Italian footballer Gianluca Vialli dies at 58

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Former Italian soccer player Gianluca Vialli He died this Friday at the age of 58 in a London hospital due to pancreatic cancer that he had suffered for five years and that forced him to leave his position as head of the Italian soccer team delegation on December 14.

The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) confirmed his death in a statement last night and called a minute’s silence as a sign of mourning at the start of all matches next weekend.

L’Italia del calcio piange Gianluca Vialli. Gravina: “What he has done for the blue jersey will not be very dimenticato” https://t.co/N3fDIf5YL1 pic.twitter.com/ybzEviQE7X

— FIGC (@FIGC) January 6, 2023

Vialli He was one of the most important soccer players, leader and coaches of the calcium in the nineties.

Born in Cremona (north), Viallicenter forward, began his career at cremonese in 1980 and after four seasons he signed for the sampdoria (1984), team in which he coincided with the coach azzurro, Roberto Mancini.

With him he forged a friendship that went beyond the playing fields and they made history by winning the only shield (1991) that the Genoese club treasures in its record, three Italian Cups (1985, 88 and 89) and an Italian Super Cup (1991).

Then I would go through Juventus (1992-1996), where he would win the Italian League, Cup and Super Cup (1994-95), and the Champions League in 1996, which served as a springboard to sign for the Chelsea British (1996-1999), where he hung up his boots, but not before winning the FA Cup (1996-97) and the EFL Cup (1997-98) and the European Cup Winners’ Cup (1997-98). The 1998 European Cup Winners’ Cup title was achieved as player-coach, including himself in the starting eleven.

Once removed, Vialli he tried his luck as a coach in England, at the Chelsea and in the watfordunsuccessfully.

It was not until 2019 when he returned to form part of a bench. Hand in hand with your friend Roberto Mancinihe was appointed head of the delegation of the Italian team with which two years later raised Euro 2020.