1. Pietro Vierchowod is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back, and a manager.
14 Facts About Pietro Vierchowod
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Pietro Vierchowod represented the Italy national side during his career and was in the Italian squad that won the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
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Pietro Vierchowod is the son of a former Soviet prisoner of war.
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Pietro Vierchowod was initially a man-marking centre-back, who later excelled in a zonal-marking system.
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Pietro Vierchowod started his professional football career for Como, before moving to Fiorentina.
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In 1995, Pietro Vierchowod signed for Juventus, where he acted as an experienced defender and won his only UEFA Champions League in 1996 at the age of 37.
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Pietro Vierchowod played the final in Rome against Ajax which Juve won on penalties.
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Pietro Vierchowod then moved on to AC Milan and Piacenza, for whom he continued to play regularly until his early 40s.
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Pietro Vierchowod played 562 Serie A matches, and is the seventh-highest appearance holder of all time in Serie A, behind only to Paolo Maldini, Gianluigi Buffon, Francesco Totti, Javier Zanetti, Gianluca Pagliuca, and Dino Zoff.
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Pietro Vierchowod was capped 45 times with the Italy national team between 1981 and 1993, scoring two goals.
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Pietro Vierchowod was one of the players in the Italian squad, although he did not play, that won the 1982 FIFA World Cup, under manager Enzo Bearzot.
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Pietro Vierchowod was a member of the Italian squad that took part at the 1986 FIFA World Cup and he made three appearances at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, as Italy finished in third place on home soil, under manager Azeglio Vicini, after reaching the semi-finals.
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Pietro Vierchowod competed for Italy at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, where Italy managed a fourth-place finish, after reaching the semi-finals of the tournament, although he has never played for Italy in a UEFA European Championship.
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On 13 June 2014, Pietro Vierchowod was announced as the new coach of the Hungarian club, Budapest Honved, but after the team's poor performance and the lack of company support, he resigned on 6 October.