Giuseppe Bergomi

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Giuseppe Bergomi
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Bergomi in 2008
Personal information
Full name Giuseppe Bergomi
Date of birth (1963-12-22) 22 December 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth Milan, Italy
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Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Internazionale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1999 Internazionale 519 (23)
International career
1981–1982 Italy U21 3 (0)
1982–1998 Italy 81 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giuseppe "Beppe" Bergomi (Italian pronunciation: [dʒuˈzɛppe ˈbɛrɡomi]; born 22 December 1963) is an Italian retired footballer who spent his entire career at Internazionale, being equally at ease as a central defender or right back.

He held the record of most appearances for the club for several years, while also being the side's longtime captain. He was affectionately referred to as "Lo zio" ("the uncle")[1] because of the impressive moustache he wore even as a youngster.

Bergomi won more than 80 caps for the Italian national team, appearing in four World Cups – including the 1982 edition which ended in triumph and the 1990 edition, as well as Euro 1988. He is regarded as one of the greatest Italian defenders of all time, being elected by Pelè to be part of the FIFA 100 greatest living players in 2004.[2]

Club career

Bergomi during the 1981–82 season with Inter

Born in Milan, Bergomi began training with F.C. Internazionale Milano's first team at the age of only 16, and made his professional debut in the 1980–81 season. After winning the Coppa Italia the following year,[3] also reaching the semifinals of the European Cup whilst putting on consistent performances, he soon was part of Italy's senior squad choices.[4]

Bergomi would go on to spend his entire career with Inter, later becoming team captain. The 20 Serie A campaigns in which he competed were often in the shadow of A.C. Milan, as he only won the Scudetto once, during a record-breaking campaign in 1988–89 (he did, however, conquer the UEFA Cup on three occasions,[3] also reaching the final for a fourth time in 1997[5]).[4] For a moment, he held the records for both the most appearances in European competition by an Italian player and the most Milan derbies played, both later broken by Paolo Maldini.[6][7]

Bergomi retired in 1999 at the age of almost 36, holding the record of most appearances for Inter until late September 2011 when he was overtaken by Javier Zanetti.[8] With 96 appearances, he held the record for most appearances in the UEFA Cup,[9] and in March 2004 he was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers.[2]

International career

With Italy Bergomi won the 1982 FIFA World Cup, and also played in the 1986 and 1990 campaigns (acting as captain in the latter), as well as UEFA Euro 1988, where the nation reached the semi-finals and he was elected part of the team of the tournament.[10] Alongside the likes of Inter's Giuseppe Baresi, his younger brother Franco of A.C. Milan and Juventus F.C. trio of Antonio Cabrini, Claudio Gentile and Gaetano Scirea, he formed the backbone of the national team's defence for much of the 1980s, making his debut on 14 April 1982 in a 0–1 friendly loss in East Germany, aged only 18 years and 3 months; in the victorious World Cup run in Spain he appeared in three games, including the full 180 minutes in the last two matches, keeping a clean sheet in the semi-final after coming on for injured Collovati. In the final, he also participated in Marco Tardelli's iconic goal, along with Scirea.[11]

In the 1986 edition Italy were eliminated in the round-of-16, and Bergomi captained his country in the 1990 tournament – held on home soil – to a third-place finish, playing in all seven matches which included five consecutive wins and as many clean sheets, for a total of 518 minutes without conceding a goal and the best defensive record overall.[12]

After being sent off in a match against Norway for the Euro 1992 qualifiers, Bergomi spent years without being called up to the Azzurri, but was surprisingly selected for the 1998 World Cup at age 34,[13] after playing 28 times in the league and leading the Nerazzurri to the UEFA Cup – his third and last. In France he partnered with Cannavaro, Alessandro Costacurta and Maldini, playing three games and leading Italy to a quarter-final finish, where they would be eliminated by hosts and eventual champions France, on penalties; this would be his 81st and final international appearance, to which he added six goals.[14]

Despite playing in four World Cups, Bergomi failed to make one single appearance in the qualifying stages.[15]

Style of play

Bergomi was an extremely versatile defender, who was capable of playing anywhere along the backline. Although he was primarily a central defender, he was equally capable of playing as a full-back or a sweeper, positions in which he was often deployed both at club and international level due to his confidence on the ball, balance, technique, and his ability to play the ball out from the back-line. He was mostly renowned for his excellent marking ability and positioning, as well as for his tactical intelligence and anticipation skills.

Despite being a hard tackler, Bergomi was also a very correct and disciplined player.[4] In 2007, The Times placed him at number 9 in their list of the 50 hardest football players in history.[16]

Post-playing career

A licensed football coach, Bergomi became youth coach of Esordienti at Inter in 2008.[17] In July 2009 he was appointed youth coach of Allievi Nazionali (under-17) at A.C. Monza Brianza 1912,[18] being promoted as head of the Berretti under-19 team, in co-operation with Giuseppe Chieppa, one year later.[19]

In July 2011, Bergomi left Monza to accept the same position at Atalanta BC.[20] Additionally, he also worked as a football pundit and commentator for Italian satellite television Sky Italia, often commentating with Fabio Caressa, including in Italy's victorious run at the 2006 World Cup.[21][22]

Statistics

Club

[23]

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Italy League Coppa Italia Europe Total
1979–80 Inter Milan Serie A 0 0 1 0 - 1 0
1980–81 12 0 - 4 0 16 0
1981–82 24 2 10 2 4 0 38 4
1982–83 28 1 9 1 6 0 43 2
1983–84 25 0 5 0 5 0 35 0
1984–85 29 2 9 0 10 0 48 2
1985–86 30 5 6 0 10 0 46 5
1986–87 28 2 9 0 8 0 45 2
1987–88 28 1 9 0 5 0 42 1
1988–89 32 1 8 0 6 0 46 1
1989–90 33 2 5 0 2 0 40 2
1990–91 30 3 4 1 12 0 46 4
1991–92 29 0 6 0 2 0 37 0
1992–93 31 2 6 0 - 37 2
1993–94 31 0 4 0 12 0 47 0
1994–95 32 1 7 1 2 0 41 2
1995–96 27 0 5 0 1 0 33 0
1996–97 19 0 7 0 10 0 36 0
1997–98 28 0 5 0 9 0 42 0
1998–99 23 1 7 0 9 0 39 1
Total Italy 519 23 120 5 117 0 756 28
Career total 519 23 120 5 117 0 756 28

International

[14]

Italy
Year Apps Goals
1982 6 0
1983 4 0
1984 9 0
1985 7 0
1986 8 2
1987 8 1
1988 11 2
1989 10 1
1990 12 0
1991 2 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 4 0
Total 81 6

Honours

Club

[3]

Country

[3]

Individual

Orders

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5th Class/Knight: Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana: 1991[26]

See also

References

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  6. ↑ Milan ease into last eight; BBC Sport, 25 February 2003
  7. ↑ Clockwatch: Inter 1–1 Milan; BBC Sport, 13 May 2003
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  11. ↑ Giuseppe Bergomi – FIFA competition record
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  13. ↑ The Italy squad; BBC Sport, 3 May 1998
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Giuseppe Bergomi – International Appearances; at RSSSF
  15. ↑ Which managers have changed their club's colours?; The Guardian, 29 February 2012
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Internazionale captain
1992–1999		 Succeeded by
Javier Zanetti
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