Luigi de Agostini
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 7 April 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Udine, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left-back / Centre-back, Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1982 | Udinese | 7 | (0) |
| 1981 | Trento | 28 | (3) |
| 1982–1983 | Catanzaro | 24 | (4) |
| 1983–1986 | Udinese | 80 | (3) |
| 1986–1987 | Hellas Verona | 30 | (3) |
| 1987–1992 | Juventus | 146 | (20) |
| 1992–1993 | Internazionale | 31 | (1) |
| 1993–1995 | Reggiana | 61 | (2) |
| Total | 402 | (36) | |
| National team | |||
| 1987–1991 | Italy | 36 | (4) |
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Luigi De Agostini (born April 7, 1961) is an Italian former football defender, primarily in the role of an attacking full-back on the left flank, although he was also capable of playing in several other positions both in defence and in midfield. He represented the Italian national football team at Euro 1988 and the 1990 FIFA World Cup. His son, Michele, plays for Prato. After retiring, De Agostini worked as a team manager for his former club, Udinese, between 2007 and 2009. His job entailed acting as a middleman between the team's manager, Giovanni Galeone, and the squad of players. He now dedicates himself to training young Italian football players.
De Agostini was born in Udine. His professional career began with his hometown club, Udinese, making his debut in a 0–0 draw against Napoli on 23 March 1980. He was rarely played during his time at the club, forcing him to move to Serie C1 for Trento for a year. He was immediately back in the Serie A next year, however this time for Catanzaro before he moved back to Udinese, this time much more prominent. In 1986, he was signed on for Hellas Verona, though it would only be the following year that he would achieve his greatest success, signing with Juventus in 1987.
During his five-year stay with Juventus, as well as taking on his usual defensive role, he was also often employed as a box-to-box midfielder, due to his offensive and defensive work-rate and contribution. Despite his defensive style of play, he was awarded the coveted number 10 shirt, following Michel Platini's retirement. With the club, he won both the Italian Cup and the UEFA Cup during the 1989–90 season. He scored for Juventus as they beat rivals Fiorentina in the 1990 UEFA Cup Final. Despite being an accurate penalty taker, he is also remembered for missing a penalty against Fiorentina the following season, after Roberto Baggio had refused to take a penalty against his former club. With Juventus, he managed 28 goals in 217 appearances.
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