Roberto Boninsegna - 280.27 Performance Pts
Born: 13/11/1943 Mantua, Italy
Position: Forward Height: 1.74m Weight: 74kg
Boninsegna
is responsible for a minor footnote in football history. The Brazil side of
1970 that won the World Cup in Mexico that year are regarded by many as the
greatest international side of all-time, and the 4-1 victory in the final
against Italy is cited as the classic example of their brilliance. The one
Italian goal was scored by Boninsegna, to equalise Pele's opener. He played for
lesser-known Italian club sides early in his career - Prato, Potenza and Varese
- before coming to prominence, and winning international recognition, after
joining Cagliari in 1966. A runners-up finish was achieved in 1969, his final
season with the Sardinians, and he repeated the feat the following year with
his new club, Inter. He got his hands on the Scudetto with Inter the year after
(1971) and spent 7 years with the Nerazzurri. He joined Juventus in 1976 and
picked up 2 more Serie A titles, before seeing out his career in Serie B with
Verona.
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