Romeo Benetti

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Romeo Benetti
Benetti Amsterdam 1974.jpg
Romeo Benetti 1974
Personnel
birthday October 20, 1945
place of birth Albaredo d'Adige ,  Italy
size 182 cm
position midfield
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1963-1964 AC Bolzano 32 (10)
1964-1965 AC Siena 31 0(7)
1965-1967 Taranto Sport 63 (11)
1967-1968 US Palermo 33 0(5)
1968-1969 Juventus Turin 27 0(8)
1969-1970 Sampdoria Genoa 128 (46)
1970-1976 AC Milan 126 (18)
1976-1979 Juventus Turin 40 (13)
1979-1981 AS Roma 27 0(1)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1971-1980 Italy 55 0(2)
1 Only league games are given.

Romeo Benetti (born October 20, 1945 in Albaredo d'Adige (VR) ) is a former Italian football player .

Career

The central midfielder Benetti came to Serie A at Juventus Turin in 1968 , but was initially unable to gain a foothold at Juve and moved to Sampdoria Genoa for one season, only to make his breakthrough at AC Milan in the 1970/71 season . On September 25, 1971, he also made his debut in the Italian national team , where he quickly became a regular. In 1973 he won the European Cup Winners' Cup with Milan . A year later he was part of the Italian squad for the 1974 World Cup in Germany (three missions / one goal).

In 1976 Juventus Turin looked for a replacement for Fabio Capello and found him in Romeo Benetti. Benetti won two Italian championships with Juventus in 1977 and 1978, and came fourth with Italy at the 1978 World Cup in Argentina (6 appearances / one goal). In 1979 he moved to AS Roma at the end of his career . At the 1980 European Championships in his own country, he finished fourth and played all 4 games. For the national team, he played a total of 55 international matches.

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personal data
SURNAME Benetti, Romeo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH October 20, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Albaredo d'Adige