Gianluca Vialli

Vialli's senior career started in 1980 when he signed for local club Cremonese in Serie C1, winning promotion to Serie B.{{cite web |last=Davison |first=Dan |title=Gianluca Vialli: the rise and early Sampdoria diaries |url=https://thesefootballtimes.co/2017/12/13/gianluca-vialli-the-sampdoria-diaries/ |work=These Football Times |date=13 December 2017 |access-date=6 January 2023}} After scoring ten goals for the club as a winger in the 1983–84 Serie B season, he was transferred to Sampdoria.{{cite news |title=Death Vialli, from Cremonese to the Scudetto with Sampdoria and the Champions League with Juve: the extraordinary career |url=https://news.italy24.press/trends/317951.html |work=Italy 24 Press News |date=6 January 2023 |access-date=6 January 2023}}

Vialli played for Sampdoria between 1984 and 1992, during which time the club had their most successful period in their history. At Sampdoria, he formed a prolific strike partnership with teammate and friend Roberto Mancini, earning the nickname 'The Goal Twins' (in Italian I Gemelli del Gol).{{cite news |url=http://www.corrieredellosport.it/news/calcio/serie-a/sampdoria/2016/05/19-11655137/sampdoria_25_anni_dallo_scudetto_di_vialli_e_mancini/ |title=Sampdoria: 25 anni dallo scudetto di Vialli e Mancini |work=Il Corriere dello Sport |language=it |date=19 May 2016 |access-date=18 June 2017 }} Vialli also had a very good relationship with club president Paolo Mantovani and coach Vujadin Boškov, who were both described by Vialli as being father figures.{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/observer/osm/story/0,,658901,00.html |title=Cool hand Luca – Sport – The Observer |work=The Guardian |date=3 March 2002 |access-date=26 November 2023 }}{{Cite book |last=Vialli |first=Gianluca |title=The Italian Job: A journey to the heart of two great footballing cultures |last2=Marcotti |first2=Gabriele |publisher=Bantam Press |year=2006 |isbn=978-0593055762 |pages=212–215 |language=en}} Sampdoria won their first ever Italian Cup in 1985 with Vialli scoring in the final, and would win it again in 1988 and 1989, when Vialli would score a record 13 goals in the tournament.{{cite news|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1992/marzo/20/una_marcatura_per_due_dai_co_0_92032017823.shtml|title=una marcatura per due, dai gemelli della Samp e' nato un gol siamese|work=Il Corriere della Sera|language=it|date=20 March 1992|access-date=18 January 2015}} This led to two notable European Cup Winners' Cup runs, where Sampdoria lost the 1989 final before winning the trophy in 1990, with Vialli scoring both goals in the final victory over Anderlecht, and finishing the tournament as top-scorer.{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/these-football-times/2021/jul/08/robert-mancini-gianluca-vialli-great-friendship-powering-italy |title=Roberto Mancini, Gianluca Vialli and the great friendship inspiring Italy |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077 |last=Gallagher |first=Andy |date=8 July 2021 |access-date=26 November 2023 }}

Despite losing out to Milan in the 1990 European Super Cup,{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/history/1990/ |title=UEFA Super Cup History |publisher=UEFA |access-date=18 April 2024 }} the club went on to win their first ever Serie A championship in the 1990–91 season, in which Vialli was league top scorer with 19 goals – celebrating many of his goals with a backflip, including one against Inter Milan.{{cite web |last=Timossi |first=Serena |title=Gianluca Vialli, il bomber che ha scritto la storia |url=https://www.sampdorianews.net/i-colori-dei-nostri-campioni/gianluca-vialli-il-bomber-che-ha-scritto-la-storia-11296 |publisher=Sampdoria News |date=9 July 2010 |access-date=31 December 2018 |language=it}} The following season, Sampdoria won the Supercoppa Italiana and reached the European Cup final, but Vialli would miss a number of chances as Johan Cruyff's Barcelona "Dream Team" won 1–0. This would be his last game with Sampdoria.{{Cite book |last=Foot |first=John |title=Calcio: A history of Italian football |publisher=Harper Perennial |year=2007 |isbn=9780007175758 |edition=Revised |page=122 |language=en}}

