Pietro Paolo Virdis
Virdis in 1988
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Antonio Pietro Paolo Virdis | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Sassari, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1971–1973 | Juvenilia Sassari | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1974 | Nuorese | 25 | (11) |
| 1974–1977 | Cagliari | 75 | (24) |
| 1977–1980 | Juventus | 45 | (8) |
| 1980–1981 | Cagliari | 22 | (5) |
| 1981–1982 | Juventus | 30 | (9) |
| 1982–1984 | Udinese | 45 | (12) |
| 1984–1989 | Milan | 135 | (53) |
| 1989–1991 | Lecce | 46 | (8) |
| Total | 423 | (130) | |
| National team | |||
| 1976–1978 | Italy U-21 | 8 | (1) |
| 1987–1988 | Italy Olympic Team | 15 | (9) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1998–1999 | Atletico Catania | ||
| 2001 | Viterbese | ||
| 2002 | Nocerina | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Antonio Pietro Paolo Virdis (born 26 June 1957) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a forward. Throughout his career, he played for Nuorese, before playing in Serie A with Cagliari Calcio, Juventus F.C., Udinese Calcio, and A.C. Milan; he ended his career with Lecce. Known for his eye for goal, with Juventus, he won two league titles and a Coppa Italia; with Milan, he was the league's top-scorer in 1987, also winning a league title and the Supercoppa Italiana in 1988, and was part of the club's European Cup victory in 1989. At international level, he represented the Italy under-23 side at the 1988 Summer Olympics, helping the team to a fourth-place finish.
He started his career in his native Sardinia with amateur Serie D side Nuorese in 1973, scoring 11 goals in his first senior season at the young age of 16. He later joined Cagliari, making his Serie A debut on 6 October 1974 in a league game versus Udinese.
In 1977, he joined Juventus, where he played until 1982, except for a one-year stint back at Cagliari in 1980–81. After failing to find a first team place, in 1982 he left Juventus for Udinese. In 1984, he then moved at A.C. Milan, where he enjoyed his best period at club level. He made his Serie A debut with the club in a 2–1 away defeat to Parma on 22 August 1984, and he played five seasons with the rossoneri, winning the Serie A top-scorer title during the 1986–87 season, with 17 goals; he also won the 1987–88 Serie A title, and the 1988 Supercoppa Italiana with the club, followed by the 1988–89 European Cup. In total, he made 186 appearances for Milan, scoring 76 goals, 53 of which were scored in Serie A in 135 appearances. In 1989, aged 32, he left AC Milan to join Lecce, where he spent his final two seasons as a professional footballer before retiring in 1991.
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