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Marco Tardelli (; born 24 September 1954) is an Italian former
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player and manager. At club level, he played as a
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for several Italian clubs; he began his career with
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, and later played for
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,
Juventus Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...
, and
Internazionale Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter is t ...
, before retiring with Swiss club
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. He enjoyed a highly successful career with Juventus, winning five
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titles, and four major
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competitions (
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, Cup Winner's Cup,
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and
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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
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and
Gaetano Scirea Gaetano Scirea (; 25 May 1953 – 3 September 1989) was an Italian professional footballer who is considered one of the greatest defenders of his generation and one of the greatest defenders of all time. He spent most of his career with Juventus ...
. Tardelli also achieved success with the
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. He represented his nation at a total of three
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s (
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,
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and
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), winning the 1982 edition of the tournament. His
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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
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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
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in 2015. As a manager, Tardelli initially worked with the Italy U-16 side, and later served as an assistant manager to
Cesare Maldini Cesare Maldini (; 5 February 1932 – 3 April 2016) was an Italian professional football manager and player who played as a defender. 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
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and the
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, before returning to coach at club level. Between 2004 and 2005 he also managed the
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, while he served as an assistant manager to
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with the
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between 2008 and 2013.


Club career

Tardelli was born at
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, in the
province of Lucca The province of Lucca ( it, provincia di Lucca) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lucca. It has an area of and a total population of about 390,000. There are 33 ''comuni'' (singular: ''comune'') in the pro ...
(
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). He started his career in the Italian Serie C with the club of
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in 1972. Two years later he played in the
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with
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before joining Serie A giants
Juventus Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...
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 Gaetano Scirea (; 25 May 1953 – 3 September 1989) was an Italian professional footballer who is considered one of the greatest defenders of his generation and one of the greatest defenders of all time. He spent most of his career with Juventus ...
: the
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in 1977, the
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in 1984, and the
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in 1985. With Juventus, he also won five Italian Serie A championships, and two
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titles, as well as the
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. He scored the decisive goal during the first leg of the 1977
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against
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, which allowed him and
Juventus Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...
to win their first ever European title. In total, Tardelli played 376 games with
Juventus Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...
and scored 51 goals. He left the Turin club in 1985, moving on to
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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
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. He played at the
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and the
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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
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-winning campaign, scoring twice. His first came in a second-round group stage win against
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, and his memorable second goal of the tournament was scored in
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against
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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
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was named the fourth greatest World Cup moment of all time by the
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. He won a total of 81 caps for Italy, playing his final game for them against
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in September 1985, and also served as Italy's
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between 1983 and 1985. He was part of the squad for
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, but did not play. He retired as a player in 1988.


Style of play

During an era when Italy was known for its defensive prowess (''
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''), Tardelli made his name as a hard-tackling yet technically skilful and elegant
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, with an ability to get forward and contribute offensively; a well-rounded footballer, he was regarded as one of the finest
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s in the world during the early 1980s. A quick, tenacious, and energetic player, with good feet, he is regarded as one of the greatest Italian midfielders of all time, and was a two-way midfielder who was known for his tactical intelligence, versatility and work-rate as a footballer, which enabled him to play anywhere in midfield. Although he was usually deployed in the
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in a more offensive midfield role, in particular under managers Giovanni Trapattoni and Enzo Bearzot, with Juventus and Italy respectively (known in Italian as the "
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" position), he also played in several other positions throughout his career, and was capable of playing as a winger on either flank, or even as a defender; indeed in his early career, he played as a full-back on either side of the pitch, and also as a
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(or "stopper" in Italian), due to his man-marking skills and ball-winning abilities. Although Tardelli was mainly renowned for his speed, stamina and defensive skills, he also possessed a powerful shot, and was capable of striking and passing the ball with either foot, despite being naturally right footed. Due to his great pace and slender build, Tardelli's Juventus teammate
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gave him the nickname ''Schizzo''. In addition to his footballing abilities, he was also stood out for his leadership throughout his career, and was known for being a decisive player. In 2007, ''
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'' placed Tardelli at number 10 in their list of the 50 hardest footballers in history. Jonathan Wilson, when writing for ''
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'' in 2013, labelled Tardelli as a type of holding midfielder he described as a "destroyer," a player who is primarily tasked with running, winning back possession, and distributing the ball to other players.


Coaching career

Tardelli started his managing career as head coach of the Under 16 Italian national team in 1988, immediately after his retirement. Two years later, he became the assistant coach of
Cesare Maldini Cesare Maldini (; 5 February 1932 – 3 April 2016) was an Italian professional football manager and player who played as a defender. Father to Paolo Maldini and grandfather to Daniel Maldini, Cesare began his career with Italian side Triestin ...
for the Under 21 team. In 1993, he switched to
Como Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label=Comasco dialect, Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; french: Côme) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como. Its proximity to Lake Como and ...
of
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. He led Como to promotion into
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, but was unable to avoid relegation. In 1995, he took over
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, another Serie B team. Tardelli would spend three seasons with Cesena before leaving to become head coach of the Italian Under 21 team. He won the Under 21 European Championship, the following year, and also coached the Italian side which took part at the
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, reaching the quarter-finals. His success with the Italian Under 21 side led Tardelli to become the manager of
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for the 2000–01 season. His tenure with the ''Nerazzurri'' would be short; following a string of embarrassing defeats especially a 6–0 defeat to local rivals
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, Tardelli was fired in June 2001. Tardelli did not have much luck in the coaching jobs that followed, which included spells with
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, the Egyptian national team and
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. Tardelli served for a short time as part of the administrative council of his former club
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in 2006, before resigning in 2007 allegedly due to differences with the hierarchy regarding the direction the club was heading towards. In February 2008, he joined the coaching staff of the Republic of Ireland national team as an assistant manager to the recently appointed
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. He was reunited with former Juventus teammate
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, who was also named as Trapattoni's assistant. Tardelli parted ways with the Republic of Ireland national team on 11 September 2013 by mutual consent, after a defeat by
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the previous day.


Personal life

Tardelli was one of over 80 Italian celebrities to sign a petition in favour of the 2016 referendum on constitutional reform.


Career statistics


Club


International


Manager


Honours


Player

Juventus *
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: 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1983–84 *
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: 1978–79, 1982–83 *
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: 1984–85 *
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: 1976–77 *
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: 1983–84 *
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:
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:
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Individual *
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: #37 *
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: 2015


Coach

Italy under-21 *
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UEFA European Under-21 Championship The UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the UEFA Under-21 Championship or simply the Euro Under-21, is a biennial football competition contested by the European men's under-21 national teams of the UEFA member associations. Since 1992, the compe ...
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See also

* List of players to have won the three main European club competitions


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