Roberto Bettega
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Bettega at Juventus in 1979–80 season
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto Bettega | ||
| Date of birth | 27 December 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Turin, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Juventus | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1983 | Juventus | 326 | (129) |
| 1969–1970 | → Varese (loan) | 30 | (13) |
| 1983–1984 | Toronto Blizzard | 48 | (11) |
| Total | 404 | (153) | |
| National team | |||
| 1975–1983 | Italy | 42 | (19) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Roberto Bettega (Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto ˈbɛtteɡa]; born 27 December 1950 in Turin, Piedmont) is an Italian former footballer who played as a forward.
A prolific striker, Bettega is mostly remembered for his successful time at his hometown club Juventus, where he won several titles and established himself as one of Italy's greatest ever players. He was nicknamed La penna bianca ("White Feather") due to his appearance, and Bobby Gol! due to his eye for goal.
At international level, he represented Italy at the 1978 FIFA World Cup, and at the 1980 European Championships, helping his team to fourth-place finishes on both occasions; he was unable to take part at the 1982 World Cup, which Italy won, due to injury.
In December 2009, Bettega was officially appointed deputy director-general of Juventus. His role will be to act as an intermediate between the players and coaching staff and the upper echelons of the club, as well as taking an active involvement in all of the Old Lady's transfer dealings.
Born in Turin, Bettega joined the Juventus' Primavera squad in 1961 as a midfielder. Bettega spent the 1968–69 campaign on the bench. At the age of 19 Bettega was loaned to the Varese F.C. in Serie B. Under Nils Liedholm, the coach of Varese, Bettega hit 13 goals to help the side finish top and gain promotion to Serie A.
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."
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