Giampiero Boniperti
Giampiero Boniperti (4 July 1928 – 18 June 2021) was an Italian football player and politician. He played for Juventus and Italy national team. A politician, he was a member of the European Parliament from 1994 until 1999.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giampiero Boniperti | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Barengo, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 18 June 2021 (aged 92) | ||
| Place of death | Turin, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946-1961 | Juventus | ||
| National team | |||
| 1947-1960 | Italy | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Boniperti died on 18 June 2021 in Turin from heart failure, aged 92.[1]
Club career statistics
| Club performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Italy | League | |||
| 1946/47 | Juventus | Serie A | 6 | 5 |
| 1947/48 | 40 | 27 | ||
| 1948/49 | 32 | 15 | ||
| 1949/50 | 35 | 21 | ||
| 1950/51 | 38 | 22 | ||
| 1951/52 | 33 | 19 | ||
| 1952/53 | 29 | 7 | ||
| 1953/54 | 30 | 14 | ||
| 1954/55 | 27 | 9 | ||
| 1955/56 | 31 | 6 | ||
| 1956/57 | 24 | 4 | ||
| 1957/58 | 34 | 8 | ||
| 1958/59 | 26 | 8 | ||
| 1959/60 | 31 | 7 | ||
| 1960/61 | 28 | 6 | ||
| Country | Italy | 444 | 178 | |
| Total | 444 | 178 | ||
International career statistics
| Italy national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1947 | 1 | 0 |
| 1948 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | 3 | 1 |
| 1950 | 3 | 0 |
| 1951 | 5 | 1 |
| 1952 | 4 | 0 |
| 1953 | 4 | 0 |
| 1954 | 4 | 3 |
| 1955 | 3 | 2 |
| 1956 | 3 | 0 |
| 1957 | 2 | 0 |
| 1958 | 3 | 0 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 38 | 8 |
Giampiero Boniperti Media
From left to right: Omar Sívori, John Charles and Boniperti, the attacking Magical Trio of Juventus at the turn of the 1950s and 1960s.
Boniperti (left) as Italy captain, in private with the Azzurri coach Lajos Czeizler in 1954.
Boniperti (right) in training with Bianconeri in the 1951–52 season
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References
- ↑ "Morto Giampiero Boniperti, una vita per la Juventus - Sport". Agenzia ANSA. 18 June 2021.
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Giampiero Boniperti". www.national-football-teams.com.
- ↑ "Giampiero Boniperti - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.com.
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