Vialli moved to Juventus shortly after the 1992 European Cup final loss for a world record fee of £12.5 million.{{cite news|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1992/maggio/23/venduto_Vialli_alla_Juve_co_0_92052312244.shtml|title=si', ho venduto Vialli alla Juve |work=Il Corriere della Sera|language=it|date=23 May 1992|access-date=18 January 2015}}{{cite web |last=Hughes |first=Rob |date=12 January 2023 |title=A man of indescribable emotion |url=https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/a-man-of-indescribable-emotion/ |access-date=13 February 2023 |website=The New European}} His first Juventus contract was negotiated for him by Sampdoria president Mantovani, as Vialli did not have an agent. Although he struggled with injury, Vialli won the UEFA Cup in his first season with Juventus playing alongside players such as Roberto Baggio, Pierluigi Casiraghi, Paolo Di Canio and Andreas Möller, among other players, under manager Giovanni Trapattoni. During the 1993 UEFA Cup Final against Borussia Dortmund, Vialli set-up Baggio's decisive first goal in the first leg.{{Cite web |url=https://www.juventus.com/en/news/articles/gianluca-vialli-his-juve-victories |title=Gianluca Vialli - his Juve victories - Juventus |website=Juventus.com |access-date=26 November 2023 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.it/calcio/serie-a/2022-2023/gianluca-vialli-e-la-juventus-perche-e-stato-eroe-e-capitano-l-ultimo-ad-alzare-la-champions-coi-bia_sto9284202/story.shtml |title=Gianluca Vialli e la Juventus, eroe e capitano della rinascita, l'ultimo ad alzare la Champions coi bianconeri |publisher=www.eurosport.it |language=it |last1=Turcato |first1=Enrico |date=6 January 2023 |access-date=18 April 2024 }}

Following the arrival of manager Marcello Lippi, Vialli underwent an intense fitness and muscle strengthening training regime to lose weight, and gain speed, agility, physical strength, and stamina. Vialli refound his goalscoring form throughout the season, and through his leadership and decisive performances, he helped Juventus win the Scudetto (his second overall) and the Italian Cup in 1995, scoring 17 league goals during the season; the club also narrowly missed out on a treble after suffering a defeat in the 1995 UEFA Cup Final to Parma, despite Vialli scoring a spectacular second leg goal.

In January 1996, with his contract expiring in summer, Vialli decided to leave Juventus at the end of the season. He would finish his final season with Juventus by captaining the side to a Supercoppa Italiana victory (with Vialli scoring the only goal of the match) and a Champions League final win over defending champions AFC Ajax, playing alongside Del Piero and Fabrizio Ravanelli.{{cite web |url=https://www.juventus.com/it/juventus-tv/supercoppa-italiana-il-primo-titolo-1995 |title=Vialli-gol, la firma sulla Supercoppa del 1995 - Juventus TV |publisher=Juventus.com |language=it |date=9 July 2023 |access-date=18 April 2024 }}{{cite news|url=http://www.tuttosport.com/calcio/serie_a/juventus/2009/05/21-28193/21+05+1995,+inizia+l%27Era+Lippi+e+quella+di+Ciro+bianconero|title=21/05/1995, inizia l'Era Lippi e quella di Ciro bianconero|work=Tutto Sport|language=it|date=21 May 2009|access-date=18 January 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118104621/http://www.tuttosport.com/calcio/serie_a/juventus/2009/05/21-28193/21+05+1995,+inizia+l%27Era+Lippi+e+quella+di+Ciro+bianconero|archive-date=18 January 2015}} Vialli's only two goals in the latter competition came in the semi-finals against Nantes;{{cite web |url=https://www.juventus.com/en/news/articles/amp/black-white-stories-in-the-past-against-nantes |title=Black & White Stories: In the past against Nantes |publisher=www.juventus.com |date=7 November 2022 |access-date=18 April 2024 }} he scored the opening goal in a 2–0 home victory in the first-leg,{{cite web |url=https://www.juventus.com/en/juventus-tv/classic-matches-ucl-juventus-nantes-1995-96 |title=Juventus - Nantes 2-0 UCL 95/96 - Juventus TV |publisher=Juventus.com |date=14 February 2023 |access-date=18 April 2024 }} and then scored again during the second leg, in addition to assisting Paulo Sousa's decisive goal, which allowed Juventus to advance to the final 4–3 on aggregate.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/52469--nantes-vs-juventus/ |title=History: Nantes-Juventus: UEFA Champions League 1995/96 Semi-finals |publisher=UEFA |access-date=18 April 2024 }}{{cite news |url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,27/articleid,0640_01_1996_0106_0027_8719612/ |title=Bersaglio Centrato nel segno di Vialli |work=La Stampa |page=27 |language=it |last1=Beccantini |first1=Roberto |date=17 April 1996 |access-date=18 April 2024 }} During his four seasons with the club he totalled 102 appearances, scoring 38 goals.{{cite news|url=http://www.corriere.it/speciali/Champions-League03/juve-storia.shtml|title=Coppe e trofei: una storia in bianconero|work=Il Corriere della Sera|language=it|date=27 May 2023|access-date=18 January 2015}}

