Gianluca Vialli

Italian association football player and manager

Gianluca Vialli[2] (9 July 1964 – 6 January 2023) was an Italian footballer turned manager. He played for the Italy national team.

Gianluca Vialli
Vialli in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-07-09)9 July 1964[1]
Place of birth Cremona, Italy[1]
Date of death 6 January 2023(2023-01-06) (aged 58)
Place of death Chelsea, London, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1973–1978 Pizzighettone
1978–1980 Cremonese
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1984 Cremonese 105 (23)
1984–1992 Sampdoria 223 (85)
1992–1996 Juventus 102 (38)
1996–1999 Chelsea 58 (21)
Total 488 (167)
National team
1983–1986 Italy U21 20 (11)
1985–1992 Italy 59 (16)
Teams managed
1998–2000 Chelsea
2001–2002 Watford
Honours
 Italy
FIFA World Cup
Bronze medal – third place Italy 1990
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career statistics

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Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
ItalyLeague
1980/81 Cremonese Serie C1 2 0
1981/82 Serie B 31 5
1982/83 35 8
1983/84 37 10
1984/85 Sampdoria Serie A 28 3
1985/86 28 6
1986/87 28 12
1987/88 30 10
1988/89 30 14
1989/90 22 10
1990/91 26 19
1991/92 31 11
1992/93 Juventus Serie A 32 6
1993/94 10 4
1994/95 30 17
1995/96 30 11
EnglandLeague
1996/97 Chelsea Premier League 28 9
1997/98 21 11
1998/99 9 1
Country Italy 410 146
England 58 21
Total 468 167

International career statistics

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Italy national team
YearAppsGoals
1985 1 0
1986 10 0
1987 10 5
1988 11 5
1989 10 1
1990 3 0
1991 8 3
1992 6 2
Total 59 16

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Vialli: Gianluca Vialli: Manager". BDFutbol. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  2. "Vialli Sig. Gianluca" [Vialli Mr. Gianluca]. Quirinale (in Italian). Presidenza della Repubblica Italiana. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  3. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Gianluca Vialli". www.national-football-teams.com.
  4. "Gianluca Vialli - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.com.