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Gianluca Vialli

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Cremona, Italy

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Gianluca Vialli Commendatore OMRI (Italian pronunciation: ; 9 July 1964 – 6 January 2023) was an Italian football player and manager who played as a striker. Vialli started his club career at Cremonese in 1980 in his native Italy where he made 105 league appearances scoring 23 goals. His performances impressed Sampdoria who signed him in 1984, during which time he scored 85 league goals, won three Italian cups, the Serie A and the European Cup Winners Cup.

In 1992, Vialli transferred to Juventus for a world record £12.5 million in 1992. During this time he won the Italian Cup, the Serie A, Italian Supercup, UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup. In 1996 Vialli joined Chelsea and became Chelsea player manager the following season. In England he won the FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Cup Winners Cup and UEFA Super Cup. He is one of nine footballers to have won the three main European club competitions, and the only forward to have done so; he is also the only player in European footballing history to have both winners' and runners-up medals in all three main European club competitions, including two winners medals for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

At international level, Vialli represented the Italy national team in two FIFA World Cups, in 1986 and (on home soil) in 1990. He also took part at UEFA Euro 1988, helping his nation to a semi-final finish, and was elected to the team of the tournament. During his twenty-year-long career as a professional footballer he scored 259 goals at club level, 16 goals with the national team, and 11 goals with the Italy national under-21 football team, for a total of 286 goals in more than 500 appearances, making him the tenth-highest scoring Italian player in all competitions.

On retirement from playing, he went into management, punditry and worked as a commentator for Sky Italia. He was part of the Italy national team non-playing staff as a delegation chief; however, he stepped down from this role due to his battle with cancer.

Career Honours

FA Community Shield 2000 Chelsea	FA Cup 1999-2000 Chelsea	UEFA Super Cup 1998 Chelsea	Football League Cup 1997-1998 Chelsea
UEFA Cup Winners Cup 1997-1998 Chelsea	FA Cup 1996-1997 Chelsea	UEFA Champions League 1995-1996 Juventus	Supercoppa Italiana 1995 Juventus
Serie A 1994-1995 Juventus	Coppa Italia 1994-1995 Juventus	UEFA Cup 1992-1993 Sampdoria	Supercoppa Italiana 1991 Sampdoria
Serie A 1990-1991 Sampdoria	UEFA Cup Winners Cup 1989-1990 Sampdoria	Coppa Italia 1988-1989 Sampdoria	Serie A Capocannoniere 1988-1989 Sampdoria
Coppa Italia 1987-1988 Sampdoria	Coppa Italia 1984-1985 Sampdoria