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Davide Gualtieri

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Sammarinese former footballer (born 1971)

Davide Gualtieri
Personal information
Full name	Davide Gualtieri
Date of birth	(1971-04-27)27 April 1971 (age 54)
Place of birth	San Marino,San Marino
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1999	Juvenes
1999–2000	Pennarossa	4	(3)
2000–2009	Tre Penne	168	(50)
International career
1993–2000	San Marino	9	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Davide Gualtieri (born 27 April 1971) is aSammarinese formerfootballer who played as aforward. He scored the second fastest goal inFIFA World Cup qualification history, againstEngland on 17 November 1993.^[1] Gualtieri held the fastest goal record for over 23 years.

In the match, which took place inBologna, Italy, San Marino had the kick off and the ball was quickly played through the inside right channel. England defenderStuart Pearce attempted a back pass to goalkeeperDavid Seaman. Pearce's pass was under hit, and Gualtieri ran on to touch the ball past Seaman.

The goal was timed at 8.3 seconds, which remained the fastest World Cup goal scored in either qualifying or the finals, untilChristian Benteke scored after 8.1 seconds forBelgium againstGibraltar on 10 October 2016. England took twenty minutes to equalise, but eventually won the match 7–1. It is falsely believed that Gualtieri's goal eliminated England from qualifying for the1994 World Cup, as England needed to win by seven clear goals; however, the result was immaterial as England were also relying on Poland to beat the Netherlands, which they failed to do.^[2]

Gualtieri continued to play for the San Marino national team until 2000, when he retired due to injury. He now works as a computer salesman in San Marino.^[3]^[4]^[5] In 2020, he appeared on the TV seriesHarry's Heroes: Euro Having a Laugh, assembling a Sammarinese team to play against a team of 1990s England players once more.^[6]