Gianpiero Marini

Gianpiero Marini
Personal information
Date of birth (1951-02-25) February 25, 1951
Place of birth Lodi, Italy
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
Fanfulla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1968–1969 Fanfulla 19 (0)
1969–1970 Varese 0 (0)
1970–1972 Reggina 15 (0)
1971–1972 Triestina 25 (4)
1972–1975 Varese 89 (0)
1975–1986 Internazionale 375 (13)
National team
1980–1983  Italy 20 (0)
Teams managed
1993-1994 Internazionale
1997 Como
1997-1999 Cremonese
1999-2000 Como
2001 Italy B

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Gianpiero Marini (born in Lodi, 25 February 1951) is an Italian former football manager and football player, who played as a midfielder. As a player, he was known for his strength, work-rate, and defensive ability in midfield, as well as his powerful and accurate striking ability from distance.[1]

Career

Nicknamed Malik by fans, he played 256 matches in Serie A, scoring 10 goals. Throughout his career, he played for several teams, including Fanfulla, Varese, Reggina, Triestina and most notably Internazionale Milano. With Inter, he won a Serie A title ("Scudetto") during the 1979-80 season, and two Coppa Italia titles in 1978 and 1982.[1]

With Italy, Marini obtained 20 caps, and he represented Italy in their victorious 1982 FIFA World Cup campaign, which enabled him to become a World Champion.[2] As coach he has won the UEFA Cup with Internazionale in 1994.[1]

Honours

Player

Club

Inter[1]

International

Italy[1]

Coach

Inter[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "IO, "PIEDONE" MARINI". Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Gianpiero Marini Statistics FIFA. Retrieved 2 February 2010.


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