Giuseppe Signori

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Giuseppe Signori
Date of birth	February 17, 1968 (1968-02-17) (age 40)
Place of birth	Alzano Lombardo, Italy
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Striker, left-winger
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1984-1986 1986-1987 1987-1988 1988-1989 1989-1992 1992-1997 1997-1998 1998-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 1984-2006	Leffe Piacenza Trento (loan) Piacenza Foggia Lazio Sampdoria Bologna Iraklis Sopron Total	038 00(8) 014 00(1) 031 00(3) 032 00(5) 100 0(39) 152 (107) 017 00(3) 143 0(67) 005 00(0) 009 00(3) 541 (236)
National team²
1992-1995	Italy	028 00(7)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 19, 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of January 19, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Giuseppe "Beppe" Signori (born February 17, 1968 in Alzano Lombardo) is an Italian football (soccer) striker, one of the top scorers in Serie A history. He was a fast, left footed striker who was prolific goalscorer. During the early part of his career he was used as a left winger where his accurate crossing and pace were put to good use.

On the club level, Signori played for Leffe (1984-86), Piacenza (1986-87 and 1988-89), Trento (1987-88), Foggia (1989-92), Lazio (1992-97), Sampdoria (1998), and Bologna (1998-2004). He then had a short experience in Greece, in 2004, with Iraklis Thessaloniki. On October 2005 he signed a one-year contract with Hungarian team MFC Sopron.

Signori led Seria A in goals three times, in 1993, 1994, and 1996 (the last title shared with Igor Protti). Overall, he scored 188 goals in Italy's top division, good for seventh all-time (as of 2005). In the summer of 1995 a rumor surfaced that Beppe was to be sold by Lazio to Parma but the news caused rioting among Lazio fans and pressured management to halt the transfer.

Signori wasn't able fully to translate his success to the national level partly due to differences between him and coach Arrigo Sacchi who preferred to play him in the midfield. He played for the Italian national team 28 times, scoring seven goals. The only major tournament Signori played in was the 1994 FIFA World Cup, where he set up two crucial goals that allowed Italy to advance.

Signori was also known for his unique style of taking penalty kicks. He would stand next to the ball (without taking any runup) and shoot, a style emulated currently by Michele Marcolini of Chievo, among others.

He is currently a Serie A football pundit for RAI Radio1.^[1]

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^ RAI: WEEKEND CON LO SPORT IN DIRETTA SU RADIO, TV E SATELLITE (Italian). Satellite Oggi (2007-09-14). Retrieved on 2007-09-16.

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Signori's World

Sporting positions
Preceded by Marco Van Basten	Serie A top scorer 1992-93 & 93-94	Succeeded by Gabriel Batistuta
Preceded by Gabriel Batistuta	Serie A top scorer (Shared with Igor Protti) 1995-96	Succeeded by Filippo Inzaghi

v • d • e Italy squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup Runners-up

1 Pagliuca • 2 Apolloni • 3 Benarrivo • 4 Costacurta • 5 Maldini • 6 Baresi • 7 Minotti • 8 Mussi • 9 Tassotti • 10 R. Baggio • 11 Albertini • 12 Marchegiani • 13 D. Baggio • 14 Berti • 15 Conte • 16 Donadoni • 17 Evani • 18 Casiraghi • 19 Massaro • 20 Signori • 21 Zola • 22 Bucci • Coach: Sacchi