10 Facts About Giampiero Boniperti

Giampiero Boniperti was an Italian footballer who played his entire 15-season career at Juventus between 1946 and 1961, winning five Serie A titles and two Coppa Italia titles.

Giampiero Boniperti played for the Italy national team at international level, and took part at the 1950 and 1954 FIFA World Cup finals, as well as the 1952 Summer Olympics with Italy.

Forward, Giampiero Boniperti is regarded by several pundits, including Mario Sconcerti, as one of Italy's and Juventus's greatest ever players, and is considered by some in the sport, such as Bruno Nicole, to be Italy's greatest player of all time; with 182 goals in all competitions, Giampiero Boniperti was the highest goalscorer in Juventus history for more than 40 years, until his record was bested by Alessandro Del Piero on 10 January 2006.

At the time of his retirement, Giampiero Boniperti was Juventus' all-time top goalscorer with 182 in all competitions, this record stood for over 40 years before Alessandro Del Piero beat it on 10 January 2006.

Giampiero Boniperti managed to achieve 38 caps and scored 8 goals for Italy.

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Giampiero Boniperti played for Italy in the 1950 and 1954 FIFA World Cup finals, as well as in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Talented, creative, and prolific forward, with good technique, Giampiero Boniperti is regarded by several pundits as one of the greatest and most successful Italian players of all time, and is considered by some in the sport, including Alessandro Del Piero, as one of Juventus's greatest players ever.

Giampiero Boniperti often found the pressure of watching rather than playing quite unbearable, and was known to drive around Turin at half time and just listen to the match on the radio.

From 1994 until 1999, Giampiero Boniperti was elected as a deputy in the European Parliament with the centre-right wing party Forza Italia.

Giampiero Boniperti died in Turin on 18 June 2021 due to heart failure, aged 92.