Vialli joined Chelsea in the summer of 1996 on a free transfer as part of manager Ruud Gullit's rebuilding of the side, despite having been strongly linked with Scottish champions Rangers.{{Cite web |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12046679.vialli-may-be-next-to-join-up-at-ibrox-rangers-out-to-beat-top-english-sides-for-italians-signature/ |title=Vialli may be next to join up at Ibrox. Rangers out to beat top English sides for Italian's signature |website=The Herald |date=9 April 1996 |access-date=26 November 2023 }} Vialli adapted quickly to life in London due to his grasp of the English language and use of English idioms.{{cite web|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2021/07/10/nine-gianluca-vialli-facts-you-might-not-know|title=Nine Gianluca Vialli facts you might not know |publisher=Chelsea F.C.|date=10 July 2021}} The team won the FA Cup in Vialli's first season, with the Italian scoring two goals in a 4–2 comeback over Liverpool in the fourth round.{{cite news|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1996/maggio/25/Vado_via_alla_Juve_non_co_0_9605256039.shtml|title= Vado via, alla Juve non servivo piu' |work=Il Corriere della Sera|language=it|date=25 May 1996|access-date=18 January 2015}} However, a feud with Gullit saw him regularly left out of the starting line-up;{{cite news |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/I%27ll+dream+of+Wembley+then+decide+on+my+future%3B+Vialli+on+his+feud...-a061099107 |title=I'll dream of Wembley then decide on my future; Vialli on his feud with Gullit. |work=Daily Mirror |last1=Harris |first1=Harry |date=19 April 1997 |access-date=9 January 2023 }} in the final itself he was limited to a five-minute appearance as a late substitute.

During the 1997–98 season, Vialli scored four goals in a league win over Barnsley and a hat-trick against Norwegian side Tromsø in the Cup Winners' Cup, but still could not cement his place in the side under Gullit. However, following Gullit's dismissal in early 1998, Vialli assumed the role of a player-manager,{{cite news|url=http://www.repubblica.it/online/sport/vialli/chelsea/chelsea.html|title=Via Gullit, ora Vialli guiderà il Chelsea|work=La Repubblica|language=it|last=Galdi|first=Andrea|date=12 February 1998|access-date=2 March 2017}} winning the Cup Winners' Cup in 1998, and the League Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0250-0c50f0a399fa-d40486df7cf6-1000--1997-98-sub-zola-inspires-chelsea/|title=1997/98: Sub Zola inspires Chelsea|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|date=13 May 1998|access-date=2 March 2017}} Although he left himself out of the squad for the League Cup final, Vialli finished the season as Chelsea's top scorer. He then began his first full season as player-manager with a 1–0 victory over Champions League winners Real Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01cd-0e6f5cd18477-8fc6258f3bf1-1000--europe-awaits-all-english-showdown/|title=Europe awaits all-English showdown|publisher=UEFA|date=5 May 2008|access-date=2 March 2017}}

Vialli retired from professional football at the end of the 1998–99 season to focus on his position as Chelsea's manager.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-sutton-joins-chelsea-for-pounds-10m-1104670.html|title=Football: Sutton joins Chelsea for pounds 10m|work=The Independent|date=6 July 1999}} He made his last professional appearance in Chelsea's final match of the 1998–99 Premier League, scoring the winning goal against Derby County at Stamford Bridge and finishing his Chelsea career with 83 appearances and 40 goals.{{cite news |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12772283/gianluca-vialli-the-chelsea-icon-who-won-europes-biggest-prizes-on-the-pitch-and-became-an-inspiration-off-it |title=Gianluca Vialli: The Chelsea icon who won Europe's biggest prizes on the pitch and became an inspiration off it |work=Sky Sports |last=Smith |first=Peter |date=6 January 2023 |access-date=6 January 2023 }}{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/slideshow/2276/2|title=Five players who donned a player-manager role|work=Goal (website)|date=26 February 2016}}

Gullit was sacked as Chelsea manager in February 1998{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-a-club-in-turmoil-gullit-astounded-by-chelsea-sacking-1144539.html|title=A club in turmoil – Gullit 'astounded' by Chelsea sacking – All change at the Bridge: Dutchman ditched as breakdown in pay talks opens player-manager's door for Italian striker Vialli|work=The Independent|last=Szreter|first=Adam|publisher=ESI Media|date=13 February 1998|access-date=14 May 2020}} and 33-year-old Vialli was appointed player-manager,{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-vialli-the-michelangelo-of-chelsea-1144531.html|title=Vialli, the 'Michelangelo' of Chelsea|work=The Independent|first=Guy|last=Hodgson|publisher=ESI Media|date=13 February 1998|access-date=14 May 2020}} becoming the first Italian to manage in the Premier League.{{cite news|url=http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/features/around-the-world-italy.html |title=Around the World: Italy and the Barclays Premier League |publisher=Premier League |date=26 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006201155/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/features/around-the-world-italy.html |archive-date=6 October 2015}} Chelsea were already in the semi-finals of the League Cup and the quarter-finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup, and went on to win both competitions under Vialli,{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/01/10/winning-efl-cup-blessing-curse-glance-past-20-winners/chelsea-1998-winning-efl-cup-blessing-curse-glance-past-20/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/01/10/winning-efl-cup-blessing-curse-glance-past-20-winners/chelsea-1998-winning-efl-cup-blessing-curse-glance-past-20/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Is winning the League Cup a blessing or a curse? A glance over the past 20 winners|work=The Telegraph|date=26 February 2017|access-date=14 May 2020}}{{cbignore}} as well as finishing fourth in the Premier League. In beating VfB Stuttgart at the Cup Winners' Cup final on 13 May 1998, at 33 years and 308 days old, Vialli became the youngest manager ever to win a UEFA competition.{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/gianluca-vialli-launches-attack-on-greedy-1702031|title=Gianluca Vialli launches attack on 'greedy and selfish' footballers|work=Sunday People|via=Mirror Online|date=13 November 2011|access-date=14 May 2020|publisher=MGN}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0253-0d7d21d7bc30-76c6d63f0d88-1000--youngest-uefa-club-competition-winning-coaches/|title=Youngest UEFA club competition-winning coaches|date=13 May 2011|publisher=UEFA|access-date=14 May 2020}} The record stood for thirteen years until 18 May 2011 when FC Porto's André Villas-Boas won the Europa League at the age of 33 years and 213 days.{{cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/porto-bag-bragging-rights-and-cup-glory-28618712.html|title=Porto bag bragging rights and Cup glory|work=Belfast Telegraph|date=19 May 2011|access-date=14 May 2020}}

