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Aristide Guarneri
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Guarneri with Inter Milan in 1965
Personal information
Date of birth (1938-03-07) 7 March 1938 (age 87)
Place of birth Cremona, Italy
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1957 Codogno ? (?)
1957–1958 Como 32 (0)
1958–1967 Inter Milan 268 (3)
1967–1968 Bologna 28 (1)
1968–1969 Napoli 22 (0)
1969–1970 Inter Milan 3 (0)
1970–1973 Cremonese 8 (0)
International career
1963–1968 Italy 21 (1)
Managerial career
1973–1974 Cremonese
1980–1981 Sant'Angelo (assistant coach)
1981–1982 Parma (assistant coach)
1982–1983 Sant'Angelo
1983–1984 Soresinese
1984–1985 Sant'Angelo
1986 Fiorenzuola
1992 Inter Milan (assistant coach)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy (as player)
UEFA European Championship
Winner 1968 Italy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aristide Guarneri, born on March 7, 1938, is a famous Italian former football player. He played as a defender, usually in the center of the defense. He was very good at guessing what opponents would do, tackling the ball, and marking players closely. People called him a "gentleman of the game" because he was a tough defender but never got a red card in his whole career! That's pretty amazing.

Playing for Football Clubs

Aristide Guarneri started playing football when he was young with a team called Codogno. He became a professional player for Como in 1957. He also played for other big teams like Bologna and Napoli. He finished his playing career with Cremonese in 1973.

Time with Inter Milan

He is most famous for playing with Inter Milan, a team often called the Nerazzurri. He played for them from 1958 to 1967. This period was known as "La Grande Inter" (The Great Inter) because the team was so successful under their coach, Helenio Herrera.

Guarneri helped Inter Milan win the European Cup twice, in 1964 and 1965. These are huge championships for European clubs! He also helped them win the Serie A league title three times. On top of that, they won the Intercontinental Cup twice, in 1964 and 1965. This cup was played between the best teams from Europe and South America.

He briefly returned to Inter Milan for a few games in the 1969–70 season. Even though he didn't win the Coppa Italia (Italian Cup), he reached the final in 1965. This meant he almost won a "treble" with Inter Milan, which is when a team wins three major trophies in one season.

Playing for Italy

Aristide Guarneri played 21 games for the Italian national team between 1963 and 1968. He scored one goal against the USSR in 1966, even though the legendary goalkeeper Lev Yashin was playing for them.

His first game for Italy was on May 12, 1963, against Brazil. Brazil was the defending World Champions at the time, but Italy won the game 3–0! Guarneri was part of Italy's team for the 1966 FIFA World Cup, where he played one match. He also helped Italy win the 1968 UEFA European Football Championship when the tournament was held in Italy.

Achievements and Trophies

Club Honours

Inter Milan
  • Serie A: 1962–63, 1964–65, 1965–66
  • European Cup: 1963–64, 1964–65
  • Intercontinental Cup: 1964, 1965

International Honours

Italy

See also

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