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Giampiero Boniperti

1928 - 2021

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Giampiero Boniperti (Italian pronunciation: [dʒamˈpjɛːro boniˈpɛrti]; 4 July 1928 – 17 June 2021) 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. He also played for the Italy national team at international level and took part in the 1950 and 1954 FIFA World Cup finals, as well as the 1952 Summer Olympics with Italy. After retirement from professional football, Boniperti was a CEO and chairman of Juventus and, later, a deputy to the European Parliament. A forward, 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 Nicolè, to be Italy's greatest player of all time; with 182 goals in all competitions, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giampiero Boniperti is the 274th most popular soccer player (down from 201st in 2019), the 1,242nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,153rd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Italian Soccer Player.

Giampiero Boniperti is most famous for his career with Juventus. He was the captain of the club for many years and helped them win the Serie A title in 1947, 1952, 1953, and back-to-back titles in 1955 and 1956. He is the club's all-time leading scorer with 216 goals.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Giampiero Boniperti ranks 274 out of 21,273. Before him are Johnny Rep, Edgar Davids, Yasukazu Tanaka, Gyula Grosics, Felix Magath, and Peter Shilton. After him are Willy van de Kerkhof, Clarence Seedorf, Vittorio Pozzo, Kiyonosuke Marutani, Masahiro Hamazaki, and Harald Schumacher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Giampiero Boniperti ranks 70. Before him are Ján Zachara, Geert Hofstede, Alan J. Pakula, James Garner, Pat Hitchcock, and Hannah Pick-Goslar. After him are Zhu Rongji, Carl Woese, Tommaso Buscetta, Hans Modrow, Gustav Leonhardt, and Lina Wertmüller. Among people deceased in 2021, Giampiero Boniperti ranks 70. Before him are John Magufuli, Pat Hitchcock, Viktor Bryukhanov, Osamu Yamaji, Phil Spector, and Norman Lloyd. After him are Edward de Bono, Edita Gruberová, Milva, Rodney Alcala, Kenneth Kaunda, and Hal Holbrook.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giampiero Boniperti ranks 1,242 out of 5,161. Before him are Angela of Foligno (1248), Raniero Cantalamessa (1934), Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma (1569), Angelo Amato (1938), Lucrezia Tornabuoni (1427), and Riccardo Patrese (1954). After him are Adelaide del Vasto (1072), Bianca Maria Visconti (1425), Marcello Gandini (1938), Vittorio Pozzo (1886), Giovanni Giolitti (1842), and Mauro Giuliani (1781).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Italy

Among soccer players born in Italy, Giampiero Boniperti ranks 23. Before him are Antonio Conte (1969), Alessandro Del Piero (1974), Luigi Riva (1944), Andrea Pirlo (1979), Salvatore Schillaci (1964), and Gaetano Scirea (1953). After him are Vittorio Pozzo (1886), Angelo Schiavio (1905), Gianpiero Combi (1902), Gianluca Vialli (1964), Gian Piero Gasperini (1958), and Gennaro Gattuso (1978).

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