The following season Chelsea won the UEFA Super Cup by beating Real Madrid 1–0,{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/history/1998/|title=1998 Super Cup: Poyet strikes late for Chelsea|date=28 August 1998|access-date=14 May 2020|publisher=UEFA}} and finished third in the Premier League, just four points behind champions Manchester United{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2009/may/20/1999-title-man-utd-arsenal |title=On Second Thoughts: why the 98–99 title race was one of the best ever |work=The Guardian |date=20 May 2009 |access-date=14 May 2020 }} in what was Chelsea's highest league finish since 1970, when they also finished third. After this, Vialli retired from playing.

The following season saw Chelsea make their debut in the UEFA Champions League,{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/champions_league/448544.stm|title=Chelsea impress in stalemate|publisher=BBC Sport|date=15 September 1999|access-date=14 May 2020}} where they reached the quarter-finals. After a 3–1 first leg victory over Barcelona,{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/champions_league/701340.stm|title=Inspired Chelsea brush Barcelona aside|publisher=BBC Sport|date=5 April 2000|access-date=14 May 2020}} they were eventually knocked out 4–6 on aggregate following a 5–1 return leg loss at Camp Nou after extra time.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/champions_league/717082.stm|title=Chelsea's European dream shattered|publisher=BBC Sport|date=18 April 2000|access-date=14 May 2020}} Despite a fifth-place finish in the Premier League,{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng00.html|title=England 1999/2000|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|date=15 April 2001|access-date=14 May 2020}} the campaign ended on a high note when Vialli guided Chelsea to a win over Aston Villa in the 2000 FA Cup final.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/fa_cup/756784.stm|title=Chelsea claim FA Cup glory|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 May 2000|access-date=14 May 2020}}

The 2000–01 season started brightly, with Chelsea beating Manchester United to win the Charity Shield,{{cite news|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-united-beckham-ferguson-chelsea-16283505|title=Man Utd great David Beckham recalls brilliant Sir Alex Ferguson incident|work=Manchester Evening News|publisher=MEN Media|first=Daniel|last=Murphy|date=16 May 2019|access-date=14 May 2020}} Vialli's fifth official trophy with the club in less than three years.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115893684/evening-standard/ |title=Behind the smile, a man who found it hard to communicate |work=Evening Standard |via=Newspapers.com |page=90 |edition=West End Final |date=13 September 2000 }} Vialli was sacked five games into the season after an indifferent start and having fallen out with several players, including Gianfranco Zola, Didier Deschamps and Dan Petrescu.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/sep/13/newsstory.sport2 |title=Vialli victim of Chelsea player power |work=The Guardian |last=Thorpe |first=Martin |date=13 September 2000 |access-date=28 January 2019 }}

Vialli then took up an offer to manage First Division club Watford in 2001–02. The club invested in a number of high-profile signings including AC Milan icon Filippo Galli, Ramon Vega, Patrick Blondeau and Pierre Issa, but only finished an unimpressive 14th and Vialli was sacked after one year. Following this, he was drawn into a lengthy dispute with the club over the payment of the remainder of his contract.{{cite news |url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,4601448-103,00.html |title=Exasperated Vialli sues Watford for £3m |work=The Guardian |date=8 February 2003 |access-date=30 November 2005 |archive-date=13 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013205311/http://football.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,4601448-103,00.html |url-status=dead}}{{Cite book |last=Stelling |first=Jeff |title=England's Worst Footballers |publisher=Orion |year=2004 |isbn=978-0297848011 |edition=1st |page=96 |language=en}}

Vialli was a member of Italy's under-21 team for both the 1984 and 1986 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championships where the Azzurrini finished third and second respectively. Overall Vialli represented the Italy U21 team 20 times, scoring 11 goals.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/56161.stm |title=Vialli, from super-sub to player manager |publisher=BBC |date=12 February 1998 |access-date=10 September 2013 }} He was also the top scorer in the 1986 Under-21 European Championship, with 4 goals, where Italy lost the final to Spain on penalties.{{cite web|url=http://it.uefa.com/under21/season=1986/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609021544/http://it.uefa.com/under21/season=1986/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 June 2013|title=1986: Spagna di rigore sull'Italia|publisher=UEFA|language=it|access-date=18 January 2015}}

