Aldo Serena

Infobox Football biography


playername = Aldo Serena
fullname = Aldo Serena
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1960|6|25
cityofbirth = Montebelluna
countryofbirth = Italy
height = 183 cms
nickname
position = Striker
currentclub = Retired
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1977-1978
1978-1979
1979-1980
1980-1981
1981-1982
1982-1983
1983-1984
1984-1985
1985-1987
1987-1991
1991-1993
clubs = Montebelluna
Inter Milan
Como
A.S. Bari
Inter Milan
A.C. Milan
Inter Milan
Torino
Juventus
Inter Milan
A.C. Milan
caps(goals) = 29 (9)
2 (1)
18 (2)
35 (10)
21 (2)
20 (8)
28 (8)
29 (9)
51 (21)
114 (45)
10 (0)
nationalyears = 1984-1990
nationalteam = Italy
nationalcaps(goals) = 24 (5)

Aldo Serena (born in Montebelluna on 25 June 1960) is an Italian former footballer. He played for the Italy national football team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup and the 1990 FIFA World Cup. In total he earned 24 caps and scored 5 goals for Italy. In Italia '90 Serena scored for Italy on his 30th birthday in a 2-0 win over Uruguay but left the pitch in tears when he missed a crucial spot kick in the semi-final against Argentina, a game the home nation lost on penalties. Serena has always stated that he did not want to take a penalty in the shootout however as noone else came forward. Vicini(Italy's manager at the time) had no choice but to include him and Serena had to take the final penalty kick.

He played for the following clubs: Montebelluna, Inter Milan, Como Calcio 1907, A.S. Bari, A.C. Milan, Juventus F.C. and Torino F.C.. He enjoyed his best with Inter Milan, in 1988/89, when he won the Scudetto and was crowned top scorer of the league, scoring 22 goals. After his move to Milan his reputation as an Inter legend was somewhat tarnished. This was shown recently when Serena's name was booed by some of Inter's Ultras supporters when announced he was to be part of an Inter Legends gathering after the final game of the 2006/2007 league trophy presentation.