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Pietro Vierchowod

1959 - Today

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Pietro Vierchowod (Ukrainian: П’єтро Верховод, romanized: P'etro Verkhovod, born 6 April 1959) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back, and a manager. He represented the Italy national side during his career and was in the Italian squad that won the 1982 FIFA World Cup. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Italian centre-backs of all-time, and one of the best of his generation, during his playing career he was nicknamed lo Zar ("the Tsar") because of his pace, defensive ability, physicality, tenacious playing style, and Ukrainian descent; he was the son of a Ukrainian Red Army soldier from Starobilsk. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pietro Vierchowod is the 1,181st most popular soccer player (down from 1,018th in 2019), the 2,573rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,489th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular Italian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Pietro Vierchowod ranks 1,181 out of 21,273. Before him are Roger Byrne, Michele Andreolo, Ante Žanetić, Josip Katalinski, Peter Crouch, and Ralf Edström. After him are Robert Jarni, Alfred Körner, Petar Radaković, Mimis Domazos, N'Golo Kanté, and Ferenc Szusza.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Pietro Vierchowod ranks 144. Before him are Suzanne Vega, Anatoly Onoprienko, Nagarjuna, Christian Thielemann, Vanity, and Nicole Brown Simpson. After him are Baron Waqa, Abdul Ahad Mohmand, Henry Czerny, Jim Yong Kim, Koichi Tanaka, and Martin Brundle.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pietro Vierchowod ranks 2,573 out of 5,161. Before him are Julia Major (-102), Gastone Nencini (1930), Giacomo Antonio Perti (1661), Mario Scelba (1901), Geminiano Montanari (1633), and Corrado Bafile (1903). After him are Marcia (33), Giovanni Sgambati (1841), Bonaventura Berlinghieri (1210), Marco Barbarigo (1413), Ada Negri (1870), and Pietro Mennea (1952).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Italy

Among soccer players born in Italy, Pietro Vierchowod ranks 83. Before him are Enzo Maresca (1980), Giancarlo Antognoni (1954), Pierino Prati (1946), Christian Panucci (1973), Dino Baggio (1971), and Ugo Locatelli (1916). After him are Umberto Caligaris (1901), Paolo Di Canio (1968), Leonardo Bonucci (1987), Daniele De Rossi (1983), Mario Corso (1941), and Angelo Domenghini (1941).

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