Ruben Buriani (; born 16 March 1955) is an

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former

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who played as a

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. Following his retirement he worked as a sporting director for the Milan Youth sector.

Club career

Buriani played 7 seasons (165 games, 10 goals in

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between 1977–1982) in the

for

A.C. Milan Associazione Calcio Milan (), commonly referred to as AC Milan or simply Milan, is a professional Association football, football club in Milan, Italy, founded in 1899. The club has spent its entire history, with the exception of the 1980–81 ...

A.C. Cesena A.C. Cesena, commonly referred to as Cesena (), was an Football in Italy, Italian football club based in Cesena, Emilia-Romagna. The club spent most of its history in professional leagues such as Serie A and Serie B, but went bankrupt and folde ...

A.S. Roma ' (''Rome Sport Association''), commonly referred to as Roma (), is a professional football club based in Rome, Italy. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma has participated in the top tier of Italian football for all of its existence, except for ...

and

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. A serious injury forced him to retire prematurely in 1985. He won 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 Ascol ...

title with Milan. He made his debut with the club on the 11 September 1977, in a 1–1 away draw against

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in Serie A; he left the club following their second relegation to

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. In total he made 180 career appearances, scoring 14 goals, 13 of which came in Serie A, in 146 appearances.

International career

For the

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, Buriani made two substitute appearances, which both came at the

1980 European Football Championship The 1980 UEFA European Football Championship finals tournament was held in Italy. This was the sixth UEFA European Championship, which is held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. It was the first European Championship to feature eight teams i ...

on home soil, in which Italy reached the semi-finals, eventually managing a fourth-place finish, under manager

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International goals

Style of play

A hard-working team player, Buriani was known for his tireless stamina as a midfielder.

Honours

Club

;Milan *

: 1978–79. *

: 1980–81. *

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: 1982. ;Monza *

Coppa Italia Serie C Coppa Italia Serie C ( it, Serie C Italian Cup), formerly named Coppa Italia Lega Pro, is a straight knock-out based competition involving teams from Serie C in Italian football first held in 1972. Format There are a total of six rounds in the c ...

: 1974–75. *

Serie C The Serie C () is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing body that runs the Serie C. The unification of the Lega Pro ...

: 1975–76.

Individual

* A.C. Milan Hall of Fame

References

External links

* 1955 births Living people Association football midfielders Italian footballers Italy international footballers Serie A players Serie B players A.C. Monza players A.C. Milan players A.C. Cesena players A.S. Roma players S.S.C. Napoli players S.P.A.L. players UEFA Euro 1980 players {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub