Paolo Rossi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paolo Rossi | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Prato, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 9 December 2020 (aged 64) | ||
| Place of death | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976 1976-1979 1979-1981 1982-1985 1985-1986 1986-1987 |
Como Vicenza Perugia Juventus Milan Hellas Verona | ||
| National team | |||
| 1977-1986 | Italy | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Paolo Rossi (23 September 1956 – 9 December 2020) was an Italian footballer. He played for Juventus, Milan, and the Italy national team.
Rossi died from cardiopulmonary arrest caused by lung cancer in Rome on 9 December 2020 at the age of 64.[1][2]
Club career statistics
[change | change source]| Club statistics | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Italy | League | |||
| 1975/76 | Como | Serie A | 6 | 0 |
| 1976/77 | Vicenza | Serie B | 36 | 21 |
| 1977/78 | Serie A | 30 | 24 | |
| 1978/79 | 28 | 15 | ||
| 1979/80 | Perugia | Serie A | 28 | 13 |
| 1980/81 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981/82 | Juventus | Serie A | 3 | 1 |
| 1982/83 | 23 | 7 | ||
| 1983/84 | 30 | 13 | ||
| 1984/85 | 27 | 3 | ||
| 1985/86 | Milan | Serie A | 20 | 2 |
| 1986/87 | Hellas Verona | Serie A | 20 | 4 |
| Country | Italy | 251 | 103 | |
| Total | 251 | 103 | ||
International career statistics
[change | change source]| Italy national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 4 |
| 1979 | 5 | 3 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 6 |
| 1983 | 7 | 2 |
| 1984 | 6 | 3 |
| 1985 | 3 | 2 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 48 | 20 |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Paolo Rossi has died". www.football-italia.net. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ↑ Cugini, Mimmo (10 December 2020). "È morto Paolo Rossi, simbolo dell'Italia Mondiale del 1982". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Paolo Rossi". www.national-football-teams.com.
- ↑ "Paolo Rossi - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.com.
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