Romeo Benetti

Romeo Benetti

Benetti in 1974
Personal information
Full name	Romeo Benetti
Date of birth	(1945-10-20) 20 October 1945 (age 78)
Place of birth	Albaredo d'Adige, Italy
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1964	Bolzano	31	(10)
1964–1965	Siena	31	(7)
1965–1967	Taranto	63	(11)
1967–1968	Palermo	35	(2)
1968–1969	Juventus	24	(1)
1969–1970	Sampdoria	27	(2)
1970–1976	AC Milan	170	(32)
1976–1979	Juventus	83	(12)
1979–1981	AS Roma	27	(1)
Total		491	(78)
International career
1971–1980	Italy	55	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Romeo Benetti (Italian pronunciation: [roˈmɛːo beˈnetti]; born 20 October 1945) is an Italian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. A tenacious and intimidating player, Benetti played for several Italian clubs throughout his career, winning titles with AC Milan, Juventus and AS Roma. At international level, he represented the Italy national football team on 55 occasions between 1971 and 1980, and took part at the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups, as well as UEFA Euro 1980, achieving fourth-place finishes in the latter two tournaments.^[1]