Claudio Gentile
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Gentile lining up for Italy
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| Date of birth | 27 September 1953 | |||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tripoli,Kingdom of Libya | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | |||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||
| 1971–1972 | Arona | 34 | (4) | |||||||||||||||
| 1972–1973 | Varese | 34 | (1) | |||||||||||||||
| 1973–1984 | Juventus | 283 | (9) | |||||||||||||||
| 1984–1987 | Fiorentina | 70 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
| 1987–1988 | Piacenza | 20 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 441 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||
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| 1975–1984 | Italy | 71 | (1) | |||||||||||||||
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| 2000–2006 | Italy U-21 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | FC Sion | |||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Claudio Gentile (Italian pronunciation: [ˈklaudjo dʒenˈtile]; born in Libya, 27 September 1953) is an Italian footballer manager and former defender of the 1970s and 1980s. Gentile appeared for Italy in two World Cup tournaments, and played for the winning Italian team in the 1982 final. His club career was notably spent with Juventus for whom he made almost 300 league appearances, winning six national titles and two major European trophies. A tough, strong, tenacious, ruthless, and uncompromising defender, Gentile was regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation, one of the toughest ever players in his position, and as one of the greatest Italian defenders of all time.
A hard-tackling and versatile defender, he was capable of playing both as a centre-back and as a full-back, and was particularly known for his tight, heavy, physical marking of opponents, as well as his aggressive challenges. Alongside Juventus and Italy teammates Dino Zoff, Cabrini, and Scirea, he formed one of the most formidable defensive lines in football history. In 2007, The Times placed Gentile at number 8 in their list of the 50 hardest footballers in history.
After beginning his career with Arona, Gentile played in Serie B with Varese during the 1972–73 season.
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