Giancarlo Antognoni

Infobox Football biography
playername = Giancarlo Antognoni


fullname = Giancarlo Antognoni
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1954|4|1
cityofbirth = Marsciano
countryofbirth = Italy
height =
nickname =
position = Midfielder
currentclub = retired
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1970-1972
1972-1987
1987-1989
clubs = Astimacobi
Fiorentina
Lausanne Sports
caps(goals) = 27 (4)
341 (61)
51 (7)
nationalyears = 1974-1983
nationalteam = Italy
nationalcaps(goals) = 73 (7)
manageryears =
managerclubs =

Giancarlo Antognoni, (April 1, 1954 in Marsciano) is a former football player from Italy. He played offensive midfielder, mainly with Fiorentina. He won the 1982 FIFA World Cup with the Italian national team.

Clubs

*1970-1971 : Astimacobi (Italy)
*1972-1987 : Fiorentina (Italy)
*1987-1989 : Lausanne Sports (Switzerland)

His career started in the Italian Serie D with the club of Astimacobi, he was only sixteen. In 1972, Nils Liedholm convinced him to join Fiorentina.

He made his debut in Italian Serie A in October 1972 with Fiorentina, and won the Coppa Italia (Italian Cup) in 1976.

Antognoni played 412 games with Fiorentina and scored 61 goals.

National team

Antognoni's international career started in 1974, with a game against The Netherlands at the age of twenty. He won the 1982 FIFA World Cup, played the semi-final but could not play the final because of an injury.

He received 73 caps (7 goals), his last one when playing against Czechoslovakia in November 1983. He was four times captain of the national team.

Honours

*World champion in 1982 with Italian national team
*Coppa Italia (Italian Cup) in 1976 with Fiorentina.