Gianpiero Marini (Italian pronunciation: [dʒamˈpjɛːro maˈriːni]; born 25 February 1951) is an Italian former professional football manager and player, who played as a midfielder. A strong and hard-working defensive midfielder, Marini played for several Italian clubs throughout his career, in particular Internazionale, where he won a Serie A title and two Coppa Italia titles during his 11 seasons with the club. At international level, he represented Italy on 20 occasions between 1980 and 1983, and was a member of the team that won the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
 Gianpiero Marini - FC Internazionale Milano | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 February 1951 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lodi, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Fanfulla | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1968–1969 | Fanfulla | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1969–1970 | Varese | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1970–1972 | Reggina | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1971–1972 | Triestina | 25 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 1972–1975 | Varese | 89 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1975–1986 | Internazionale | 375 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 523 | (17) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1983 | Italy | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Internazionale | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Como | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Cremonese | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Como | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Italy B | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
As a manager, Marini also coached Internazionale, where he won the UEFA Cup in 1994, as well as Como, Cremonese, and the Italy B side.
Club career
editMarini was born in Lodi. Nicknamed Malik by fans, he played 256 matches in Serie A, scoring 10 goals. Throughout his career, he played for several teams, including Fanfulla, Varese, Reggina, Triestina and most notably Internazionale Milano. With Inter, he won a Serie A title ("Scudetto") during the 1979–80 season, and two Coppa Italia titles in 1978 and 1982.[1][2]
International career
editWith Italy, Marini obtained 20 caps between 1980 and 1983, and he represented Italy in their victorious 1982 FIFA World Cup campaign, which enabled him to become a World Champion.[1][3] He made five appearances throughout the tournament.[2]
Style of play
editAlthough Marini was not the most elegant or co-ordinated player with his feet from a technical standpoint or in terms of his movements and touch on the ball (leading famous Italian sportswriter Gianni Brera to nickname him "Pinna d'Oro," or golden fin in Italian, a reference to the perceived awkward shape of his feet but also the high quality of his performances), he was an efficient and tenacious player, who was known in particular for his strength, work-rate, tactical intelligence, vision, positioning, and ability to break down plays and subsequently start attacks as a holding midfielder or defensive-minded deep-lying playmaker. Moreover, he was known his powerful and accurate striking ability from distance. He was also nicknamed "Il Pirata" (the pirate) and Malik by his teammates, due to his combative playing style.[1][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Beyond his playing ability, he stood out throughout his career for his longevity,[12] as well as his leadership and good sense of humour, which led him to make a name for himself as a key dressing room personality with his clubs.[13]
Managerial career
editAs coach, Marini also managed Internazionale during the second half of the 1993–94 season, after replacing Osvaldo Bagnoli, where he won the UEFA Cup in 1994, despite narrowly avoiding relegation to Serie B in the league; Inter only won the relegation battle on the last match-day of the league season. He later also coached Como on two occasions (1997; 1999–2000), as well as Cremonese (1997–99), and the Italy B side in 2001.[1][14]
Outside of football
editFollowing his coaching career, Marini pursued a career as a financial broker.[15] He also enjoys playing the guitar and singing.[13]
Honours
editPlayer
editClub
editInter[1]
- Serie A: 1979–80
- Coppa Italia: 1977–78, 1981–82
International
editItaly[1]
Coach
editInter[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "IO, "PIEDONE" MARINI". pianeta-calcio.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ a b Nicolao, Lorenzo (25 February 2021). "Gianpiero Marini ha 70 anni: l'Inter, il Mondiale 82, la Coppa Uefa, poi una nuova carriera da broker. Le due vite di "Pinna d'Oro", il mediano chitarrista - Scudetto con l'Inter e campione del mondo" [Gianpiero Marini turns 70: Inter, the 1982 World Cup, the UEFA Cup, then a new career as a broker. The two lives of "Golden Fin," the guitar-playing holding midfielder - The scudetto with Inter and world champion]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ Gianpiero Marini Statistics FIFA. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ Filippo Nassetti (31 March 2016). "Bagni: "I miei 5 mediani scudettati per 50 anni di Inter"" (in Italian). Panorama.it. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "BECCALOSSI: "IO E MULLER NON CI POTEVAMO VEDERE, ECCO PERCHÉ. ORIALI MI DICEVA…"" (in Italian). F.C. Inter 1908. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "PINNA D' ORO NON VA IN PANCHINA DA DUE ANNI". La Repubblica (in Italian). 8 February 1994. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "CONTINUA COSI' , BAGNOLI HAI LO SCUDETTO IN MANO". La Repubblica (in Italian). 18 December 1984. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "GdS- Inter, Marini: "Ecco perchè mi chiamavano Pinna d'oro"" (in Italian). Inter News 24. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ Palladini, Enzo (25 February 2021). "Giampiero Marini compie 70 anni: storia di un pirata ricco di umanità" (in Italian). Sportmediaset.it. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ Nicolao, Lorenzo (25 February 2021). "Gianpiero Marini ha 70 anni: l'Inter, il Mondiale 82, la Coppa Uefa, poi una nuova carriera da broker. Le due vite di "Pinna d'Oro", il mediano chitarrista - Pinna d'Oro" [Gianpiero Marini turns 70: Inter, the 1982 World Cup, the UEFA Cup, then a new career as a broker. The two lives of "Golden Fin," the guitar-playing holding midfielder - Golden Fin]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ Nicolao, Lorenzo (25 February 2021). "Gianpiero Marini ha 70 anni: l'Inter, il Mondiale 82, la Coppa Uefa, poi una nuova carriera da broker. Le due vite di "Pinna d'Oro", il mediano chitarrista - Tattica e personalità" [Gianpiero Marini turns 70: Inter, the 1982 World Cup, the UEFA Cup, then a new career as a broker. The two lives of "Golden Fin," the guitar-playing holding midfielder - Tactics and personality]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ Brera, Gianni (12 February 1985). "DIFFIDATE GENTE I TROPPI GOL NON FANNO CALCIO". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ a b Nicolao, Lorenzo (25 February 2021). "Gianpiero Marini ha 70 anni: l'Inter, il Mondiale 82, la Coppa Uefa, poi una nuova carriera da broker. Le due vite di "Pinna d'Oro", il mediano chitarrista - Chitarrista e cantante" [Gianpiero Marini turns 70: Inter, the 1982 World Cup, the UEFA Cup, then a new career as a broker. The two lives of "Golden Fin," the guitar-playing holding midfielder - Guitarist and Singer]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ Nicolao, Lorenzo (25 February 2021). "Gianpiero Marini ha 70 anni: l'Inter, il Mondiale 82, la Coppa Uefa, poi una nuova carriera da broker. Le due vite di "Pinna d'Oro", il mediano chitarrista - La Uefa e la profezia" [Gianpiero Marini turns 70: Inter, the 1982 World Cup, the UEFA Cup, then a new career as a broker. The two lives of "Golden Fin," the guitar-playing holding midfielder - The UEFA Cup and the prophecy]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ Nicolao, Lorenzo (25 February 2021). "Gianpiero Marini ha 70 anni: l'Inter, il Mondiale 82, la Coppa Uefa, poi una nuova carriera da broker. Le due vite di "Pinna d'Oro", il mediano chitarrista - Broker" [Gianpiero Marini turns 70: Inter, the 1982 World Cup, the UEFA Cup, then a new career as a broker. The two lives of "Golden Fin," the guitar-playing holding midfielder - Broker]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 27 September 2023.