In 1985, Vialli made his debut for the Italy senior team in a friendly match against Poland. He was included in Italy's squad for the 1986 FIFA World Cup held in Mexico, appearing with an all-shaved head as a substitute in all four of Italy's matches as back-up for Bruno Conti.{{cite news |url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/gianluca-vialli/wm-1986-in-mexiko/italien-team/3/ |title=Gianluca Vialli » World Cup 1986 Mexico |publisher=worldfootball.net |access-date=10 September 2013 }}{{cite news |url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1986/08/03/alla-ricerca-dell-italia-perduta.html |title=ALLA RICERCA DELL' ITALIA PERDUTA |work=La Repubblica |language=it |date=3 August 1986 |access-date=19 March 2024 }}

Vialli scored his first goal for Italy in a UEFA Euro 1988 qualifier against Malta in 1986. He was included in Italy's squad for the finals of the Euro 1988 competition and scored the winning goal against Spain in the group stage. Although Italy were knocked out by the Soviet Union in the semi-final after losing 0–2, Vialli was named in UEFA's team of the tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/news/0253-0d7d771ae77b-33dd16358404-1000--euro-1988-team-of-the-tournament/|title=1988 team of the tournament|publisher=UEFA|date=19 September 2011|access-date=5 June 2015}}

With the 1990 FIFA World Cup being held on home soil, Vialli named part of the squad{{cite news|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1989/02/21/italia-90-quasi-fatta-la-lista.html|title=ITALIA ' 90 QUASI FATTA LA LISTA DEI VENTIDUE|work=La Repubblica|language=it|date=21 February 1989|access-date=18 January 2015}} and he was expected to make a huge impact for the hosts.{{cite news|url=http://www.footballitaliano.co.uk/p6_66_235_lessons-in-calcio-gianluca-vialli.html|title=Lessons in Calcio – Gianluca Vialli|publisher=footballitaliano.co.uk|date=24 March 2009|access-date=29 March 2013|archive-date=4 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104102353/http://www.footballitaliano.co.uk/p6_66_235_lessons-in-calcio-gianluca-vialli.html#.UVU58kMaySM|url-status=dead}} However, after failing to score in the first match against Austria, despite setting up the winning goal via a cross,{{cite news |url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,29/articleid,0906_01_1990_0133_0029_12425569/ |title=L'Italia si specchia nei volti di Baresi e Schillaci |work=La Stampa |page=29 |language=it |date=9 June 1990 |access-date=19 March 2024 }} Vialli missed a penalty against the United States in the next match, hitting the lower near post with keeper Tony Meola diving the other way; he did play a role in the decisive goal, however, scored by Giuseppe Giannini, with his dummy on Roberto Donadoni's pass, following a team move.{{cite web |url=https://storiedicalcio.altervista.org/blog/mondiali_1990_usa.html |title=Mondiali 1990: Italia-Stati Uniti 1-0 |publisher=Storie di Calcio |language=it-IT |date=10 September 2016 |access-date=19 March 2024 }}{{cite news |url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1990/06/15/ma-carnevale-non-ha-gradito.html |title=MA CARNEVALE NON HA GRADITO |work=la Repubblica |language=it |date=15 June 1990 |access-date=19 March 2024 }} He was subsequently dropped from the team in favour of the attacking duo of Roberto Baggio and Salvatore Schillaci, the latter of whom had scored the winning goal against Austria from Vialli's assist, after appearing as a substitute.{{cite news|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1990-06-30/sports/9001160353_1_schillaci-italian-soccer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130913005403/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1990-06-30/sports/9001160353_1_schillaci-italian-soccer|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 September 2013|title=Once Out Of Doghouse, 'Toto' Stars |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=30 June 1990 |access-date=10 September 2013}} Vialli returned to the team for the semi-final against Argentina and played a role in Italy's opening goal after his shot on goal was blocked by Argentina keeper Goycochea and the rebound fell to Schillaci. He was substituted in the second half as Italy were eliminated on penalties, eventually finishing the tournament in third place.{{cite news |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=76/results/matches/match=28/report.html |title=1990 FIFA World Cup Italy |publisher=FIFA |url-status=dead |access-date=10 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130913021004/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D76/results/matches/match%3D28/report.html |archive-date=13 September 2013}} Because Italy assigned jersey numbers alphabetically to players for the World Cup (beginning with defenders, then midfielders, and finally attackers) Vialli wore the number 21 during the World Cup. Overall, he finished the tournament with two assists, which were both provided for the golden boot winner Schillaci.{{cite news|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1992/ottobre/14/Vialli_Maldini_nuovi_pilastri_co_0_9210141891.shtml|title=Vialli e Maldini i nuovi pilastri|work=Il Corriere della Sera|language=it|date=14 October 1992|access-date=18 January 2015}}

