Gabriele Oriali
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 November 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Como (CO), Italy | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1966–1970 | Internazionale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1983 | Internazionale | 277 | (33) |
| 1983–1987 | Fiorentina | 107 | (7) |
| National team | |||
| 1978–1983 | Italy | 28 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Gabriele Oriali (born 25 November 1952) is an Italian former footballer who primarily played as a defensive midfielder but could also play in defence. As a player, he was known in particular for his stamina, work-rate, ball-winning ability, and for his adeptness at breaking down opposition plays.
Oriali spent his entire club career with Inter, and subsequently Fiorentina. At international level, he represented Italy at the 1980 European Championship, and was also a member of the team that won the 1982 FIFA World Cup. Following his retirement, he worked as a manager and as a sporting director.
A native of Como (Lombardy), son of an Italian father and a Romanian mother, Oriali played for the Inter youth team for four seasons before being promoted to the senior Inter squad; he would spend most of his career with Inter, making his professional debut for the club during the 1970–71 Scudetto winning season, and was an integral part of the Inter squad of the 1970s and early 1980s.
With Inter, he won the scudetto again during the 1979–80 season, and the Coppa Italia twice; his first Coppa victory was during the 1977–78 season, whilst his second came during the 1981–82 season. In all he played 70 matches and scored 8 goals for Inter in the Coppa Italia competition.
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