Marco Tardelli (; born 24 September 1954) is an Italian former
football
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player and manager. At club level, he played as a
midfielder
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for several Italian clubs; he began his career with
Pisa
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, and later played for
Como
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Its proximity to Lake Como and ...
,
Juventus
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, and
Internazionale
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, before retiring with Swiss club
St. Gallen
, neighboring_municipalities = Eggersriet, Gaiserwald, Gossau, Herisau (AR), Mörschwil, Speicher (AR), Stein (AR), Teufen (AR), Untereggen, Wittenbach
, twintowns = Liberec (Czech Republic)
, website ...
. He enjoyed a highly successful career with Juventus, winning five
league
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titles, as well as multiple
Coppa Italia
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History
The beginning of the tournament was turbulent, due to the complexity of ...
titles, and four major
UEFA
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competitions (
European Cup
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,
Cup Winner's Cup,
UEFA Cup
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and
UEFA Super Cup
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), becoming one of the first three players ever to win all three major UEFA club competitions, along with Italy and Juventus teammates
Antonio Cabrini
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and
Gaetano Scirea
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.
Tardelli also achieved success with the
Italian national team
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. He represented his nation at a total of three
FIFA World Cup
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s (
1978
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,
1982
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and
1986
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), winning the 1982 edition of the tournament. His
goal celebration
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in the 1982 final – where he ran away shaking his fists, tears pouring down his face, screaming "Gol! Gol!" as he shook his head wildly – is regarded as one of the most iconic moments in World Cup history. He also took part at
UEFA Euro 1980
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, in which he came fourth on home soil, and was named to the
team of the tournament.
Regarded as one of Italy's greatest midfielders, and one of the best players of his generation, Tardelli was an energetic and hard-tackling yet technically skilful two-way midfielder, who was known for his ability to contribute both offensively and defensively.
In 2004, Tardelli was named 37th in the
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; he was inducted into the
Italian Football Hall of Fame
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It is housed at the '' Museo del Calcio'' in Coverciano, Ital ...
in 2015.
As a manager, Tardelli initially worked with the
Italy U-16 side, and later served as an assistant manager to
Cesare Maldini
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Father to Paolo Maldini and grandfather to Daniel Maldini, Cesare began his career with Italian side Triestin ...
for the U-21 side. He subsequently led several clubs in Italy before serving as head coach of the
Italy national under-21 football team, winning the
1997 Mediterranean Games
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and the
2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
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, before returning to coach at club level. Between 2004 and 2005 he also managed the
Egypt national football team
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, while he served as an assistant manager to
Giovanni Trapattoni
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with the
Republic of Ireland national football team
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, Confederation = UEFA (Europe)
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between 2008 and 2013.
Club career
Tardelli was born at
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, in the
province of Lucca
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It has an area of and a total population of about 390,000. There are 33 ''comuni'' (singular: ''comune'') in the pro ...
(
Tuscany
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).
He started his career in the
Italian Serie C with the club of
Pisa
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in 1972. Two years later he played in the
Serie B
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with
Como
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Its proximity to Lake Como and ...
before joining Serie A giants
Juventus
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the next year, in October 1975.
During his decade-long stint at the Turin club, he enjoyed much success, as he became one of the first three players ever to win all the three major European competitions, alongside teammates Antonio Cabrini
Antonio Cabrini (; born 8 October 1957) is an Italian professional football manager and a former player. He played left-back, mainly with Juventus. He won the 1982 FIFA World Cup with the Italy national team. Cabrini was nicknamed ''Bell'Ant ...
and Gaetano Scirea
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: the UEFA Cup
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in 1977, the Cup Winners' Cup
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in 1984, and the European Cup
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in 1985.[ With Juventus, he also won five Italian Serie A championships, and two ]Coppa Italia
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History
The beginning of the tournament was turbulent, due to the complexity of ...
titles, as well as the 1984 European Super Cup
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.
He scored the decisive goal during the first leg of the 1977 UEFA Cup
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final
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against Athletic Bilbao
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, which allowed him and Juventus
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to win their first ever European title.
In total, Tardelli played 376 games with Juventus
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and scored 51 goals. He left the Turin club in 1985, moving on to rivals
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Internazionale
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, where he remained until 1987, before ending his career in 1988, after a season with Swiss side St. Gallen
, neighboring_municipalities = Eggersriet, Gaiserwald, Gossau, Herisau (AR), Mörschwil, Speicher (AR), Stein (AR), Teufen (AR), Untereggen, Wittenbach
, twintowns = Liberec (Czech Republic)
, website ...
.
International career
Tardelli made his international debut on 7 April 1976 against Portugal
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. He played at the 1978 World Cup
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The Cup was won by ...
and the 1980 European Football Championship
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on home soil, reaching the semi-final and earning fourth-place finishes in both tournaments, and being named as a member of the team of the tournament at Euro 80. He performed especially well during Italy's 1982 World Cup
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-winning campaign, scoring twice. His first came in a second-round group stage win against Argentina
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, and his memorable second goal of the tournament was scored in the final
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against West Germany
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, with a left footed strike from outside the area. With tears in his eyes, he ran towards the Italian bench, fists clenched in front of his chest, screaming "Gol! Gol!" as he shook his head wildly. This celebration has been called the "Tardelli cry", and was considered one of the defining images of Italy's 1982 World Cup triumph; Tardelli later reflected:
In 2014, his iconic 1982 FIFA World Cup Final goal celebration
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between 1983 and 1985.