Giampaolo Menichelli (Italian pronunciation: [dʒamˈpaːolo meniˈkɛlli]; born 29 June 1938) is a former Italian footballer, who played as a winger. Menichelli was a fast, agile winger, with good technical ability, and he was known for mainly being a team player, despite also having an eye for goal.[1][2][3] His brother Franco was an Olympic champion in gymnastics.
 Menichelli with Juventus in 1966 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 June 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1958 | Roma | 2 | (0) |
| 1958–1959 | Sambenedettese | 27 | (6) |
| 1959–1960 | Parma | 37 | (8) |
| 1960–1963 | Roma | 79 | (14) |
| 1963–1969 | Juventus | 144 | (40) |
| 1969–1970 | Brescia | 23 | (6) |
| 1970–1971 | Cagliari | 13 | (0) |
| Total | 325 | (74) | |
| International career | |||
| 1962–1964 | Italy | 9 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editMenichelli played for 12 seasons (261 games, 60 goals) in the Serie A for A.S. Roma, A.C. Parma, Juventus FC, Brescia Calcio and Cagliari Calcio. Whilst at Roma, he formed a notable partnership with fellow winger Alberto Orlando,[4] winning the 1960–61 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.[5] With Juventus he won the Coppa Italia over Herrera's "Grande Inter" during the 1964–65 season, finishing the competition as top scorer, with 3 goals,[6] also reaching the final of the 1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, only to lose 1–0 to Ferencváros in Turin.[1][2][3][7] He also won the 1966–67 Serie A title during his six seasons in Turin, scoring an impressive 11 goals in 33 appearances during the league winning season.[1][2][3][7]
International career
editMenichelli also represented the Italy national football team during the 1960s; in total, he earned 9 caps for Italy between 1962 and 1964, scoring a single goal for Italy in a 3–1 away win against Belgium on 13 May 1962.[8] He participated in the 1962 FIFA World Cup with Italy, making two appearances against Germany and Chile as Italy were rather disappointingly eliminated in the group stage.[1][9]
Honours
editClub
edit- Serie A: 1966–67
- Coppa Italia: 1964–65
Individual
edit- Coppa Italia Top Goal Scorer: 1964–65[7][10]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Menichelli – Enciclopedia dello sport" (in Italian). Enciclopedia del Calcio. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ a b c "Giampaolo MENICHELLI" (in Italian). Il Pallone Racconta. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ a b c Stefano Bedeschi. "Gli eroi in bianconero: Giampaolo MENICHELLI" (in Italian). Tutto Juve. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Alberto Orlando". Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ a b "European Champions' Cup and Fairs' Cup 1960–61 – Details". Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "Capoconnonieri della Coppa Italia di calcio" (in Italian). rosanerouniverse.it. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Giampaolo Menichelli". NFT. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "Convocazioni e presenze in campo – Menichelli". Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ Giampaolo Menichelli – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Italy – Coppa Italia Top Scorers". Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
External links
edit- Giampaolo Menichelli at National-Football-Teams.com
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