Beniamino Vignola

Beniamino Vignola
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-06-12) 12 June 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Verona, Italy
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 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]

  1. ^ "Beniamino Vignola" (in Italian). excalciatori.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Beniamino Vignola" (in Italian). hellastory.net. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Vignola, primo tra i secondi" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 30 January 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Dieci italiani più uno che avrebbero meritato la nazionale" (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 26 February 2017.