Roberto Bettega

Roberto Bettega (born 27 December 1950) is a former Italian football player. He has played for Italy national team.

Roberto Bettega

Bettega with Juventus in 1971
Personal information
Full name	Roberto Bettega
Date of birth	27 December 1950 (aged 74)
Place of birth	Turin, Italy
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 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

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Varese	1969–70	Serie B	30	13	3	0	–		33	13
Juventus	1970–71	Serie A	28	13	3	2	11	6	42	21
	1971–72		14	10	4	1	5	4	23	15
	1972–73		27	8	8	1	7	2	42	11
	1973–74		24	8	5	2	2	0	31	10
	1974–75		27	6	10	3	10	1	47	10
	1975–76		29	15	3	2	4	1	36	18
	1976–77		30	17	4	1	12	5	46	23
	1977–78		30	11	4	2	7	2	41	15
	1978–79		30	9	9	2	2	0	41	11
	1979–80		28	16	4	0	8	1	40	17
	1980–81		25	5	8	3	4	3	37	11
	1981–82		7	5	4	2	3	1	14	8
	1982–83		27	6	7	1	6	1	40	8
	Total		326	129	73	22	81	27	480	178
Toronto Blizzard	1983	NASL	16	2	–		–		16	2
	1984		23	8	–		–		23	8
	Total		39	10	–		–		39	10
Career total			395	152	76	22	81	27	552	201

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Italy	1975	2	0
	1976	7	8
	1977	5	6
	1978	12	3
	1979	2	0
	1980	10	1
	1981	3	1
	1982	0	0
	1983	1	0
Total		42	19

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	5 June 1976	Milan, Italy	Romania	3–1	4–1	Friendly
2.				4–1
3.	25 September 1976	Rome, Italy	Yugoslavia	1–0	3–0
4.				3–0
5.	16 October 1976	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	2–0	4–1	1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.				4–0
7.	17 November 1976	Rome, Italy	England	2–0	2–0
8.	22 December 1976	Lisbon, Portugal	Portugal	1–2	1–2	Friendly
9.	8 June 1977	Helsinki, Finland	Finland	2–0	3–0	1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.	15 October 1977	Turin, Italy	Finland	1–0	6–1
11.				2–0
12.				4–0
13.				5–0
14.	3 December 1977	Rome, Italy	Luxembourg	1–0	3–0
15.	6 June 1978	Mar del Plata, Argentina	Hungary	2–0	3–1	1978 FIFA World Cup
16.	10 June 1978	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Argentina	1–0	1–0
17.	24 February 1979	Milan, Italy	Netherlands	1–0	3–0	Friendly
18.	11 October 1980	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	2–0	2–0	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
19.	17 October 1981	Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	1–1	1–1

Honours

Bettega (centre) in December 1970, wearing Juventus colors, awarded as 1969–70 Serie B top scorer during his previous period at Varese.

Juventus

• Serie A: 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1981–82
• Coppa Italia: 1978–79
• UEFA Cup: 1976–77
• Intercontinental Cup runner-up: 1973
• European Cup runner-up: 1972–73, 1982–83
• Inter-Cities Fairs Cup runner-up: 1970–71

Varese

• Serie B: 1969–70

Italy

• FIFA World Cup semi-finals: 1978
• UEFA European Championship semi-finals: 1980

Individual

• Capocannoniere: 1979–80
• Serie B top scorer: 1969–70
• FIFA World Cup All-star Team: 1978
• World Soccer XI: 1978
• Juventus FC Hall of Fame: 2025

Roberto Bettega Media

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  A 14-year-old Bettega with Juventus Youth Sector in 1964

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  Bettega in 1972, during his period of enforced rest, talks with juventino teammate Fabio Capello (left).

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  Claudio Gentile (left) and Bettega with bianconeri in the 1974–75 season

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  From left to right: manager Enzo Bearzot, Marco Tardelli and Bettega celebrates an Italian victory over England in 1976.

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  One of Bettega's most iconic goals, the back-heel versus A.C. Milan at San Siro in 1971.