Vialli returned to lead Italy's attack during the qualifying games for the UEFA Euro 1992 Championship under manager Vicini, scoring in Italy's 3–1 win over Hungary{{cite web |url=https://it.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2951--italy-vs-hungary/ |title=Storia: Italia-Ungheria – Qualificazioni Europee 1992 |publisher=UEFA |language=it |access-date=18 April 2024 }} and 2–0 win over Cyprus in 1991.{{cite web |url=http://www.italia1910.com/partita.asp?idpartita=488 |title=Qualificazioni Europei 1991-1992 - Italia-Cipro 2-0 21/12/1991 - Italia1910.com - Nazionale Italiana di calcio e Serie A |publisher=www.italia1910.com |language=it |access-date=18 April 2024 }} However, Italy missed out on qualifying after finishing second behind the Soviet Union in Group 3.{{cite web|url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/euro2012/history/season=1992/round=218/group=74.html|title=Euro 1992 Qualifying Group 3 - Italy|publisher=UEFA|access-date=29 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926142411/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/euro2012/history/season=1992/round=218/group=74.html|archive-date=26 September 2010}}

Vialli made his last appearance for the Azzurri in December 1992; his strained relationship with coach Arrigo Sacchi brought his international career to a premature end, despite his club success during the 1990s.{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/closeup-gianluca-vialli-revivalist-at-bridgehead-1348132.html |title=Close-up: Gianluca Vialli: Revivalist at Bridgehead |work=The Independent |date=19 May 1996 |access-date=10 September 2013 }} It is rumoured that Vialli played a prank on Sacchi, which was the reason for his dropping from the national team.{{cite news|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1995/marzo/23/Matarrese_Primo_tifoso_Vialli_co_0_95032313122.shtml|title=Matarrese? Primo tifoso di Vialli|work=Il Corriere della Sera|language=it|date=23 May 1995|access-date=18 January 2015}}{{cite news|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1995/settembre/09/Vialli_prima_ancora_arrivare_co_0_95090911174.shtml|title=Vialli se ne va prima ancora di arrivare|work=Il Corriere della Sera|language=it|date=9 September 1995|access-date=18 January 2015}}{{cite news|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1995/dicembre/31/Vialli_Cancellerei_incomprensioni_con_nazionale_co_0_95123112294.shtml|title=Vialli: "Cancellerei le incomprensioni con la nazionale"|work=Il Corriere della Sera|language=it|date=31 December 1995|access-date=18 January 2015}}

Overall, Vialli made 59 appearances for Italy, scoring 16 goals.{{cite web|url=http://www.nazionaleitalianacalcio.it/vialli.htm|title=Gianluca Vialli|publisher=nazionaleitalianacalcio.it|language=it|access-date=18 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015010914/http://www.nazionaleitalianacalcio.it/vialli.htm|archive-date=15 October 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato|title=Nazionale in cifre: Vialli, Gianluca|website=figc.it|publisher=FIGC|language=it|access-date=22 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228025347/http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato|archive-date=28 February 2011|url-status=dead}}

Considered one of the best and most consistent Italian strikers of his generation, Vialli was a complete, dynamic, determined, and versatile forward, who was capable of playing anywhere along the front line; throughout his career, he was played on the wing, or in a deeper, supporting role, although his preferred position was in the centre as a main striker, where he could best take advantage of his offensive movement and opportunism inside the box, as well as his keen eye for goal.{{cite news|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1987/09/12/fratelli-italia.html|title=Fratelli d'Italia|work=La Repubblica|language=it|date=12 September 1987|access-date=2 March 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://archivio.lastampa.it/m/articolo?id=d75936073cc4f9918b68be97710c64bb79d00b1c|title=I PUPILLI DI VUJADIN DOMANI AVVERSARI ALL'OLIMPICO IN LAZIO-CHELSEA|work=La Stampa|pages=28|language=it|author1=LAURENZI GIANCARLO|date=6 December 1999|access-date=2 March 2017|archive-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803010803/http://archivio.lastampa.it/m/articolo?id=d75936073cc4f9918b68be97710c64bb79d00b1c|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.calciomercato.com/news/50-anni-10-stelle-la-classifica-di-marino-rivera-e-scirea-davant-744510|title=50 ANNI, 10 STELLE: la classifica di Marino, Rivera e Scirea davanti a Baggio|publisher=Calciomercato.com|language=it|author1=Pierpaolo Marino|date=26 March 2016|access-date=6 March 2017}} A prolific goalscorer, Vialli was known for his shooting power and accuracy with both feet as well as his head, which allowed him to finish off chances both inside and outside the penalty area.

In addition to his ability to score goals, Vialli was also capable of playing off of and creating chances for his teammates, courtesy of his good vision, tactical intelligence, and distribution, which also occasionally saw him play in deeper roles in midfield, as a playmaker or attacking midfielder; he was also endowed with good technical ability, dribbling skills, and ball control, which allowed him to play the ball first time, or beat opponents and retain possession under pressure.{{cite news |url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1992/12/31/vialli-gioco-incredibile.html |title=Vialli, gioco incredibile |work=La Repubblica |language=it |last=Crosetti |first=Maurizio |date=31 December 1992 |access-date=2 March 2017 }} A quick, tenacious, hardworking, and energetic player, Vialli was gifted with pace, physicality, and stamina, and was known for his willingness to press opponents off the ball to win back possession. Vialli was seen as a new breed of striker in Italian football, who combined technique and goalscoring ability with speed, athleticism, and physical power.

