Beniamino Vignola
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 June 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Verona, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975–1978 | Verona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1978–1980 | Verona | 43 | (2) |
| 1980–1983 | Avellino | 88 | (16) |
| 1983–1985 | Juventus | 52 | (6) |
| 1985–1986 | Verona | 19 | (2) |
| 1986–1988 | Juventus | 28 | (1) |
| 1988–1990 | Empoli | 68 | (12) |
| 1991–1992 | Mantova | 28 | (5) |
| Total | 326 | (44) | |
| National team | |||
| 1984 | Italy U-21 | 5 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Beniamino Vignola (born June 12, 1959 in Verona) is an Italian former footballer and entrepreneur, who played as a midfielder. He notably played for Juventus and was part of their European Cup victory in 1985.[1] A small, quick, mobile, agile, and creative attacking midfielder, with excellent technical ability,[2] he was compared to Gianni Rivera as a youngster.[3]
Career
Club
Vignola began his career with Hellas Verona, making his Serie A debut in 1978. In 1980, he moved to Avellino, where he remained for three seasons.[2][4][1]
He was notably acquired by Juventus in 1983 for 4.8 billion Lire, as a back-up to Michel Platini, remaining at the club until 1988. Despite initially featuring mainly as a substitute, he later became a member of the starting line-up, and he helped Juventus to win the Serie A title and the European Cup Winners' Cup during the 1983-84 season. He scored two goals against Udinese that season and also scored and set-up Boniek's match-winning goal in the 1984 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, as Juventus beat Porto 2–1 in Basel.[5] The following season, he won the 1984 European Super Cup with Juventus, and he was part of their European Cup victory in 1985.[1][5][4]
In 1988, he moved to Empoli in Serie B, where he was unable to prevent the club from being relegated to Serie C1 during the 1988-89 season. He ended his career in 1992, playing in Serie C2 with Mantova. He would later become the team's sporting director during the 1993-94 season. After the team went bankrupt, he became a player-manager with an amateur side in Verona called San Martino Buon Albergo, and he soon retired from football.[1][5][4]
International
Vignola represented the Italy under-21 side on 5 occasions, scoring 2 goals. He played for the Italy under-21 team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where the Italians reached the semi-finals, finishing the tournament in fourth place.[6][7][8]
Honours
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Beniamino Vignola". excalciatori.com. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Beniamino Vignola". Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ "Vignola, primo tra i secondi". Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "ITA Vignola Beniamino". Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Beniamino VIGNOLA". Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ "Beniamino Vignola Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
- ↑ "Olympic Football Tournament Los Angeles 1984". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2014-10-03.
- ↑ "Convocazioni e presenze in campo: Beniamino Vignola". Retrieved 27 January 2015.
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