Giuseppe Furino (; born 5 July 1946) is an Italian retired

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who played as a

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. A small yet tenacious and physical player, Furino was nicknamed ''Furia'', and was known for his work-rate and energy in midfield, as well as his ability to break down possession as a

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, although he was also gifted with good technical skills. He began his club career with

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in 1966, and later spent a season with

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in 1968. In 1969, he moved to

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, where he remained for 13 seasons, also serving as the club's

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, and achieved great success, winning several domestic and international titles, including an Italian record of eight

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championships. At international level, he represented

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at the

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, where he won a runners-up medal.

Club career

Furino was born in

. Having originally started his career at

as a youngster he played for

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and U.S. Città di Palermo. He made his

debut for Palermo against

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on 29 August 1968, and he then transferred to

for the 1969–70 season. Furino made his debut for Juventus in a

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match against

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on 31 August 1969. He was to go on and play for Juventus for 15 successive seasons, with his last match coming against

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on 6 May 1984. In all he made 361 Serie A appearances for Juventus, and 528 in all senior competitions for them, scoring 19 goals, also serving as the team's

1973–74 Serie A - AC Milan v Juventus - Gianni Rivera and Giuseppe Furino

He won eight Italian league championships with Juventus. This is the most Italian titles a player has won, a record he shares with

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and

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(

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also won eight national championships, but three of them came before the formation of a professional Serie A). During his time with Juventus, he also won the

twice, as well as an

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, and a

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, also reaching the European Cup final in

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and

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, as well as the 1973 Intercontinental Cup final.

International career

Furino played three times for the Italy national team between 1970 and 1974, and he also took part at the

with Italy, where they reached the final. He made his international debut during the tournament, in Italy's match against

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on 6 June 1970, coming on as a substitute for

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Style of play

Despite his small stature, Furino was a tenacious and tactically versatile player, who excelled in his

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role due to his strong physique. Nicknamed "Furia" (Fury) by the Juventus fans, he was known as an aggressive, hard-working, and hard-tackling ball-winner, whose main attributes were his pace, stamina, and his ability to read the game. He was also a team player, and he possessed good technical ability despite his playing role.

Honours

Juventus *

: 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1983–84 *

: 1978–79, 1982–83 *

: 1976–77 *

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: 1983–84 * Intercontinental Cup: Runner-up:

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: Runner-up: 1972–73, 1982–83 *

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Runner-up: 1970-71website eurocups-uefa.r
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: runner-up 1970

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Furino, Giuseppe 1946 births Living people 1970 FIFA World Cup players Italian footballers Italy international footballers Association football midfielders Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Juventus F.C. players Palermo F.C. players Savona F.B.C. players Footballers from Palermo UEFA Cup winning players People of Campanian descent