Because of his outstanding athleticism, strength, and agility, he also excelled in the air, and had a penchant for scoring acrobatic goals from volleys and bicycle kicks, which led his Juventus manager Marcello Lippi and president Gianni Agnelli at the time to praise him and compare him to legendary Italian striker Gigi Riva.{{cite news|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1996/06/03/vialli-un-gol-al-vietnam-ultima.html|title=VIALLI, UN GOL AL VIETNAM: L' ULTIMA VOLTA CON LA JUVE|work=La Repubblica|language=it|date=3 June 1996|access-date=2 March 2017}} In addition to his footballing skills, he was also highly regarded for his dedication, leadership qualities, strong mentality, and his charismatic influence on the pitch.{{cite web |url=http://www.tuttojuve.com/gli-eroi-bianconeri/gli-eroi-in-bianconero-gianluca-vialli-55520 |title=Gli eroi in bianconero: Gianluca VIALLI |publisher=Tutto Juve |language=it |last=Bedeschi |first=Stefano |date=9 July 2013 |access-date=3 December 2014 }} Marino Bortoletti of Treccani described Vialli as a "modern striker, gifted with power and style", and as "the most representative player of his generation", along with compatriots Roberto Baggio and Franco Baresi.{{cite web |url=http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/gianluca-vialli_%28Enciclopedia-dello-Sport%29/ |title=VIALLI, Gianluca |publisher=Treccani: Enciclopedia dello Sport (2002) |last=Bortoletti |first=Marino |language=it |access-date=24 April 2020 }}

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In 2006, Vialli released The Italian Job: A Journey to the Heart of Two Great Footballing Cultures, co-written with his close friend and football journalist, Gabriele Marcotti. Written over a period of two and a half years from November 2003 until early 2006, the book discusses the differences between English and Italian football. He also attributes his tendency to play as a wide attacker to playing on a field that was short and wide as a young boy.{{cite web|author1=Gianluca Vialli|title=Gianluca Vialli: Only a game for English kids|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/2327497/Gianluca-Vialli-Only-a-game-for-English-kids.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/2327497/Gianluca-Vialli-Only-a-game-for-English-kids.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=22 May 2015|date=4 December 2007}}{{cbignore}} Vialli donated the proceeds of the book to the "Fondazione Vialli e Mauro per la ricerca e lo sport", which is a charitable foundation he founded together with former player Massimo Mauro to raise funds for research into cancer and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).{{cite web|url=http://www.fondazionevialliemauro.org/en/about-us/|title=FONDAZIONE VIALLI E MAURO PER LA RICERCA E LO SPORT ONLUS|website=www.fondazionevialliemauro.org|access-date=22 May 2015}}

From the late 2000s Vialli worked as a TV football commentator for Sky Italia. In 2007, he was linked with a move to the manager's position at Queens Park Rangers, following the club takeover by Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone and the dismissal of John Gregory as manager, but ultimately declined any interest in the job.{{cite news|url=http://football.uk.reuters.com/uk/news/5F93CE56-7116-11DC-855C-53921312EA23.php |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070621082048/http://football.uk.reuters.com/uk/news/5F93CE56-7116-11DC-855C-53921312EA23.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 June 2007 |title=Vialli distances himself from QPR job |work=Reuters |date=2 October 2007 |access-date=10 September 2013 }} During UEFA Euro 2012, he appeared as a pundit for the BBC's coverage of the tournament.{{cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/euro-2012-tv-review-bbc-1108989 |title=Euro 2012 TV review: BBC in need of an overhaul after tournament to forget |work=Daily Mirror |last=Shelley |first=Jim |date=1 July 2012 |access-date=21 May 2015 }}

Vialli, alongside ex-Morgan Stanley and -Goldman Sachs investment banker Fausto Zanetton, co-founded Tifosy, a sports investment platform,{{cite news |url=https://www.ft.com/content/83a9acc8-930e-11e7-bdfa-eda243196c2c |title=Gianluca Vialli launches crowdfunding campaign for sports finance |work=Financial Times |last=Ahmed |first=Murad |date=7 September 2017 }} with the aim of allowing anybody to invest in professional sports. Zanetton, its CEO, explained that "whilst there is an incredible passion and willingness to invest in sports, there is currently no way to do so for the average fan or investor...You no longer need to be a billionaire to invest in professional sports clubs."{{cite web|url=https://www.businesscloud.co.uk/news/gianluca-viallis-platform-allows-fans-to-invest-in-clubs|title=GIANLUCA VIALLI PLATFORM ALLOWS FANS TO INVEST IN CLUBS|website=Business Cloud|last=Symcox|first=Jonathan|date=8 September 2018}} At Web Summit 2016, Vialli discussed his latest venture with Tifosy.

