Antonio Juliano

Antonio Juliano
Personal information
Juliano in 1974
Full name	Antonio Juliano
Date of birth	(1943-01-01) 1 January 1943
Place of birth	Naples, Italy
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1956–1962	Napoli
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1978	Napoli	394	(26)
1978–1979	Bologna	15	(2)
Total		409	(28)
National team
1966–1974	Italy	18	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Antonio Juliano (born 1 January 1943) is a former Italian footballer who played as a midfielder.^[1] A dedicated, hardworking, influential, and creative playmaker, he was renowned in particular for his leadership, technical ability, and ball control, as well as for his outstanding vision, stamina, and passing range.^[2]

Club career

Juliano played the majority of his club career with Napoli (1962–78), winning the Coppa delle Alpi in 1966, and the Coppa Italia and the Anglo-Italian League Cup in 1976. He finished his playing career after a season with Bologna, retiring in 1979, after helping the club to avoid relegation.^[1]

International career

Juliano earned 18 caps for the Italy national football team between 1966 and 1974,^[1] and was a member of the championship-winning team of Euro 68. He was also in the Italian squad for three World Cup finals: 1966 (wearing the number 10 shirt),^[3] 1970^[4] and 1974.^[5] However, he played only one World Cup match, the 4–1 defeat by Brazil in the 1970 final, after coming on as a substitute.

After retirement

After retiring, he returned to Napoli as a sporting director, a role in which he oversaw the acquisitions of Ruud Krol in 1978, and of Diego Armando Maradona, from Barcelona, in 1984.

Honours

Club

Napoli

International

Italy

UEFA European Championship (1): 1968
FIFA World Cup Runner-up: 1970

References

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1 2 3 Antonio Juliano at National-Football-Teams.com
↑ "ANTONIO JULIANO, "TOTONNO"". pianetaazzurro.it (in Italian). Retrieved 3 December 2014.
↑ "1966 Italy World Cup Squad at Planet World Cup". Planetworldcup.com. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
↑ "1970 Italy World Cup Squad at Planet World Cup". Planetworldcup.com. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
↑ "1974 Italy World Cup Squad at Planet World Cup". Planetworldcup.com. Retrieved 18 June 2015.

Italy squads

Italy squad – 1966 FIFA World Cup

1 Albertosi 2 Anzolin 3 Barison 4 Bulgarelli 5 Burgnich 6 Facchetti 7 Fogli 8 Guarneri 9 Janich 10 Juliano 11 Landini 12 Leoncini 13 Lodetti 14 Mazzola 15 Meroni 16 Pascutti 17 Perani 18 Pizzaballa 19 Rivera 20 Rizzo 21 Rosato 22 Salvadore (c) Coach: Fabbri

Italy squad – UEFA Euro 1968 Winners (1st title)

1 Albertosi 2 Anastasi 3 Anquilletti 4 Bercellino 5 Burgnich 6 Bulgarelli 7 Castano 8 De Sisti 9 Domenghini 10 Facchetti (c) 11 Ferrini 12 Guarneri 13 Juliano 14 Lodetti 15 Mazzola 16 Prati 17 Riva 18 Rivera 19 Rosato 20 Salvadore 21 Vieri 22 Zoff Coach: Valcareggi

Italy squad – 1970 FIFA World Cup Runners-up

1 Albertosi 2 Burgnich 3 Facchetti (c) 4 Poletti 5 Cera 6 Ferrante 7 Niccolai 8 Rosato 9 Puia 10 Bertini 11 Riva 12 Zoff 13 Domenghini 14 Rivera 15 Mazzola 16 De Sisti 17 Vieri 18 Juliano 19 Gori 20 Boninsegna 21 Furino 22 Prati Coach: Valcareggi

Italy squad – 1974 FIFA World Cup

1 Zoff 2 Spinosi 3 Facchetti (c) 4 Benetti 5 Morini 6 Burgnich 7 Mazzola 8 Capello 9 Chinaglia 10 Rivera 11 Riva 12 Albertosi 13 Sabadini 14 Bellugi 15 Wilson 16 Juliano 17 Re Cecconi 18 Causio 19 Anastasi 20 Boninsegna 21 Pulici 22 Castellini Coach: Valcareggi

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