Pietro Paolo Virdis

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Pietro Paolo Virdis
Cagliari Calcio 1975-1976 Pietro Paolo Virdis.jpg
Virdis with Cagliari in 1975
Personal information
Full name Antonio Pietro Paolo Virdis
Date of birth (1957-06-26) 26 June 1957 (age 66)
Place of birth Sassari, Italy
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1971–1973 Juvenilia Sassari
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1973–1974 Nuorese 25 (11)
1974–1977 Cagliari 75 (24)
1977–1980 Juventus 45 (8)
1980–1981 Cagliari 22 (5)
1981–1982 Juventus 30 (9)
1982–1984 Udinese 45 (12)
1984–1989 Milan 135 (53)
1989–1991 Lecce 46 (8)
Total423(130)
International career
1976–1978 Italy U21 8 (1)
1987–1988 Italy Olympic Team 15 (9)
Managerial career
1998–1999 Atletico Catania
2001 Viterbese
2002 Nocerina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antonio Pietro Paolo Virdis (born 26 June 1957) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a forward. Throughout his career, he played for Nuorese, before playing in Serie A with Cagliari Calcio, Juventus, Udinese Calcio, and A.C. Milan; he ended his career with Lecce. Known for his eye for goal, with Juventus, he won two league titles and a Coppa Italia; with Milan, he was the league's top scorer in 1987, also winning a league title and the Supercoppa Italiana in 1988, and was part of the club's European Cup victory in 1989. At international level, he represented Italy at the 1988 Summer Olympics, helping the team to a fourth-place finish.

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Club career

Born in Sassari, Italy, Virdis started his career in his native Sardinia with amateur Serie D side Nuorese in 1973, scoring 11 goals in his first senior season at the young age of 16. He later joined Cagliari, making his Serie A debut on 6 October 1974 in a league game versus Lanerossi Vicenza.

In 1977, he joined Juventus, where he played until 1982, except for a one-year stint back at Cagliari in 1980–81. After failing to find a first team place, in 1982 he left Juventus for Udinese. [1] In 1984, he then moved at A.C. Milan, where he enjoyed his best period at club level. He made his Serie A debut with the club in a 2–1 away defeat to Parma on 22 August 1984, and he played five seasons with the rossoneri, winning the Serie A top-scorer title during the 1986–87 season, with 17 goals; he also won the 1987–88 Serie A title, and the 1988 Supercoppa Italiana with the club, followed by the 1988–89 European Cup. In total, he made 186 appearances for Milan, scoring 76 goals, 53 of which were scored in Serie A in 135 appearances. In 1989, aged 32, he left AC Milan to join Lecce, where he spent his final two seasons as a professional footballer before retiring in 1991. [2]

International career

Although he never gained a cap for the senior squad, [3] he helped the Italian Olympic team qualify for Seoul 1988. In the tournament, he went on to score three goals in six matches as Italy reached the semi-finals, losing out 2–0 to West Germany in the bronze medal final. Before this he competed in the 1982 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship with the Italy U21 national team.

Managerial career

After retiring from active football, Virdis tried to pursue a career as a manager. In November 1998 he took his first managerial role, becoming head coach of Serie C1 club Atletico Catania, [4] being however fired later in April 1999. [5]

He then returned into management in March 2001, accepting an offer from Viterbese of Serie C1. [6] However, his stint lasted a mere two months, as he was fired in May of that year. [7] In April 2002 he then accepted a managerial role at Nocerina, leading the team for the final few weeks of the season. [8]

He later left football and opened a restaurant and wine bar in Milan. However, in July 2008 he stated his interest in getting back into management. [9]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague
DivisionAppsGoals
Nuorese 1973–74 Serie D 2511
Cagliari 1974–75 Serie A 190
1975–76 Serie A236
1976–77 Serie B 3318
Total7524
Juventus 1977–78 Serie A101
1978–79 Serie A236
1979–80 Serie A121
Total458
Cagliari 1980–81 Serie A225
Juventus 1981–82 Serie A309
Udinese 1982–83 Serie A162
1983–84 Serie A2910
Total4512
A.C. Milan 1984–85 Serie A289
1985–86 Serie A286
1986–87 Serie A2817
1987–88 Serie A2511
1988–89 Serie A2610
Total13553
Lecce 1989–90 Serie A254
1990–91 Serie A214
Total468
Career total423130

Honours

Juventus [1]

A.C. Milan [2]

Individual

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  3. ↑ "Dieci italiani più uno che avrebbero meritato la nazionale" (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Virdis allenatore dell'Atletico Catania". Il Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 28 November 1998. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  5. ↑ "L' Atletico Catania esonera Virdis". corriere.it (in Italian). 13 April 1999. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
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  7. ↑ "La Viterbese ha licenziato Virdis" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. 15 May 2001. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
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