Giancarlo Antognoni

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Giancarlo Antognoni
Antognoni in 2011
Personal information
Full name Giancarlo Antognoni
Date of birth (1954-04-01) 1 April 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth Marsciano, Italy
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)
Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1972
Asti
 27 (4)
1972–1987 Fiorentina 341 (61)
1987–1989 Lausanne-Sport 51 (7)
Total 419 (72)
International career
1974–1983 Italy 73 (7)
Medal record
 Italy
FIFA World Cup
Gold medal – first place Spain 1982
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giancarlo Antognoni (Italian pronunciation:

1980 UEFA European Championship, finishing in fourth place on both occasions. On 11 October 2010, he was awarded the "Legends of football" Golden Foot award.[3]

Club career

Antognoni was born in

Asti Ma.Co.Bi., when he was only sixteen. In 1972, Nils Liedholm convinced him to join Fiorentina
.

He made his debut in Serie A in October 1972 with Fiorentina, whom he later captained, also eventually inheriting the number 10 shirt. He won the Coppa Italia (Italian Cup) during the 1974–75 season, as well as the 1975 Anglo-Italian League Cup that season, over West Ham.[2] He narrowly missed out on the Serie A title with Fiorentina during the 1981–82 season, losing out to rivals Juventus by a single point on the final match-day. Antognoni played 412 games with Fiorentina and scored 61 goals. Antognoni is regarded as a Fiorentina legend, and as one of the club's best ever players, as he played for the club throughout his entire Italian professional career between the 70s and 80s. He holds the record for the most appearances in Serie A for Fiorentina, with 341 appearances.[1][4][5]

In November 1981, Antognoni fractured his skull in two places and went into a coma for two days following an accidental collision with

FIFA.com, the playmaker went into cardiac arrest for 30 seconds, which led Genoa's captain, Claudio Onofri, to exclaim "he’s dead, he’s dead!" However, Genoa's team doctor – Pierluigi Gatto – was able to act quickly and revive Antognoni's pulse by untwisting his tongue and giving him CPR through chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.[6][7][8]

In 1987, Antognoni joined

Lausanne Sports
. He made 51 appearances and scored seven goals. He retired in 1989 while at Lausanne.

International career

Antognoni's senior international career with the

final 3–1 victory over West Germany due to an injury he sustained in the semi-final.[5][6][7]

In total, he received 73

Italy's most red carded player ever, alongside Franco Causio and Daniele De Rossi.[11]

Style of play

Antognoni with Fiorentina in 1974

A skillful, quick, and creative

set pieces, and for his powerful shots from outside the area; although naturally right footed, he was capable of passing or striking the ball accurately with either foot.[1][6][10][12][13] In addition to his footballing skills, he also stood out for his leadership throughout his career, as well as his work-rate.[1][5] Despite his talent, his career was largely marked by injuries.[14]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[15]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Astimacobi
 1970–71 Serie D 5 1 0 0 – 5 1
1971–72 22 3 0 0 – 22 3
Total 27 4 0 0 0 0 27 4
Fiorentina 1972–73 Serie A 20 2 8 0 1 0 29 2
1973–74 25 1 4 1 2 0 31 2
1974–75 29 4 9 1 4 0 42 5
1975–76 30 5 8 2 4 0 42 7
1976–77 28 4 4 0 4 0 36 4
1977–78 26 6 4 1 2 0 32 7
1978–79 27 0 4 0 – 31 0
1979–80 30 8 4 1 – 34 9
1980–81 27 9 6 0 – 33 9
1981–82 16 3 5 2 – 21 5
1982–83 27 9 5 0 2 1 34 10
1983–84 18 5 5 2 – 23 7
1984–85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985–86 19 1 3 0 – 22 1
1986–87 19 4 0 0 – 19 4
Total 341 61 69 10 19 1 429 72
Lausanne-Sport 1987–88 Nationalliga A 33 5 2 0 – 35 5
1988–89 18 2 1 1 – 19 3
Total 51 7 3 1 0 0 54 8
Career total 419 72 72 11 19 1 510 84

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[16]
National team Year Apps Goals
Italy 1974 2 0
1975 7 0
1976 10 4
1977 7 2
1978 10 0
1979 4 0
1980 10 1
1981 8 0
1982 11 0
1983 4 0
Total 73 7

Honours

Fiorentina[2][17]

Italy[17]

Individual

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Auguri Antognoni, l'uomo che giocava guardando le stelle" (in Italian). Sky.it. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Giancarlo Antognoni". Golden Foot. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  4. ^ "ANTOGNONI DAY, L'amore di Firenze il mio scudetto" (in Italian). Firenze Viola.it. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  5. ^ a b c Alberto, Costa (11 February 2011). "Io, bandiera viola per sempre La fedeltà conta più dei trofei". Il Corriere della Sera (in Italian). p. 65. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "82: The original and harshest Group of Death". FourFourTwo. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Bearzot's Blues of '82 in numbers". FIFA.com. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Addio a Gatto, il medico che salvò Antognoni". La Repubblica (in Italian). 27 July 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Nazionale in cifre: Antognoni, Giancarlo". figc.it (in Italian). FIGC. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  10. ^ a b "Dalla A alla Zico, i grandi numeri 10 del calcio internazionale" (in Italian). Sport.Sky.it. 10 October 2010. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Totale: Espulsioni" [Totals: Sending-offs] (in Italian). Italia1910. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  12. ^ "Pirlo, punizioni da record: Sinisa è sempre più vicino" (in Italian). Sky.it. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  13. ^ "Antognoni su Bernardeschi: "Diventerà come Robben"" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  14. ^ "Antognoni su Baggio: "Col Napoli gli lasciai la punizione e segnò. L'addio alla Fiorentina…"" (in Italian). Viola News. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  15. ^ Giancarlo Antognoni at National-Football-Teams.com
  16. ^ Roberto Di Maggio (29 May 2005). "Giancarlo Antognoni - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  17. ^ a b "Giancarlo Antognoni" (in French). Eurosport. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  18. ^ "Golden Foot Legends". goldenfoot.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  19. ^ "IV Hall of Fame Viola: Toldo, Chiarugi e non-solo entrano nella galleria degli onori" (in Italian). violanews.com. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  20. ^ Matteo Magrini (23 August 2016). "Festa al Franchi, presenti e assenti. No eccellenti da Rui Costa, Baggio e Batistuta" (in Italian). Fiorentina.it. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  21. ^ "Antognoni gives Kalinic hint". Football Italia. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  22. ^ "Totti, Zanetti e Allegri tra i premiati dell'8ª edizione della 'Hall of Fame del calcio italiano'" (in Italian). FIGC.it. 19 February 2019. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2019.

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