26 Facts About Marco Tardelli

Marco Tardelli is an Italian former football player and manager.

Marco Tardelli enjoyed a highly successful career with Juventus, winning five league titles, as well as multiple Coppa Italia titles, and four major UEFA competitions, becoming one of the first three players ever to win all three major UEFA club competitions, along with Italy and Juventus teammates Antonio Cabrini and Gaetano Scirea.

Marco Tardelli represented his nation at a total of three FIFA World Cups, winning the 1982 edition of the tournament.

Marco Tardelli took part at UEFA Euro 1980, in which he came fourth on home soil, and was named to the team of the tournament.

In 2004, Marco Tardelli was named 37th in the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll; he was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame in 2015.

Marco Tardelli subsequently led several clubs in Italy before serving as head coach of the Italy national under-21 football team, winning the 1997 Mediterranean Games and the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, before returning to coach at club level.

Marco Tardelli was born at Capanne di Careggine, in the province of Lucca.

Marco Tardelli started his career in the Italian Serie C with the club of Pisa in 1972.

Marco Tardelli scored the decisive goal during the first leg of the 1977 UEFA Cup final against Athletic Bilbao, which allowed him and Juventus to win their first ever European title.

In total, Marco Tardelli played 376 games with Juventus and scored 51 goals.

Marco Tardelli left the Turin club in 1985, moving on to rivals Internazionale, where he remained until 1987, before ending his career in 1988, after a season with Swiss side St Gallen.

Marco Tardelli made his international debut on 7 April 1976 against Portugal.

Marco Tardelli played at the 1978 World Cup and the 1980 European Football Championship on home soil, reaching the semi-final and earning fourth-place finishes in both tournaments, and being named as a member of the team of the tournament at Euro 80.

Marco Tardelli performed especially well during Italy's 1982 World Cup-winning campaign, scoring twice.

Marco Tardelli's first came in a second-round group stage win against Argentina, and his memorable second goal of the tournament was scored in the final against West Germany, with a left footed strike from outside the area.

Marco Tardelli won a total of 81 caps for Italy, playing his final game for them against Norway in September 1985, and served as Italy's captain between 1983 and 1985.

Marco Tardelli was part of the squad for 1986 FIFA World Cup, but did not play.

Marco Tardelli started his managing career as head coach of the Under 16 Italy national team in 1988, immediately after his retirement.

Marco Tardelli led Como to promotion into Serie B, but was unable to avoid relegation.

Marco Tardelli would spend three seasons with Cesena before leaving to become head coach of the Italian Under 21 team.

Marco Tardelli won the Under 21 European Championship, the following year, and coached the Italian side which took part at the 2000 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarter-finals.

Marco Tardelli did not have much luck in the coaching jobs that followed, which included spells with Bari, the Egyptian national team and Arezzo.

Marco Tardelli served for a short time as part of the administrative council of his former club Juventus in 2006, before resigning in 2007 allegedly due to differences with the hierarchy regarding the direction the club was heading towards.

Marco Tardelli was reunited with former Juventus teammate Liam Brady, who was named as Trapattoni's assistant.

Marco Tardelli parted ways with the Republic of Ireland national team on 11 September 2013 by mutual consent, after a defeat by Austria the previous day.

Marco Tardelli was one of over 80 Italian celebrities to sign a petition in favour of the 2016 referendum on constitutional reform.