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Gianluca Vialli

Gianluca Vialli was an Italian football player and manager known for his successful career as a striker and coach.

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Gianluca Vialli is best known for Italian football striker and manager, notable for winning Serie A, three Italian Cups, and the European Cup Winners Cup with Sampdoria. On Dead or Alive, Gianluca Vialli is listed in the World Cup Soccer Legends and Sports Legends categories, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Gianluca Vialli is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: Italian football striker and manager, notable for winning Serie A, three Italian Cups, and the European Cup Winners Cup with Sampdoria.
Listed under: World Cup Soccer Legends and Sports Legends

About Gianluca Vialli

Vialli started his club career at his hometown club Cremonese in 1980, where he made 105 league appearances and scored 23 goals. His performances impressed Sampdoria, who signed him in 1984 and with whom he scored 85 league goals, won three Italian cups, Serie A and the European Cup Winners Cup. In 1992, Vialli transferred to Juventus for a world record £12.5 million. During his time at the Turin club, he won the Italian Cup, Serie A, Italian Supercup, UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup. In 1996, Vialli joined Chelsea and became their player-manager the following season. In England, he won the FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Cup Winners Cup and UEFA Super Cup. At international level, Vialli represented the Italy national team in two FIFA World Cups, in 1986 and (on home soil) in 1990. He also took part at UEFA Euro 1988, helping his nation to a semi-final finish, and was elected to the team of the tournament. During his twenty-year-long career as a professional footballer, he scored 259 goals at club level, 16 goals with the national team, and 11 goals with the Italy national under-21 football team, for a total of 286 goals in more than 500 appearances, making him the tenth-highest scoring Italian player in all competitions.

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