SOCCER PLAYER

Paolo Rossi

1956 - 2020

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Paolo Rossi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaːolo ˈrossi]; 23 September 1956 – 9 December 2020) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a striker. He led Italy to the 1982 FIFA World Cup title, scoring six goals to win the Golden Boot as top goalscorer, and the Golden Ball for the player of the tournament. Rossi is one of only three players, and the only European, to have won all three awards at a World Cup, along with Garrincha in 1962 and Mario Kempes in 1978. Rossi was also awarded the 1982 Ballon d'Or as the European Footballer of the Year for his performances (remaining the only player in history to win these four awards in a single year). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paolo Rossi is the 43rd most popular soccer player (up from 49th in 2019), the 604th most popular biography from Italy (down from 556th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Italian Soccer Player.

Paolo Rossi is most famous for being a professional Italian footballer who played as a striker. He won the 1982 FIFA World Cup with the Italian national team and he was named European Footballer of the Year in 1983.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Paolo Rossi ranks 43 out of 21,273. Before him are Luís Figo, Carlos Alberto Torres, Paolo Maldini, Sándor Kocsis, Ronaldinho, and Lothar Matthäus. After him are Ruud Gullit, László Kubala, Romário, Antonín Panenka, Fernando Santos, and Ricardo Zamora.

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Among people born in 1956, Paolo Rossi ranks 9. Before him are Steve Ballmer, Mel Gibson, Christoph Waltz, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Björn Borg, and John Lydon. After him are Christine Lagarde, José Manuel Barroso, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Lars von Trier, Michel Houellebecq, and Jost Gippert. Among people deceased in 2020, Paolo Rossi ranks 17. Before him are Pierre Cardin, Max von Sydow, Tabaré Vázquez, David Prowse, John Saxon, and Katherine Johnson. After him are Olivia de Havilland, Krzysztof Penderecki, Albert Uderzo, Michel Piccoli, Eduard Limonov, and Alan Parker.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Paolo Rossi ranks 604 out of 5,161. Before him are Francesco Redi (1626), Pope Anastasius II (450), Propertius (-50), Servilia (-104), Angelo Sodano (1927), and Bonaventura Cavalieri (1598). After him are Pope Leo VI (914), Nero Julius Caesar (6), Giuliano Gemma (1938), Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma (1545), Fausto Cercignani (1941), and Anastasia of Sirmium (281).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Italy

Among soccer players born in Italy, Paolo Rossi ranks 5. Before him are Giuseppe Meazza (1910), Cesare Maldini (1932), Roberto Baggio (1967), and Paolo Maldini (1968). After him are Filippo Inzaghi (1973), Francesco Totti (1976), Silvio Piola (1913), Gianni Rivera (1943), Giacinto Facchetti (1942), Franco Baresi (1960), and Gianluigi Buffon (1978).

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