.jpg) Furino with Juventus in 1974 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Giuseppe Furino | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1946-07-05)5 July 1946 (age 79) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Palermo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Juventus | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1966–1968 | Savona | 61 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 1968–1969 | Palermo | 27 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1969–1984 | Juventus | 361 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 449 | (16) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1974 | Italy | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2009 | |||||||||||||||||
Giuseppe Furino (Italian pronunciation:[dʒuˈzɛppefuˈriːno]; born 5 July 1946) is an Italian retiredfootballer who played as amidfielder. A small yet tenacious and physical player, Furino was nicknamedFuria ("Fury") and was known for his work-rate and energy in midfield, as well as his ability to break down possession as adefensive midfielder, although he was also gifted with good technical skills. He began his club career withSavona in 1966, and later spent a season withPalermo in 1968.
In 1969, Furino moved toJuventus, where he remained for 13 seasons, also serving as the club'scaptain, and achieved great success, winning several domestic and international titles (twoCoppa Italia, oneUEFA Cup, and oneEuropean Cup Winners' Cup), including a then Italian record of eightSerie A championships. At international level, he representedItaly at the1970 FIFA World Cup, where he won a runners-up medal.
Furino was born inPalermo on 5 July 1946.[1] Having originally started his career at Juventus as a youngster he played for Savona and Palermo. He made his Serie A debut for Palermo againstCagliari on 29 August 1968, and he then transferred to Juventus for the1969–70 Serie A season.[2] Furino made his debut for Juventus in a Coppa Italia match againstMantova on 31 August 1969. He was to go on and play for Juventus for 15 successive seasons, with his last match coming againstAvellino on 6 May 1984. In all, he made 361 Serie A appearances for Juventus, and 528 in all senior competitions for them, scoring 19 goals, also serving as the team'scaptain.[2][3]
Furino won eight Italian league championships with Juventus. This was the most Italian titles a player has won, a record he shared withGiovanni Ferrari andGianluigi Buffon (Virginio Rosetta also won eight national championships, but three of them came before the formation of a professional Serie A) until Buffon won its tenth (the2019–20 Serie A).[4] During his time with Juventus, he also won the Coppa Italia twice, as well as the1976–77 UEFA Cup and the1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup, also reaching theEuropean Cup final in 1973 and 1983, as well as the1973 Intercontinental Cup final.[5]
Furino played three times for theItaly national football team between 1970 and 1974, and he also took part at the1970 FIFA World Cup with Italy, where they reached the final. He made his international debut during the tournament, in Italy's match againstUruguay on 6 June 1970, coming on as a substitute forAngelo Domenghini.[1][6]
Despite his small stature, Furino was a tenacious and tactically versatile player, who excelled in his defensive midfield role due to his strong physique. NicknamedFuria ("Fury") by the Juventus fans, he was known as an aggressive, hard-working, and hard-tackling ball-winner, whose main attributes were his pace, stamina, and his ability to read the game. He was also a team player, and he possessed good technical ability despite his playing role.[3][5][7][8][9][10]
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