Marco Tardelli

Marco Tardelli

Tardelli in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Marco Tardelli
Date of birth	(1954-09-24) 24 September 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth	Capanne di Careggine, Italy
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972–1974	Pisa	41	(4)
1974–1975	Como	36	(2)
1975–1985	Juventus	259	(35)
1985–1987	Internazionale	43	(2)
1987–1988	St. Gallen	14	(0)
Total		393	(43)
International career
1976–1986	Italy	81	(6)
Managerial career
1988–1990	Italy U-16
1990–1993	Italy U-21 (assistant)
1993–1995	Como
1995–1996	Cesena
1997–2000	Italy U-21
2000–2001	Internazionale
2002–2003	Bari
2004	Egypt
2005–2008	Arezzo
2008–2013	Republic of Ireland (assistant)
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 2000 Slovakia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marco Tardelli (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmarko tarˈdɛlli]; born 24 September 1954) is an Italian former football player and manager. At club level, he played as a midfielder for several Italian clubs; he began his career with Pisa, and later played for Como, Juventus, and Internazionale, before retiring with Swiss club St. Gallen. He enjoyed a highly successful career with Juventus, winning five league titles, as well as multiple Coppa Italia titles, and four major UEFA competitions (European Cup, Cup Winner's Cup, UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup), becoming one of the first three players ever to win all three major UEFA club competitions, along with Italy and Juventus teammates Antonio Cabrini and Gaetano Scirea.^[1]

Tardelli also achieved success with the Italy national team. He represented his nation at three FIFA World Cups (1978, 1982 and 1986), winning the 1982 edition of the tournament. His goal celebration in the 1982 final – where he ran away shaking his fists, tears pouring down his face, screaming "Gol! Gol!" as he shook his head wildly – is regarded as one of the most iconic moments in World Cup history.^[2][3] He also took part in UEFA Euro 1980, in which he came fourth on home soil, and was named to the team of the tournament.

Regarded as one of Italy's greatest midfielders, and one of the best players of his generation, Tardelli was an energetic and hard-tackling yet technically skilful two-way midfielder, who was known for his ability to contribute both offensively and defensively.^[4][5][6][7] In 2004, Tardelli was named 37th in the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll; he was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame in 2015.

As a manager, Tardelli initially worked with the Italy U-16 side, and later served as an assistant manager to Cesare Maldini for the U-21 side. He subsequently led several clubs in Italy before serving as head coach of the Italy national under-21 football team, winning the 1997 Mediterranean Games and the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, before returning to coach at club level. Between 2004 and 2005 he also managed the Egypt national football team, while he served as an assistant manager to Giovanni Trapattoni with the Republic of Ireland national football team between 2008 and 2013.