Vinicio Verza (born 1 November 1957 in Boara Pisani) is a retired Italian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 November 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Boara Pisani, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1977 | L.R. Vicenza | 22 | (2) |
| 1977–1981 | Juventus | 41 | (7) |
| 1981–1982 | Cesena | 24 | (4) |
| 1982–1985 | Milan | 81 | (15) |
| 1985–1988 | Verona | 67 | (8) |
| 1988–1989 | Como | 16 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editVerza began playing professional football with Juventus but did not initially feature for the first team. After a spell with lower-level side L.R. Vicenza, he returned to Juventus at the age of 20, where he would make his Serie A debut against rivals Fiorentina on 26 February 1978.[1] He later occasionally wore the number 10 shirt for the club, and scored several decisive goals during the 1980–81 Serie A season, including one against Napoli at the San Paolo Stadium, contributing to the club's league title victory that year.[2]
Honours
edit- Juventus
- Serie A champion: 1977–78, 1980–81.
- Coppa Italia winner: 1978–79.
References
edit- ^ Almanacco illustrato del calico 1979. Panini. 1979. p. 67.
- ^ "Da Platini a Del Piero, tutti i numeri 10 della Juventus aspettando Bernardeschi" (in Italian). Il Corriere della Sera. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
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