Paolo Rossi facts for kids
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paolo Rossi | ||
Date of birth | 23 September 1956 | ||
Place of birth | Prato, Italy | ||
Date of death | 9 December 2020 | (aged 64)||
Place of death | Rome, Italy | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 | 1⁄2 in)||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1976 1976-1979 1979-1981 1982-1985 1985-1986 1986-1987 |
Como Vicenza Perugia Juventus Milan Hellas Verona |
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National team | |||
1977-1986 | Italy | ||
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Paolo Rossi (23 September 1956 – 9 December 2020) was an Italian footballer. He played for Juventus, Milan, and the Italy national team.
Rossi died from cardiopulmonary arrest caused by lung cancer in Rome on 9 December 2020 at the age of 64.
Club career statistics
Club performance | League | |||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
Italy | League | |||
1975/76 | Como | Serie A | 6 | 0 |
1976/77 | Vicenza | Serie B | 36 | 21 |
1977/78 | Serie A | 30 | 24 | |
1978/79 | 28 | 15 | ||
1979/80 | Perugia | Serie A | 28 | 13 |
1980/81 | 0 | 0 | ||
1981/82 | Juventus | Serie A | 3 | 1 |
1982/83 | 23 | 7 | ||
1983/84 | 30 | 13 | ||
1984/85 | 27 | 3 | ||
1985/86 | Milan | Serie A | 20 | 2 |
1986/87 | Hellas Verona | Serie A | 20 | 4 |
Country | Italy | 251 | 103 | |
Total | 251 | 103 |
International career statistics
Italy national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1977 | 1 | 0 |
1978 | 10 | 4 |
1979 | 5 | 3 |
1980 | 3 | 0 |
1981 | 0 | 0 |
1982 | 11 | 6 |
1983 | 7 | 2 |
1984 | 6 | 3 |
1985 | 3 | 2 |
1986 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 48 | 20 |
Images for kids
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A young Paolo Rossi with Como in 1975
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Paolo Rossi kisses the 1982 FIFA World Cup trophy.
See also
In Spanish: Paolo Rossi para niños
National Hispanic Heritage Month on Kiddle
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![]() | Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski |
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