Ruben Buriani

Ruben Buriani
Personal information
Date of birthMarch 16, 1955
Place of birthPortomaggiore, Italy
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1974–1977Monza87(7)
1977–1982Milan146(13)
1982–1984Cesena66(5)
1984–1985Roma24(0)
1985–1986Napoli5(0)
1986–1988SPAL24(0)
National team
1980 Italy2(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ruben Buriani (born March 16, 1955 in Portomaggiore, Province of Ferrara) is a former Italian football (soccer) midfielder. Following his retirement he worked as a sporting director for the Milan Youth sector.[1]

Career

Buriani played 7 seasons (165 games, 10 goals in Serie A between 1977-1982) in the Serie A for A.C. Milan, A.C. Cesena, A.S. Roma and S.S.C. Napoli. A serious injury forced him to retire prematurely in 1985. He won the 1978-79 Serie A title with Milan. He made his debut with the club on the 11 September 1977, in a 1-1 away draw against Fiorentina in Serie A; he left the club following their second relegation to Serie B in 1982. In total he made 180 career appearances, scoring 14 goals, 13 of which came in Serie A, in 146 appearances.[2][1]

For the Italy national football team he made two substitute appearances, which both came at the 1980 European Football Championship on home soil, in which Italy reached the semi-finals, eventually managing a fourth place finish, under manager Enzo Bearzot.[3]

Honours

Club

Milan[2][1]
Monza[1]

Individual

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Ruben Buriani". http://www.magliarossonera.it'' (in Italian). Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: Ruben Buriani". http://www.acmilan.com''. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Nazionale in cifre: Buriani, Ruben". http://www.figc.it/'' (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

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