Antonio Cabrini

Antonio Cabrini

Personal information
Full name	Antonio Cabrini
Date of birth	October 8, 1957 (1957-10-08) (age 51)
Place of birth	Cremona, Italy
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Manager (former left-back / left wing-back)
Club information
Current club	Syria
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)2
1973–1975	U.S. Cremonese	29 (2)
1975–1976	Atalanta	35 (1)
1976–1989	Juventus	297 (33)
1989–1991	Bologna Calcio	55 (2)
Total		416 (38)
National team
1978-1987	Italy	73 (9)
Teams managed
2000–2001	Arezzo
2001	Crotone
2004–2005	Pisa
2005–2006	Novara
2007–2008	Syria
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. 2 Appearances (Goals)

Antonio Cabrini (born 8 October 1957) is an Italian football (soccer) coach and former player. He played left-back, mainly with Juventus. He won the 1982 FIFA World Cup with the Italian national team. Cabrini was arguably one of the greatest Italian left-backs in the history of football.

He was in charge of the Syrian national football team, having been appointed on late September 2007 but he left soon after in February 2008.^[1]

Biography

Club player

Cabrini was born in Cremona, Lombardy. He made his debut in professional football with the local team U.S. Cremonese in the Serie C during the 1973-74 season, totaling 3 presences and gaining a starter place for the following 1974-1975 season. In the 1975-76 season he played in Serie B for Atalanta, and in the summer of 1976 he was acquired by Juventus, the team for which he was to spend most of his career.

With Juventus, he won six times the Italian Serie A, two times the Coppa Italia (Italian Cup), one Italian Super Cup, one UEFA Champions League, one UEFA Cup and one European/South American Cup. He played a total of 352 Serie A matches, scoring 35 goals. In 1989, after 13 successful seasons with Juve, he moved to play for Bologna for two more years before retiring as a player.

Cabrini was nicknamed Bell'Antonio ("beautiful Antonio"), because of his popularity as a fascinating and good-looking football player. On the field, his technical and physical qualities made of him one of the best defenders of the history of Italian football.

National team

Cabrini was part of the legendary 1982 World Cup-winning team that included goalkeeper Dino Zoff, Gaetano Scirea, Giuseppe Bergomi and Claudio Gentile in defense and Paolo Rossi in attack.

When he was called in Italy's list of 20 players to participate in the 1978 FIFA World Cup despite being uncapped (he had 23 caps for junior teams). He earned his first cap in Italy's opening game against France and became an international regular for the next 9 years. He participated in all of Italy's games in 3 consecutive World Cups, in 1978, 1982 and 1986. Overall, Cabrini played 18 games during World Cup final stages, winning the 1982 edition despite missing a penalty in the final against West Germany.

He earned 73 caps for his country and scored 9 goals (a record for a defender), ending his career with the Azzurri team in October 1987. He was captain for 10 times.

Manager

Cabrini started a coaching career in 2000 with Serie C1 club Arezzo, replacing Serse Cosmi and losing promotion on playoffs. He then coached Serie B's Crotone with little fortune, and later served as head coach for Serie C1 clubs Pisa and Novara Calcio, although with dismal results.

He was appointed head coach of Syria national football team on September 2007.^[1] but he soon left it on February 2008.

Honours

Juventus

• Serie A: 1976-77, 1977-78, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1983-84, 185-86
• Coppa Italia: 1977-78, 1982-83
• European Cup: 1984
• UEFA Super Cup: 1984
• Intercontinental Cup: 1985
• UEFA Cup: 1977

National Team

• FIFA World Cup: 1982

References

See also

• List of players to have won all international club competitions
• List of players to have won the three main European club competitions

v • d • e Italy squad – 1978 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place 1 Zoff • 2 Bellugi • 3 Cabrini • 4 Cuccureddu • 5 Gentile • 6 Maldera • 7 Manfredonia • 8 Scirea • 9 Antognoni • 10 Benetti • 11 Pecci • 12 Conti • 13 P. Sala • 14 Tardelli • 15 Zaccarelli • 16 Causio • 17 C. Sala • 18 Bettega • 19 Graziani • 20 Pulici • 21 Rossi • 22 Bordon • Coach: Bearzot

v • d • e Italy squad – UEFA Euro 1980 Fourth Place 1 Zoff • 2 F. Baresi • 3 G. Baresi • 4 Bellugi • 5 Cabrini • 6 Collovati • 7 Gentile • 8 Maldera • 9 Scirea • 10 Antognoni • 11 Benetti • 12 Bordon • 13 Buriani • 14 Oriali • 15 Tardelli • 16 Zaccarelli • 17 Altobelli • 18 Bettega • 19 Causio • 20 Graziani • 21 Pruzzo • 22 Galli • Coach: Bearzot

v • d • e Italy squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup Winners (3rd Title) 1 Zoff • 2 Baresi • 3 Bergomi • 4 Cabrini • 5 Collovati • 6 Gentile • 7 Scirea • 8 Vierchowod • 9 Antognoni • 10 Dossena • 11 Marini • 12 Bordon • 13 Oriali • 14 Tardelli • 15 Causio • 16 Conti • 17 Massaro • 18 Altobelli • 19 Graziani • 20 Rossi • 21 Selvaggi • 22 Galli • Coach: Bearzot

v • d • e Italy squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup 1 Galli • 2 Bergomi • 3 Cabrini • 4 Collovati • 5 Nela • 6 Scirea • 7 Tricella • 8 Vierchowod • 9 Ancelotti • 10 Bagni • 11 Baresi • 12 Tancredi • 13 De Napoli • 14 Di Gennaro • 15 Tardelli • 16 Conti • 17 Vialli • 18 Altobelli • 19 Galderisi • 20 Rossi • 21 Serena • 22 Zenga • Coach: Bearzot