- Antonio Cabrini
Infobox Football biography
playername = Antonio Cabrini
fullname = Antonio Cabrini
height = height|m=1.78
nickname = "Bell'Antonio"
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1957|10|8
cityofbirth =Cremona
countryofbirth =Italy
currentclub = Syria
position = Manager (former left-back / left wing-back)
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1973-1975
1975-1976
1976-1989
1989-1991
1973-1991
clubs =U.S. Cremonese
Atalanta
Juventus
Bologna Calcio
Total
caps(goals) = 29 (2)
35 (1)
297 (33)
55 (2)
416 (38)
manageryears = 2000-2001
2001
2004-2005
2005-2006
2007-
managerclubs = Arezzo
Crotone
Pisa
Novara
Syria
nationalyears = 1978-1987
nationalteam = Italy
nationalcaps(goals) = 73 (9)Antonio Cabrini (born
October 8 ,1957 ) is afootball (soccer) coach and former successful player fromItaly . He played left-back, mainly with Juventus. He won theFootball World Cup 1982 with the Italian national team. Cabrini was arguably one of the greatest Italian left-backs in the history of football.He is currently in charge with the Syrian national football team, after having been appointed on late September 2007.cite web|url=http://www.transfermarketweb.com/?action=read&idsel=4442|title=OFFICIAL, Cabrini new Syria trainer|publisher=Transfer Market Web|accessdate=2007-10-02|date=
2007-09-29 ]Biography
Club player
Cabrini was born in
Cremona ,Lombardy . He made his debut in professional football withU.S. Cremonese in the 1973-1974Serie C season, totaling 3 presences and gaining a starter place for the following 1974-1975 season. In the 1975-1976 season he played inSerie B for Atalanta, and in the summer of 1976 he was acquired by Juventus, the team for which he was to spend most of his career.With Juventus, he won six times the Italian Serie A, two times the
Coppa Italia (Italian Cup), oneItalian Super Cup , oneUEFA Champions League , oneUEFA Cup and oneEuropean/South American Cup . He played a total of 352 Serie A matches, scoring 35 goals. In 1989, after 13 successful seasons with Juve, he moved to play for Bologna for two more years before retiring as a player.Cabrini was nicknamed "Bell'Antonio" ("beautiful Antonio"), because of his popularity as a fascinating and good-looking football player. On the field, his technical and physical qualities made of him one of the best defenders of the history of Italian football.
National team
When he was called in Italy's list of 20 players to participate in the
FIFA World Cup 1978 , Cabrini had not played a single game for his country yet (he had 23 caps for junior teams). He earned his first cap in Italy's opening game against France and became an international regular for the next 9 years. He participated in all of Italy's games in 3 consecutive World Cups, in 1978, 1982 and 1986. Overall, Cabrini played 18 games during World Cup final stages, winning the 1982 edition in spite his missing of a penalty in the final against West Germany.He earned 73 caps for his country and scored 9 goals (a record for a defender), ending his career with the "Azzurri" team in October 1987. He was captain for 10 times.
Manager
Cabrini started a coaching career in 2000 with
Serie C1 club Arezzo, replacingSerse Cosmi and losing promotion on playoffs. He then coachedSerie B 's Crotone with little fortune, and later served as head coach for Serie C1 clubs Pisa andNovara Calcio , although with dismal results.He was appointed head coach of
Syria national football team on September 2007. but he soon left it on February of 2008.Honours
*World champion in 1982 with Italian national team
*Champion Italian Serie A in 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1984 and 1986 with Juventus
*Coppa Italia (Italian Cup) in 1978 and 1983 with Juventus
*UEFA Champions League in 1985 with Juventus
*European Cup Winners' Cup in 1984 with Juventus
*UEFA Super Cup in 1984 with Juventus
*UEFA Cup in 1977 with Juventus
*European/South American Cup in 1985 with JuventusReferences
ee also
* List of players to have won all international club competitions
* List of players to have won the three main European club competitions
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