Luciano Spinosi

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Luciano Spinosi
Spinosi at Enschede in 1971
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-05-09) 9 May 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Tevere Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1967 Tevere Roma 2 (0)
1967–1970
Roma
37 (4)
1970–1978 Juventus 138 (1)
1978–1982
Roma
77 (1)
1982–1983
Hellas Verona
30 (0)
1983–1984
Milan
18 (0)
1984–1985
Cesena
22 (0)
Total 324 (6)
International career
1969–1971 Italy U-21 3 (0)
1971–1974 Italy 19 (1)
Managerial career
1985–?
Roma
(youth)
1989
Roma
1994
Lecce
1996 Ternana
1996–1997
Sampdoria
(technical assistant)
1997–2004
Lazio
(assistant)
2007
Livorno
(assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luciano Spinosi (Italian pronunciation:

Italian former football coach and a former player who played as a defender
.

Club career

The clubs for which Spinosi played include

A.C. Cesena
.

International career

For the

Sweden; his only international goal came on 17 June 1972, in a 3–3 draw against Romania. Spinosi was also a member of the Italy national team that later took part at the 1974 FIFA World Cup under manager Ferruccio Valcareggi.[2][3]

Style of play

A tenacious, hard-tackling, and reliable defender, Spinosi usually played as a

wide midfielder on occasion during his time with Roma. Due to his height, he excelled in the air, and was known for his ability to utilise his aerial prowess by making attacking runs into the penalty area.[4][5][6]

Personal life

His older brother Enrico Spinosi also played football professionally. To distinguish them, Enrico was referred to as Spinosi I and Luciano as Spinosi II.

Honours

Roma

Juventus

References

  1. ^ "Luciano Spinosi".
  2. ^ "Spinosi, Luciano" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  3. ^ Luciano Spinosi Statistics FIFA. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  4. ^ Stefano Bedeschi (9 May 2013). "Gli eroi in bianconero: Luciano SPINOSI" (in Italian). Tutto Juve. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  5. ^ Andrea Chiavacci (6 June 2014). "Pisa Mondiale, l'urlo di schizzo" (in Italian). Tutto Pisa. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Marco Tardelli" (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. Retrieved 27 March 2015.