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Claudio Gentile 
Personal information Date of birth 27 September 1953 Place of birth Tripoli[1], Libya Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Playing position Central Defender, Full back Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1971–1972 Arona 34 (4) 1972–1973 Varese 34 (1) 1973–1984 Juventus 283 (9) 1984–1987 Fiorentina 70 (0) 1987–1988 Piacenza 20 (0) Total 441 (14) National team 1975–1984 Italy 71 (1) Teams managed 2000–2006 Italy U-21 2011– Libya HonoursCompetitor for 
ItalyMen's Football Bronze 2004 Athens Team Competition * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Claudio Gentile (Italian pronunciation: [ˈklaudjo dʒenˈtile]; born in Libya, 27 September 1953[2]) is an Italian football coach and former defender of the 1970s and 1980s. Gentile appeared for Italy in two World Cup tournaments, including playing in the winning Italian team in the 1982 final. His club career was notably spent with Juventus for whom he made almost 300 league appearances, winning six national titles and two major European trophies. He is the current head coach of Libya national football team.
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Club career
In 1972–73 he played in Serie B with Varese.[2]
He then moved to Juventus and first played for them in a Coppa Italia match against Ascoli Calcio on 29 August 1973, with his Serie A debut following on 2 December 1973 against Verona.[1] In all he played 414 senior matches for Juventus, including 283 in Serie A.[1] In over a decade in Turin, Gentile won two major European club competitions (1976-77 UEFA Cup and 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup), six Serie A championships, and two Coppa Italias.[2]
In 1984 he moved to Fiorentina where he spent three further years in Serie A, and he then played a final season in Serie B with Piacenza before retiring.[2]
International career
Gentile was capped on 71 occasions by Italy between 1975 and 1984.[3]
He man-marked Diego Maradona in a match at the 1982 World Cup, after which he famously quipped, "Football is not for ballerinas!"[4]
Coach
Gentile later coached the Italy national under-21 football team and he led them to victory in the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.[5]
On 19 October 2011, he was appointed as head coach of Libya national football team.
Playing honours
- FIFA World Cup: 1982
- UEFA Cup: 1976–77
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1983–84
- Serie A: 1974–75, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1983–84
- Coppa Italia: 1978–79, 1982–83
References
- ^ a b c "Claudio Gentile". Statistics by season. myjuve.it. http://www.myjuve.it/players-juventus/claudio-gentile-10.aspx. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ a b c d Biography at www.soccer-europe.com
- ^ Stats at National Football Teams
- ^ http://expertfootball.com/gossip/quotes.php?search=Claudio_Gentile
- ^ 1 June 2004. "2004: Italy save best for last". UEFA.com. http://www.uefa.com/under21/news/newsid=393471.html. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
External links
Claudio Gentile international tournaments Italy squad – 1978 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place 
Italy squad – UEFA Euro 1980 Fourth Place 1 Zoff (c) • 2 F. Baresi • 3 G. Baresi • 4 Bellugi • 5 Cabrini • 6 Collovati • 7 Gentile • 8 Maldera • 9 Scirea • 10 Antognoni • 11 Benetti • 12 Bordon • 13 Buriani • 14 Oriali • 15 Tardelli • 16 Zaccarelli • 17 Altobelli • 18 Bettega • 19 Causio • 20 Graziani • 21 Pruzzo • 22 Galli • Coach: BearzotItaly squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup Winners (3rd Title) • 2 Bonera • 3 Bellini • 4 Ferrari • 5 Cannavaro • 6 Donati • 7 Marchionni • 8 Brighi • 9 Maccarone • 10 Pirlo • 11 Bonazzoli • 12 Spadavecchia • 13 Castellini • 14 Dainelli • 15 Lucchini • 16 Natali • 17 Blasi • 18 Gatti • 19 Pinzi • 20 Caracciolo • 21 Iaquinta • 22 Pelizzoli • Coach: Gentile
Italy squad – 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Winners (5th Title) Italy squad – 2004 Olympic Bronze Medalists Claudio Gentile managerial positions Libya national football team – managers Elliott (1961–63) · Božović (1964–65) · Skinner (1965–66) · Spurgeon (1967–68) · McLennan (xxxx–xx) · El-Semy (xxxx–xx) · Moldovan (1998) · Bilardo (1999–2000) · Lemme (2000–xx) · Sillini (xxxx–xx) · Lončarević (2003–04) · Lončarević (2005–06) · Benzarti (2007–09) · Smiljanić (2009–10) · Paqueta (2010–2011) · Gentile (2011–)
Categories:- 1953 births
- Living people
- People from Tripoli
- Italian footballers
- Italy international footballers
- Italian football managers
- FIFA World Cup-winning players
- 1978 FIFA World Cup players
- 1982 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 1980 players
- Juventus F.C. players
- ACF Fiorentina players
- Serie A footballers
- Association football defenders
- Piacenza Calcio players
- A.S. Varese 1910 players
- Libyan people of Italian descent
- Libyan emigrants to Italy
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