Juventus F.C. and the Italian national football team

Overall, Juventus is the club that has contributed the most players to the Italian national team in its history, [cite web | url=http://www.homestead.com/forza_azzurri/clubs_prof_J.html | title=Italian national team: J-L Italian club profiles | work=Italian national team records & statistics | accessdate=November | accessyear=2006] they are the only Italian club that has contributed players to every Italian national teams since the 2nd FIFA World Cup.cite web | url=http://www.juventus.com/uk/news/detail.aspx?/lml_language_id=0&trs_id=1370000&ID=8058 | title=Juve players at the World Cup | work=juventus.com | accessdate=7 July | accessyear=2006] Juventus have contributed numerous players to Italy's World Cup campaigns, these successful periods principally have coincided with two "golden ages" of the Turin club’s history, referred as "Il Quinquennio d’Oro" (The Golden Quinquennium), from 1931 until 1935, and "Il Ciclo Leggendario" (The Legendary Cycle), from 1972 to 1986.

Two Juventus players have won the "golden boot" award at the World Cup with Italy; Paolo Rossi in 1982 and Salvatore Schillaci in 1990. As well as contributing to Italy's World Cup winning sides, two Juventus players Alfredo Foni and Pietro Rava, represented Italy in the gold medal winning squad at the "1936 Summer Olympics". Three "bianconeri" players represented their nation during the "1968 European Football Championship" win for Italy; Sandro Salvadore, Ernesto Càstano and Giancarlo Bercellino. [cite news|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tables/68e-det.html|publisher=RSSSF.com|title=European Championship 1968 - Details Final Tournament|date=8 June 2007]

Juventus have also contributed to a lesser degree to the national sides of other nations. Zinédine Zidane and captain Didier Deschamps were Juventus players when they won the 1998 World Cup with France, making the total number of Juventus 24 (including 22 for the Italian team since 1934), more than any other club around the world. Three Juventus players have also won the "European Football Championship" with a nation other than Italy, Luis del Sol won it in 1964 with Spain, while the Frenchmen Michel Platini and Zidane won the competition in 1984 and 2000 respectively. [cite news|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/eurochamp.html|publisher=RSSSF.com|title=European Championship|date=8 June 2007] .

List of call-ups of Juventus F.C. players to the Italian national teams

List of call-ups of Juventus F.C. players to the Italian national major teams

Below is a list of all Juventus F.C. players to have played in the main national team (or "Nazionale A" in Italian language) in official matches since 1920.

* Massimo Bonini has played in the Italian Under 21 team because the San Marino Football Federation was not officially recognised by UEFA until 1990.

Source: it [http://213.92.78.197/nazionali/ListaSocieta?squadra=2 www.figc.it] As of 10 March 2008.

List of call-ups to the Italian Under 20 team

Below is a list of all Juventus F.C. players to have played in the Italian Under 20 team in official matches Until 10 March 2008 48 young Juventus footballers -somebody from its own youth sector- have played at Italian national U-21 team, 19 at Italian national U-20 team, more than another Italian club in both cases, and another 35 at Italian national U-18 team in official matches; according to cite web|url=http://www.figc.it/en/124/1993/HpSezione.shtml|title=Italian Club: National team in figures - the call-ups to the Italian national football team (Major, Olympic and Under) by clubs|accessdate=2007-08-15|publisher=FIGC Official Website See also it cite web|url=http://213.92.78.197/nazionali/menu_cifre.htm|title=National team in figures - the call-ups to Italy (details)|accessdate=2007-08-15|publisher=FIGC Official Website] . La società torinese vanta il primato di convocazioni alla nazionale della categoria Until 10 March 2008 48 young Juventus footballers -somebody from its own youth sector- have played at Italian national U-21 team, 19 at Italian national U-20 team, more than another Italian club in both cases, and another 35 at Italian national U-18 team in official matches; according to cite web|url=http://www.figc.it/en/124/1993/HpSezione.shtml|title=Italian Club: National team in figures - the call-ups to the Italian national football team (Major, Olympic and Under) by clubs|accessdate=2007-08-15|publisher=FIGC Official Website See also it cite web|url=http://213.92.78.197/nazionali/menu_cifre.htm|title=National team in figures - the call-ups to Italy (details)|accessdate=2007-08-15|publisher=FIGC Official Website] .

Source: it [http://213.92.78.197/nazionali/ListaSocieta?squadra=3 www.figc.it] As of 10 March 2008.

List of call-ups to the Italian Under 17 team

Below is a list of all Juventus F.C. players to have played in the Italian Under 17 team in official matches Until 10 March 2008 48 young Juventus footballers -somebody from its own youth sector- have played at Italian national U-21 team, 19 at Italian national U-20 team, more than another Italian club in both cases, and another 35 at Italian national U-18 team in official matches; according to cite web|url=http://www.figc.it/en/124/1993/HpSezione.shtml|title=Italian Club: National team in figures - the call-ups to the Italian national football team (Major, Olympic and Under) by clubs|accessdate=2007-08-15|publisher=FIGC Official Website See also it cite web|url=http://213.92.78.197/nazionali/menu_cifre.htm|title=National team in figures - the call-ups to Italy (details)|accessdate=2007-08-15|publisher=FIGC Official Website] .

Source: it [http://213.92.78.197/nazionali/ListaSocieta?squadra=4 www.figc.it] As of 10 March 2008.

List of call-ups to the Italian Under 16-15 team

Below is a list of all Juventus F.C. players to have played in the Italian Under 16 & 15 teams in official matches Until 10 March 2008 48 young Juventus footballers -somebody from its own youth sector- have played at Italian national U-21 team, 19 at Italian national U-20 team, more than another Italian club in both cases, and another 35 at Italian national U-18 team in official matches; according to cite web|url=http://www.figc.it/en/124/1993/HpSezione.shtml|title=Italian Club: National team in figures - the call-ups to the Italian national football team (Major, Olympic and Under) by clubs|accessdate=2007-08-15|publisher=FIGC Official Website See also it cite web|url=http://213.92.78.197/nazionali/menu_cifre.htm|title=National team in figures - the call-ups to Italy (details)|accessdate=2007-08-15|publisher=FIGC Official Website] .

Ivan Mignano has played in the Italian Under 16 team [it cite web|url=http://213.92.78.197/nazionali/ListaSocieta?squadra=5|title=Italian national Under 16 team: the call-ups for a club|accessdate=2008-05-08|publisher=FIGC Official Website] .

Source: it [http://213.92.78.197/nazionali/ListaSocieta?squadra=6 www.figc.it] As of 10 March 2008.

Footnotes and references

Bibliography

* cite book| author=Giacone, Gianni | title=Juve Azzurri - I bianconeri che hanno fatto grande la Nazionale | publisher=Hurrà Juventus - Fabbri Editori | year=1993 | id=
* cite book| author=Tavella, Renato | title=Dizionario della grande Juventus. Dalle origini ai nostri giorni | publisher=Newton Compton | year=2001 | id=ISBN 88-8289-639-0

ee also

* Italian national football team
* Italian national squads in World and European championships
* List of footballers with 100 or more caps
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External links

it [http://213.92.78.197/nazionali/menu.jsp?squadra=0 National team in figures: the call-ups to all Italian national football teams (Major, Olympic and Under) by clubs (research in the FIGC oficial website)]