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| Full name | Marco Tardelli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1954-09-24)24 September 1954 (age 71) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Capanne di Careggine, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1974 | Pisa | 41 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1975 | Como | 36 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1985 | Juventus | 259 | (35) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1987 | Internazionale | 43 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1988 | St. Gallen | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 393 | (43) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1986 | Italy | 81 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1990 | Italy U16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1993 | Italy U21 (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Como | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Cesena | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2000 | Italy U21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Inter Milan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Bari | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Arezzo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2013 | Republic of Ireland (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marco Tardelli (Italian pronunciation:[ˈmarkotarˈdɛlli]; born 24 September 1954) is an Italian formerfootball player and manager. At club level, he played as amidfielder for several Italian clubs; he began his career withPisa, and later played forComo,Juventus, andInternazionale, before retiring with Swiss clubSt. Gallen. He enjoyed a highly successful career with Juventus, winning fiveleague titles, as well as multipleCoppa Italia titles, and four majorUEFA competitions (European Cup,Cup Winner's Cup,UEFA Cup andUEFA Super Cup), becoming one of the first three players ever to win all three major UEFA club competitions, along with Italy and Juventus teammatesAntonio Cabrini andGaetano Scirea.[1]
Tardelli also achieved success with theItaly national team. He represented his nation at threeFIFA World Cups (1978,1982 and1986), winning the 1982 edition of the tournament. Hisgoal celebration in the 1982 final – where he ran away shaking his fists, tears pouring down his face, screaming "Gol! Gol!" as he shook his head wildly – is regarded as one of the most iconic moments in World Cup history.[2][3] He also took part inUEFA Euro 1980, in which he came fourth on home soil, and was named in theteam of the tournament.
Regarded as one of Italy's greatest midfielders, and one of the best players of his generation, Tardelli was an energetic and hard-tackling yet technically skilful two-way midfielder, who was known for his ability to contribute both offensively and defensively.[4][5][6][7] In 2004, Tardelli was named 37th in theUEFA Golden Jubilee Poll; he was inducted into theItalian Football Hall of Fame in 2015.
As a manager, Tardelli initially worked with theItaly U-16 side, and later served as an assistant manager toCesare Maldini for the U-21 side. He subsequently led several clubs in Italy before serving as head coach of theItaly national under-21 football team, winning the1997 Mediterranean Games and the2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, before returning to coach at club level. Between 2004 and 2005 he also managed theEgypt national football team, while he served as an assistant manager toGiovanni Trapattoni with theRepublic of Ireland national football team between 2008 and 2013.
Tardelli was born atCapanne di Careggine, in theprovince of Lucca (Tuscany). He started his career in theItalian Serie C with the club ofPisa in 1972. Two years later he played in theSerie B withComo before joining Serie A giantsJuventus the next year, in October 1975.[6][7]
During his decade-long stint at the Turin club, he enjoyed much success, as he became one of the first three players ever to win all the three major European competitions, alongside teammatesAntonio Cabrini andGaetano Scirea: theUEFA Cup in 1977, theCup Winners' Cup in 1984, and theEuropean Cup in 1985.[1] With Juventus, he also won fiveItalian Serie A championships, and twoCoppa Italia titles, as well as the1984 European Super Cup.[6][7]
He scored the decisive goal during the first leg of the 1977UEFA Cupfinal againstAthletic Bilbao, which allowed him andJuventus to win their first ever European title.[6][7]
In total, Tardelli played 376 games withJuventus and scored 51 goals.[6][7] He left the Turin club in 1985, moving on torivalsInternazionale, where he remained until 1987, before ending his career in 1988, after a season with Swiss sideSt. Gallen.[6][7]
Tardelli made his international debut on 7 April 1976 againstPortugal.[8] He played at the1978 World Cup and the1980 European Championship on home soil, reaching the semi-final and earning fourth-place finishes in both tournaments, and being named as a member of theteam of the tournament at Euro 80. He performed especially well during Italy's1982 World Cup-winning campaign, scoring twice. His first came in a second-round group stage win againstArgentina, and his memorable second goal of the tournament was scored inthe final againstWest Germany, with a left footed strike from outside the area. With tears in his eyes, he ran towards the Italian bench, fists clenched in front of his chest, screaming "Gol! Gol!" as he shook his head wildly. This celebration has been called the "Tardelli cry", and was considered one of the defining images of Italy's 1982 World Cup triumph;[6][7][9] Tardelli later reflected:
"After I scored, my whole life passed before me – the same feeling they say you have when you are about to die, the joy of scoring in a World Cup final was immense, something I dreamed about as a kid, and my celebration was a release after realising that dream. I was born with that scream inside me, that was just the moment it came out."[9]
In 2014, his iconic1982 FIFA World Cup Finalgoal celebration was named the fourth greatest World Cup moment of all time by theBBC.[10] He won a total of 81 caps for Italy, playing his final game for them againstNorway in September 1985, and also served as Italy'scaptain between 1983 and 1985.[8] He was part of the squad for1986 FIFA World Cup, but did not play. He retired as a player in 1988.[6][7]
During an era when Italy was known for its defensive prowess (catenaccio), Tardelli made his name as a hard-tackling yet technically skilful and elegantdefensive midfielder, with an ability to get forward and contribute offensively; a well-rounded footballer, he was regarded as one of the finestmidfielders in the world during the early 1980s.[4][5][11][12] A quick, tenacious, and energetic player, with good feet, he is regarded as one of the greatest Italian midfielders of all time, and was atwo-way midfielder who was known for his tactical intelligence, versatility and work-rate as a footballer, which enabled him to play anywhere in midfield. Although he was usually deployed in thecentre in a moreoffensive midfield role, in particular under managers Giovanni Trapattoni and Enzo Bearzot, with Juventus and Italy respectively (known in Italian as the "mezzala" position), he also played in several other positions throughout his career, and was capable of playing as awinger on either flank, or even as adefender; indeed in his early career, he played as afull-back on either side of the pitch, and also as acentre-back (or "stopper" in Italian), due to his man-marking skills and ball-winning abilities.[5][6][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] Although Tardelli was mainly renowned for his speed, stamina and defensive skills,[4][5][7] he also possessed a powerful shot, and was capable of striking and passing the ball with either foot, despite being naturally right footed; he refined his ability with his weaker foot in his youth as his idolGigi Riva was left-footed.[7][18] Due to his great pace and slender build, Tardelli's Juventus teammateLuciano Spinosi gave him the nicknameSchizzo.[13][19][20] In addition to his footballing abilities, he was also stood out for his leadership throughout his career, and was known for being a decisive player.[11][21] In 2007,The Times placed Tardelli at number 10 in their list of the 50 hardest footballers in history.[22]Jonathan Wilson, when writing forThe Guardian in 2013, labelled Tardelli as a type of holding midfielder he described as a "destroyer," a player who is primarily tasked with running, winning back possession, and distributing the ball to other players.[23]
Tardelli started his managing career as head coach of the Under 16 Italy national team in 1988, immediately after his retirement. Two years later, he became the assistant coach ofCesare Maldini for the Under 21 team. In 1993, he switched toComo ofSerie C1. He led Como to promotion intoSerie B, but was unable to avoid relegation.
