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Paolo Rossi (born September 23, 1956) is an Italian former football (soccer) player. In 1982, he led Italy to the 1982 FIFA World Cup title, scoring six goals to win the Golden Boot and the Golden Ball. Rossi was the only player to have won all three honours at a single tournament until Sergio Aguero in the 2007 U-20 FIFA World Cup staged in Canada. is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Qualifying countries The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th staging of the World Cup, was held in Spain from June 13 to July 11. ... The World Cup Golden Boot is the award given to the top goalscorer in the FIFA World Cup. ... At the end of each FIFA World Cup final tournament, several awards are attributed to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest, in different aspects of the game. ... Sergio Leonel AgÃ¼ero (born on June 2, 1988 in Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine football forward, who plays for AtlÃ©tico de Madrid. ...

Career

Early years

Rossi was born at Santa Lucia, in the province of Prato (Tuscany). Prato (Italian: Provincia di Prato) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. ... For other uses, see Tuscany (disambiguation). ...

He made his debut in professional Italian soccer with Como, to which Juventus had sent him to gain experience after three operations to his knees. Como Calcio 1907 is an Italian football club, based in Como. ... Juventus Football Club (Latin for Youth, pronounced yoo-VEHN-toos) is one of Italys oldest and most successful football clubs, based in Turin. ...

His career came to a turning point when Vicenza, then Lanerossi Vicenza, engaged him: in the 1976-'77 season Rossi's qualities of implacable striker led his team to the promotion to Serie A, Italy's soccer first division. In the following season Rossi scored 24 goals, and was selected by Italian national football team's manager Enzo Bearzot for the 1978 FIFA World Cup.Rossi confirmed his growth in the tournament, gaining international fame as one of world's best strikers. Vicenza Calcio is an Italian football club based in Vicenza, Veneto. ... See also: 1975 in sports, other events of 1976, 1977 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: February 15David Pearson won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Cale Yarborough Indianapolis 500 - Johnny Rutherford USAC Racing - Gordon Johncock won the season championship Formula One Championship... See also: 1976 in sports, other events of 1977, 1978 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto racing Stock car racing: NASCAR Championship - Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough won the Daytona 500 USAC Racing - Tom Sneva wins the season championship Indianapolis 500 - won by A.J. Foyt. ... This article is about the Italian football league. ... First International Italy 6 - 2 France (Milan, Italy; 15 May 1910) Largest win Italy 9 - 0 USA (Brentford, England; 2 August 1948) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 Italy (Budapest, Hungary; 6 April 1924) World Cup Appearances 15 (First in 1934) Best result Winners, 1934, 1938, 1982 European Championship Appearances 6... Enzo Bearzot (born 26 September 1927 in Aiello del Friuli) is a former Italian football player and manager. ... The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the World Cup, was held in Argentina between June 1 and June 25. ...

Rossi up to this point had been jointly owned by Vicenza and Juventus. When the two clubs were called to settle the property, Lanerossi offered the shocking sum of 2.612 millions lire for Rossi, who became Italy's most costly sportsman ever to that date. In 1979 Vicenza was relegated to Serie B, and he was loaned to Perugia. Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... A.C. Perugia is a football club based in Perugia, Italy. ...

Scandal

Whilst at Perugia he was involved in a famous betting scandal (Totonero), and as a result of this Rossi was disqualified for three years though this was later reduced to a two year ban. However, Rossi always claimed to be innocent and be victim of an injustice. In his book (Ho fatto piangere il Brasile) one of the people that accused him in 1980 admitted that the accusations to him at that time were invented.

1982 World Cup

Rossi returned just in time for 1982 FIFA World Cup, but Italian journalists and tifosi lamented he was in very poor shape. This view seemed to be confirmed by Italy's first, appalling three matches, in which he was allegedly described as a ghost wandering over the field aimlessly. Qualifying countries The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th staging of the World Cup, was held in Spain from June 13 to July 11. ... Tifosi is an Italian word to describe a group of fans. ...

Bearzot, however, stauncely confirmed Rossi for the decisive round robin, in which his team was to face Argentina, the reigning World Champions, and Brazil, the biggest favourites to win the title with a team consisting of world-class players such as Sócrates, Zico, and Falcão. After defeating Argentina 2-1, Rossi scored three memorable goals to shock Brazil 3-2 to qualify for the semi finals against Poland. Here his two goals again won the match for Italy against Poland. He also scored the first of the three goals with which Italy beat Germany in the final, giving his team their third World Cup. SÃ³crates. ... Arthur Antunes Coimbra (born in March 3, 1953), better known as Zico , is a former Brazilian footballer and coach. ... Paul Roberto FalcÃ£o on a 1982 Italian magazine. ... In sports, a hat-trick (more often rendered in North America as hat trick, without the hyphen) is associated with achieving something in a group of three. ...

Italian fans hung banners proclaiming him "Man of the match". Rossi's accomplishments in Spain gained him the title of European Footballer of the Year and World Player of the Year in 1982. In sport, a man of the match or player of the game or man of the series award is given to the outstanding player in a particular match or series. ... The Ballon dOr trophy, as awarded to Hristo Stoichkov in 1994. ... World Soccer is an English language football magazine published by IPC Media. ... See also: 1981 in sports, other events of 1982, 1983 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: NASCAR Championship - Darrell Waltrip Bobby Allison won the Daytona 500 CART Racing - Rick Mears won the season championship Indianapolis 500 - Gordon Johncock Formula One Champion - Keke...

Late years

After 1982 Rossi played with Juventus, winning one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1984) and one European Winners Cup (1985) . After his stint with Juventus, he moved on to a then struggling AC Milan. In Milan he was remembered for his two goal performance against Internazionale F.C. in a derby; Rossi's abilities, however, were declining. He ended his career at Hellas Verona in 1987. He is currently a construction entrepreneur, together with his former teammate Giancarlo Salvi. The UEFA Cup Winners Cup (also known as the European Cup Winners Cup) was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. ... This article is about the year. ... The UEFA Champions League (also known as the European Cup, UCL, CE1, C1[1] or CL) is a seasonal club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 1955 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... This article is about the year. ... Associazione Calcio Milan is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy. ... Football Club Internazionale Milano is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, which plays in the Serie A. It is more commonly known as Inter, and often named Inter Milan in foreign countries. ... Hellas Verona Football Club S.p. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ...

Rossi was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004. Pele redirects here. ... PelÃ© The FIFA 100 is a list of the world-renowned Brazilian striker PelÃ©s choice of the greatest living footballers. Unveiled on March 4, 2004 at a gala ceremony in London, the FIFA 100 marked part of the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the F... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References and notes

Paolo Rossi dedicated his and the italian victory of the 1982 World Cup to the "palestinians fightin' for indipendence in the occupied territories"

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