Pierino Prati

Pierino Prati
Personal information
Date of birth	December 13, 1946 (1946-12-13) (age 65)
Place of birth	Cinisello Balsamo, Italy
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1965–1966	Salernitana	19	(10)
1966–1973	Milan	143	(72)
1966–1967	→ Savona (loan)	29	(15)
1973–1977	Roma	82	(28)
1977–1978	Fiorentina	8	(0)
1978–1979	Savona	25	(10)
1979	Rochester Lancers	6	(3)
1979–1981	Savona	54	(24)
National team
1968–1974	Italy	14	(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Pierino Prati (born 13 December 1946 in Cinisello Balsamo) is a retired Italian footballer who played for A.C. Milan and was part of their European Cup victory in 1969, scoring a hat-trick in the 4-1 defeat of Ajax in the final. He is the last man to have scored a hat trick in the Champions League/European Cup Final. Ferenc Puskas (twice) and Alfredo Di Stefano (both of Real Madrid) are the only other players to have achieved this. Prati also played for the Italy national football team in the 1968 UEFA European Football Championship and the 1970 FIFA World Cup.^[1]

Overall, he played for 12 seasons (233 games, 100 goals) in the Serie A for A.C. Milan, A.S. Roma and ACF Fiorentina.

Domestic league statistics

Sporting positions
Preceded by Luigi Riva	Serie A Top Scorer 1967-68	Succeeded by Luigi Riva

Italy squad – UEFA Euro 1968 Winners (1st Title)

1 Albertosi 2 Anastasi 3 Anquilletti 4 Bercellino 5 Burgnich 6 Bulgarelli 7 Castano 8 De Sisti 9 Domenghini 10 Facchetti (c) 11 Ferrini 12 Guarneri 13 Juliano 14 Lodetti 15 Mazzola 16 Prati 17 Riva 18 Rivera 19 Rosato 20 Salvadore 21 Vieri 22 Zoff Coach: Valcareggi

Italy squad – 1970 FIFA World Cup Runners-up

1 Albertosi 2 Burgnich 3 Facchetti (c) 4 Poletti 5 Cera 6 Ferrante 7 Niccolai 8 Rosato 9 Puia 10 Bertini 11 Riva 12 Zoff 13 Domenghini 14 Rivera 15 Mazzola 16 De Sisti 17 Vieri 18 Juliano 19 Gori 20 Boninsegna 21 Furino 22 Prati Coach: Valcareggi