Roberto Antonelli (born 29 May 1953) is a former Italian football manager and player who played as a striker or as an

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Club career

A highly talented yet humble player, throughout his career, Antonelli played for Italian clubs Monza,

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, and

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. He contributed to Milan's tenth league title victory during the

1978–79 Serie A The 1978–79 Serie A season was won by Milan. Notably, Perugia were the first team during the round-robin era to go through the season undefeated, although due to their number of drawn matches, they finished second in the league. Teams Asco ...

season with 21 appearances and 5 goals; following Milan's relegation after their involvement in the

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match-fixing scandal, he remained with the club and played a decisive role in helping the team win the Serie B title in 1981 and earn promotion to Serie A, scoring 15 goals, and finishing the season as the top scorer in Serie B.

Personal life

His son Luca Antonelli is a professional footballer, currently playing for Empoli as a left back. Throughout his career, Roberto earned the nickname ''Dustin'', due to his resemblance to the actor

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Honours

Club

A.C. Milan *

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: 1978–79 *

Serie B The Serie B (), currently named Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had been ...

: 1980–81 *

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: 1981–82

Individual

Top-scorer: 1980–81 (15 goals) *A.C. Milan Hall of Fame

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