Roberto Bettega (born December 27, 1950 in Turin) was an Italian footballer and arguably one of the greatest to ever put on the Juventus shirt. Jump to: navigation, search December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Turin (Italian Torino) is a major industrial city in north-western Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the west bank of the Po River. ... Jump to: navigation, search Juventus Football Club (Latin for Youth, pronounced yoo-VEHN-toos) is one of Italys oldest and most successful football clubs, based in Turin. ...

Bettega played for teams in the Juventus youth system before he was sent out on loan to Varese at the age of 19. The coach of Varese, Nils Liedholm, said of Bettega, "He allies tremendous athletic strength with impressive technical skills. He is particularly strong in the air, and can kick the ball with either foot. All he needs is to build up experience, and then he will certainly be a force to be reckoned with." While on loan to Varese, Bettega scored 13 goals to help the team win promotion to Serie A. Nils Liedholm (born October 8, 1922 in Valdemarsvik) was a Swedish footballer, famous for being part of Swedens Gre-No-Li trio with Gunnar Gren and Gunnar Nordahl. ... Serie A is the top division of the Italian Football League, the highest football league in Italy. ...

Back at Juventus, Bettega made his Serie A debut away to Catania on September 27, 1970. He scored the winning goal. Bettega ended the season with 13 goals in 28 matches. The following season, he scored 10 goals in only 14 matches. Calcio Catania is a Italian football club based in Catania, Sicily. ... Jump to: navigation, search September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 95 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

He scored a goal against Fiorentina on January 16, 1972, but this was to be his last for a while because he was forced out of the game with a lung infection and the initial stages of tuberculosis. However, he wasn't out for long, returning on September 24 of the same year. He led the team to their second successive league title that season. With the arrival of Giovanni Trapattoni as coach, Bettega found himself becoming the main frontman. Jump to: navigation, search ACF Fiorentina, formerly Associazione Calcio Fiorentina, is an Italian football club based in Florence (Firenze). ... Jump to: navigation, search January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Jump to: navigation, search Tuberculous lungs show up on an X-ray image Tuberculosis is an infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous system (meningitis), lymphatic system, circulatory system (miliary TB), genitourinary system, bones and joints. ... Jump to: navigation, search September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... Giovanni Trapattoni (born March 17, 1939 in Cusano Milanino) is an Italian football coach, currently the manager of VfB Stuttgart in the German Bundesliga. ...

In 1975, Bettega got his first call-up to the Italian national team for a match against Finland. He went on to play in the 1978 World Cup. He would surely have led the team into the 1982 tournament, but that dream came to an end when Bettega suffered knee ligament damage in a collision with an opposing goalkeeper during a 1981 European Cup match against Anderlecht. Missing out on the '82 tournament was even more painful for Bettega, since Italy won the tournament that year. Jump to: navigation, search 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 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... Jump to: navigation, search The 1978 Football World Cup was held in Argentina. ... Jump to: navigation, search The 1982 Football World Cup was held in Spain. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Champions League Logo The UEFA Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition between Europes most successful clubs, regarded as the most prestigious club trophy in the sport. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht, is a Belgian football club from the Brussels Capital Region. ...

Bettega finally got himself fit again and took to the pitch for the 1982/83 season. He retired from playing in Europe after Juventus lost the 1983 European Cup Final against Hamburg in Athens. However, he later returned to the club on the request of Umberto Agnelli, who asked him to be vice-president. Jump to: navigation, search 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hamburger Sportverein (short HSV or Hamburger SV) is the principal football club in Hamburg, Germany. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ... Umberto Agnelli, (November 1, 1934 - 28 May 2004) was the chairman of Italian carmaker Fiat from early 2003 until his death. ... Jump to: navigation, search A vice president is an officer in government or business who is next in rank below a president. ...

Bettega played two summers in the NASL with the Toronto Blizzard, helping the team finish league runner-ups both seasons. In 1967, two pro soccer leagues started in the United States: the FIFA- sanctioned United Soccer Association and the unsanctioned National Professional Soccer League. ... Jump to: navigation, search Toronto Blizzard is a name given to a former professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that played in three now defunct leagues, and briefly in a fourth that changed its name. ...

In total, Bettega made 326 league appearances for Juventus and scored 129 goals. He also played 42 times for Italy, scoring 19 goals. He won seven league titles between 1972 and 1982, one UEFA Cup in 1977 and two Coppa Italia tournaments in 1979 and 1983. He was the top-scorer in Serie A with 16 goals in 1980. Jump to: navigation, search 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... UEFA Cup logo The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams. ... Jump to: navigation, search For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... The Coppa Italia (Italian Cup) is a Italian footballs annual cup competition. ... Jump to: navigation, search This page refers to the year 1979. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1980 (MCMLXXX) is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...