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In 1995, he took overCesena, another Serie B team. Tardelli would spend three seasons with Cesena before leaving to become head coach of theItalian Under 21 team. He won theUnder 21 European Championship,[24] the following year, and also coached the Italian side which took part at the2000 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarter-finals. His success with the Italian Under 21 side led Tardelli to become the manager ofInternazionale for the2000–01 season. His tenure with theNerazzurri would be short; following a string of embarrassing defeats especially a 6–0 defeat to local rivalsAC Milan, Tardelli was fired in June 2001. Tardelli did not have much luck in the coaching jobs that followed, which included spells withBari, theEgyptian national team andArezzo.
Tardelli served for a short time as part of the administrative council of his former clubJuventus in 2006, before resigning in 2007 allegedly due to differences with the hierarchy regarding the direction the club was heading towards.[25] In February 2008, he joined the coaching staff of theRepublic of Ireland national team as an assistant manager to the recently appointedGiovanni Trapattoni. He was reunited with former Juventus teammateLiam Brady, who was also named as Trapattoni's assistant.
Tardelli parted ways with the Republic of Ireland national team on 11 September 2013 by mutual consent, after a defeat byAustria the previous day.[26]
Tardelli came from a working-class family, and was the youngest of four children. His father was a factory worker forAnas and his mother was a housewife. Known for hisleft-wing political views, he described himself in his youth and his father ascommunists.[27][28] In his highschool years, he earned money working during the summers as a waiter in thepiazza dei Miracoli inPisa. He obtained a highschool diploma insurveying.[29]
In her 1991 autobiography,La filosofia di Moana ("Moana's philosophy," in Italian),Italianadult filmactressMoana Pozzi claimed to have had an affair with Tardelli.[30]
Tardelli has two children: a daughter, Sara (a journalist), from his first marriage,[31] and a son Nicola (a model), from his relationship with reporter Stella Pende.[32]
Since 2016, Tardelli has been in a relationship with journalistMyrta Merlino.[33] Tardelli was one of over80 Italian celebrities to sign a petition in favour of the2016 referendum on constitutional reform.[34]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pisa | 1972–73 | Serie C | 8 | 2 | – | – | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1973–74 | 33 | 2 | – | – | 33 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 4 | – | – | 41 | 4 | ||||
| Como | 1974–75 | Serie B | 36 | 2 | – | 36 | 2 | |||
| Juventus | 1975–76 | Serie A | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| 1976–77 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12[b] | 2 | 44 | 7 | ||
| 1977–78 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6[a] | 1 | 36 | 6 | ||
| 1978–79 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2[a] | 0 | 40 | 7 | ||
| 1979–80 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||
| 1980–81 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | 37 | 8 | ||
| 1981–82 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3[a] | 0 | 29 | 4 | ||
| 1982–83 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 8[a] | 3 | 44 | 9 | ||
| 1983–84 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8[c] | 1 | 42 | 2 | ||
| 1984–85 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9[d] | 1 | 43 | 3 | ||
| Total | 259 | 35 | 55 | 8 | 61 | 9 | 375 | 52 | ||
| Internazionale | 1985–86 | Serie A | 19 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9[b] | 3 | 34 | 7 |
| 1986–87 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6[b] | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| Total | 43 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 71 | 8 | ||
| St. Gallen | 1987–88 | Nationalliga A | 14 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 393 | 43 | 69 | 11 | 75 | 12 | 537 | 66 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy[8] | 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1978 | 13 | 1 | |
| 1979 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1980 | 12 | 1 | |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1982 | 13 | 2 | |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 81 | 6 | |
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Como | 26 June 1993 | 13 June 1995 | 79 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 029.11 |
| Cesena | 13 June 1995 | 25 October 1996 | 48 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 031.25 |
| Italy U21 | 18 December 1997 | 10 October 2000 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 072.00 |
| Internazionale | 7 October 2000 | 19 June 2001 | 41 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 036.59 |
| Bari | 29 December 2002 | 11 November 2003 | 39 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 028.21 |
| Egypt | 25 March 2004 | 11 October 2004 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 062.50 |
| Arezzo | 28 February 2005 | 21 April 2005 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 033.33 |
| Total | 246 | 89 | 75 | 82 | 036.18 | ||
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