C A R E E R   H I G H L I G H T S

• Legendary Italian goalkeeper
• Captained Italy to 1982 World Cup victory in Spain
• 112 caps over 15 year international career becoming Italy’s most capped player
• International debut in 1968 in the team that won the European Championship
• Set record by playing twelve international games (1143 minutes) without conceding a single goal
• 1973 runner-up as the European Footballer of the Year
• Key role in Juventus’s triumph in the UEFA Cup in 1977
• Guided Italy to fourth place finish in World Cup 1978
• Career as manager includes Italian Olympic team, Juventus, Lazio, and currently manager for the Italian National Team

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