Ivano Bordon (; born 13 April 1951) is an Italian former professional

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who played as a

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. During his career he was regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in Italy, and had a successful career playing for several Italian clubs. At international level, he mainly served as a back-up to

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, and was a member of the Italy national football team that won the

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, also taking part at the

1978 FIFA World Cup The 1978 FIFA World Cup was the 11th edition of the FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football world championship tournament among the men's senior national teams. It was held in Argentina between 1 and 25 June. The Cup was won by t ...

and

UEFA Euro 1980 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 ...

. After retiring, he became a notable and successful goalkeeping coach with

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and the

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that won the

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, under manager

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Club career

Bordon was born in Marghera,

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. In 1966, he joined Inter youth squad and debuted for the first team four years later. During his career, he mostly played for Inter (1970–83), making 388 appearances for the ''Nerazzurri''. He initially served as a back-up to

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, but later won a place as the team's starting goalkeeper, winning two Serie A titles in

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and

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, as well as two

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titles. He also reached the

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with Inter, where they were defeated by Cruyff's Ajax side. In the 1979–80 season, he set the club's record for the longest run without conceding a single goal in Serie A (686 minutes). He later played for

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(1983–86), where he won another Coppa Italia in 1985. He also played for

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(1987) and

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(1987–89) before retiring.

International career

At the international level, Bordon received 21 caps for the Italy national team between 1978 and 1984, and he participated in three major tournaments with Italy as Dino Zoff's backup. He represented Italy at the

(where Italy reached the semi-finals finishing in fourth place),

(where Italy reached the semi-finals finishing in fourth place once again), and he was also a member of Italy's 1982 World Cup winning squad.

Managerial career

After hanging the boots, he began coaching goalkeepers. He did so at Solbiatese and Udinese, before starting, a long-term collaboration with manager

. In 1994, Bordon was tasked by

manager Lippi with enhancing the performance of the goalkeeper Angelo Peruzzi. He stayed with Lippi at Juventus until 1999, during which the club won numerous trophies, including five

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titles and one

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. In 1999, Bordon followed Lippi at Inter, where he worked for two years even if Lippi was sacked at the beginning of the second season. Bordon then reunited with Lippi again, first in Juventus and then in the

that went ahead to win the

Style of play

Regarded as one of the best Italian goalkeepers of his generation, Bordon was an introverted goalkeeper, known in particular for his cool-headedness, focus, positioning, and responsiveness. His agility in particular earned him the nickname ''Pallottolla'' ("Bullet").

Honours

Inter *

: 1970–71, 1979–80 *

: 1977–78, 1981–82 Sampdoria *

: 1984–85 Italy *

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1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

Individual * Inter Milan Hall of Fame: 2022

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