Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 12 June 1959 | ||
Place of birth | Verona, Italy | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | 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 in Verona) is an Italian former footballer and entrepreneur, who played as a midfielder. He notably played for Juventus and was part of their European Cup victory in 1985.[1] A small, quick, mobile, agile, and creative player, with excellent technical ability and a slender physique, he usually played as a central or attacking midfielder;[2] considered a promising talent, he was compared to Gianni Rivera as a youngster.[3][4]