Claudio Gentile

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Claudio Gentile

Gentile in 2006
Personal information
Date of birth	(1953-09-27) 27 September 1953 (age 71)
Place of birth	Tripoli,[1] Kingdom of Libya
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1972	Arona	34	(4)
1972–1973	Varese	34	(1)
1973–1984	Juventus	283	(9)
1984–1987	Fiorentina	70	(0)
1987–1988	Piacenza	20	(0)
Total		441	(14)
International career
1975–1984	Italy	71	(1)
Managerial career
2000–2006	Italy U21 / Italy Olympic
2014	Sion
Medal record Men's football Representing  Italy (as player) FIFA World Cup Winner 1982 Spain Representing  Italy (as manager) UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winner 2004 Germany Olympic Games 2004 Athens Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Claudio Gentile (Italian pronunciation: [ˈklaudjo dʒenˈtiːle]; born 27 September 1953)^[2] is an Italian football manager and former player who played as a defender in the 1970s and 1980s.

Gentile appeared for Italy in two World Cup tournaments, and played for the winning Italian team in the 1982 final. His club career was notably spent with Juventus for whom he made almost 300 league appearances, winning six national titles and two major European trophies.