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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1959-06-12)12 June 1959 (age 66) | ||
| Place of birth | Verona, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975–1978 | Verona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1980 | Verona | 43 | (2) |
| 1980–1983 | Avellino | 88 | (16) |
| 1983–1985 | Juventus | 52 | (6) |
| 1985–1986 | Verona | 19 | (2) |
| 1986–1988 | Juventus | 28 | (1) |
| 1988–1990 | Empoli | 68 | (12) |
| 1991–1992 | Mantova | 28 | (5) |
| Total | 326 | (44) | |
| International career | |||
| 1984 | Italy U-21 | 5 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Beniamino Vignola (born 12 June 1959) is an Italian formerfootballer and entrepreneur, who played as amidfielder. He notably played forJuventus and was part of theirEuropean Cup victory in1985.[1] A small, quick, mobile, agile, and creative player, with excellent technical ability and a slender physique, he usually played as acentral orattacking midfielder;[2] considered a promising talent, he was compared toGianni Rivera as a youngster.[3][4]
Vignola began his career withHellas Verona, making hisSerie A debut in 1978. In 1980, he moved toAvellino, where he remained for three seasons, wearing thenumber 10 shirt.[1][2][5]
He was acquired byJuventus in 1983 for 4.8 billion Lire, as a back-up toMichel Platini, remaining at the club until 1988. Despite initially featuring mainly as a substitute, he later became a member of the starting line-up, and he helped Juventus to win theSerie A title and theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup during the 1983–84 season. He scored two goals against Udinese that season and also scored and set-upBoniek's match-winning goal in the1984 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, as Juventus beatPorto 2–1 in Basel.[6][7][8] The following season, he won the1984 European Super Cup with Juventus, and he was part of theirEuropean Cup victory in1985.[1][5][6][7]
In 1988, he moved toEmpoli inSerie B, where he was unable to prevent the club from being relegated toSerie C1 during the1988–89 season. He ended his career in 1992, playing in Serie C2 with Mantova. He would later become the team's sporting director during the 1993–94 season. After the team went bankrupt, he became a player-manager with an amateur side in Verona called San Martino Buon Albergo, and he soon retired from football.[1][5][6][7]
Vignola represented theItaly under-21 side on 5 occasions, scoring 2 goals. He played for the Italy at the1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where the Italians reached the semi-finals, finishing the tournament in fourth place.[9][10][11] He never appeared for theItalian senior side.[4]
