would not be repeated until 2007, 26 years later.[2]

After winning the 1982 FIFA World Cup with Italy, and following the end of the 1982–83 season, he moved to Fiorentina where he played for four seasons. He retired from football in 1987 after 384 games (40 goals) in Serie A.[2]

International career

Oriali was called up to the

Florence on 26 September 1979; the game finished in a 1–0 Italian victory.[5]

Oriali played for Italy in the

1980 European Championship, where Italy finished in fourth place on home soil, losing to Czechoslovakia in a penalty shootout in the third-place match, after reaching the semi-final.[2][5]

In 1982, he was a key member of the

final against West Germany, which Italy won 3–1, to win their third FIFA World Cup. He was also featured in Italy's second round matches against Argentina and Brazil, in the "group of death", and he also appeared as Italy defeated Poland in the semi-final.[2][5]

Oriali's last game for

1984 European Championship. Italy lost the game 0–2. In total, he made 28 appearances for Italy between 1978 and 1983, scoring 1 goal.[5]

Managerial career

After finishing his playing career Oriali moved into the managing side of Italian football. First becoming a sporting director at

Inter player, Marco Branca (who held the position until January 2014). In 2001, as technical director, he was sanctioned for his part in the Álvaro Recoba fake passport incident.[6] Oriali returned to the role as technical director at Inter in 2019,[7] and was also appointed as team manager of the Italy national team concurrently.[8]

Style of play

Oriali did not have the best technical ability, but he was a tenacious and hard-working player, who was both tactically intelligent, and versatile; this allowed him to play anywhere in

defensive midfielder with notable stamina, who excelled at reading the game and stopping opposing players; he was also an excellent man-marker. In addition to his work-rate, energy, and defensive abilities as a ball-winner, he was also known for his reliable distribution, and for having a tendency to receive and play many balls during matches. Due to his playing style, he was labeled an "incontrista" by the Italian press, a player whose sole responsibility was to break up plays and distribute the ball to another player to start an attack after winning back Possession. Considered one of the best Italian players of all time. [1][9] He was also highly regarded for his positional sense, as well as his ability to interpret the game and time his attacking runs, which allowed him to contribute to his team's offensive play with occasional goals.[10]

In 2012, Oriali stated that the player who currently most resembled him in terms of his playing style was Daniele De Rossi, although, unlike De Rossi, Oriali was never sent-off throughout his career.[11]

Trivia

  • His face appeared on a Chad stamp in 1983–one of a series of stamps commemorating the 1982 World Cup. He appears on a 60 franc stamp alongside Włodi Smolarek of Poland.
  • Oriali is cited in the
    half back), one of his most popular songs. Ligabue is a known Inter fan.[1]

Honours

Player

Club

Inter

International

Italy

Individual

Orders

References

  1. ^ a b c d Stefano Villa. "I Miti Nerazzurri: Gabriele Oriali, una vita da Mediano" [Nerazzurri Legends: Gabriele Oriali, a life as a half-back] (in Italian). Il Calcio Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Intervista a Gabriele Oriali" [An interview with Gabriele Oriali] (in Italian). Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  3. ^ Claudio Colombo. "BECCALOSSI Evaristo: scusate se insisto…" (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  4. ^ "INTER: Happy birthday to Gabriele Oriali". Press release on pressreleases.info. Archived from the original on October 8, 2007. Retrieved June 26, 2007.
  5. ^ a b c d "Nazionale in cifre: Oriali, Gabriele" (in Italian). FIGC. Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Álvaro Recoba: Decade of despair". Article on channel4.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2007.
  7. ^ "Gabriele Oriali appointed first team technical manager". Inter F.C. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Inter, torna Gabriele Oriali con doppio ruolo: continuerà con l'Italia sino a Euro 2020" (in Italian). sport.sky.it. 27 June 2019.
  9. ^ "BECCALOSSI: "IO E MULLER NON CI POTEVAMO VEDERE, ECCO PERCHÉ. ORIALI MI DICEVA…"" (in Italian). F.C. Inter 1908. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  10. ^ Filippo Nassetti (31 March 2016). "Bagni: "I miei 5 mediani scudettati per 50 anni di Inter"" (in Italian). Panorama.it. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  11. ^ Alberto Cerruti (24 November 2012). "Lele Oriali tocca quota 60 "Ero juventino, poi l'Inter..."" [Lele Oriali turns 60 "I was a juventino, then Inter..."]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  12. ^ "Pirlo, Mazzone, Boniek in Hall of Fame". Football Italia. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Mattarella ha conferito onorificenze motu proprio ai giocatori e allo staff della Nazionale vincitrice del campionato europeo" (in Italian). quirinale.it. 16 July 2021. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

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