In October 2019, Vialli was appointed new delegation chief of the Italy national football team under head coach and personal friend Roberto Mancini (his former teammate and striking partner at Sampdoria), a position unfilled since Gigi Riva's retirement in 2013.{{cite news |url=http://www.ansa.it/english/news/sports/2019/10/11/vialli-to-become-italy-delegation-chief_88f1c22f-b5c6-4bb5-a2bc-75c9c1b72730.html |title=Vialli to become Italy delegation chief |work=ANSA |access-date=11 October 2019 |date=13 November 2019 }} On 11 July 2021, Italy won UEFA Euro 2020 after a 3–2 victory in a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw after extra-time against England in the final.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51198762|title=England lose shootout in Euro 2020 final|publisher=BBC Sport|language=en-GB|date=11 July 2021|access-date=11 July 2021}}

He was born into a wealthy family, being raised in the 60-room Castello di Belgioioso in Cremona. His father is a "self-made millionaire";{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/apr/14/theknowledge.sport |title=Who is the poshest footballer ever? |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |last=Turner |first=Georgina |last2=Dineen |first2=Robert |date=14 April 2004 |access-date=2023-08-08 |issn=0261-3077}} it is often reported that his father is a billionaire but this was denied by his mother.{{cite web |url=https://www.tag24.it/457487-genitori-gianluca-vialli-chi-sono-la-madre-e-il-padre-miliardario/ |title=Genitori Gianluca Vialli: chi sono la madre e il padre miliardario |website=TAG24 |language=it |date=6 January 2023 |access-date=24 March 2023 }} He married Cathryn White-Cooper on 26 August 2003 and fathered two daughters, Olivia and Sofia.{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1214226/bio |title=Biography for Gianluca Vialli |publisher=IMDb |access-date=10 September 2013}} Vialli was a keen golfer and played at the Dunhill links championship pro-am event. He continued to live in the SW6 postcode of London 20 years after leaving Chelsea F.C.{{cite web |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/nine-gianluca-vialli-facts-you-might-not-know |title=Nine Gianluca Vialli facts you might not know |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=10 July 2021 }}

In November 2018, Vialli revealed that he had successfully overcome a year-long illness with pancreatic cancer.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46344674 |title=Gianluca Vialli: Former Chelsea striker and manager reveals he faced cancer |publisher=BBC Sport |date=26 November 2018 |access-date=28 January 2019}}{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/11/26/gianluca-vialli-says-year-long-cancer-battle/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/11/26/gianluca-vialli-says-year-long-cancer-battle/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Gianluca Vialli says he is 'very well' again after year-long cancer battle |work=The Telegraph |date=26 November 2018 |access-date=28 January 2019 }}{{cbignore}} He was treated at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London. He was given the all-clear from pancreatic cancer in April 2020,{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52274079 |title=Gianluca Vialli: Ex-Chelsea striker and manager gets pancreatic cancer all-clear |publisher=BBC Sport |date=13 April 2020 |access-date=13 April 2020 }} but in December 2021 revealed that he had been diagnosed with the disease for a second time.{{cite news |url=https://www.derstandard.de/story/2000132076290/italiens-ex-nationalspieler-vialli-erneut-an-krebs-erkrankt |title=Italiens Ex-Nationalspieler Vialli erneut an Krebs erkrankt |trans-title=Italy's ex-national player Vialli is suffering from cancer again |work=Der Standard |language=de |date=12 December 2021 |access-date=22 December 2021 }} He died on the night between 5 and 6 January 2023, in the Royal Marsden Hospital, at age 58.{{cite web|url=https://www.ilsecoloxix.it/sport/2023/01/06/news/e_morto_gianluca_vialli-12450136/|title=È morto Gianluca Vialli|work=Il Secolo XIX|first=Claudio|last=Mangini|language=it|date=6 January 2023|access-date=6 January 2023}}{{cite news |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/06-01-2023/morto-gianluca-vialli-cancro-pancreas-4501607411312.shtml |title=Addio Gianluca Vialli. Ci lascia a 58 anni uno dei più amati di sempre |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |language=it|date=6 January 2023 }}

On 9 September 2023, Chelsea played a legends match against Bayern Munich – a rematch of the 2012 Champions League Final – at Stamford Bridge in Vialli's memory. Chelsea won 4–0 with proceeds benefiting The Chelsea Foundation and The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60NSCKwZj-c |title=Chelsea Legends 4-0 FC Bayern – Legends of Europe – 09/09/2023 |website=YouTube |author=Chelsea Football Club |language=en |date=9 September 2023 |access-date=14 September 2023 }}

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Sampdoria{{cite web|url=http://au.eurosport.com/football/gianluca-vialli_prs3301/person.shtml|title=Gianluca Vialli|publisher=Eurosport|access-date=20 December 2015}}

• Serie A: 1990–91
• Coppa Italia: 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89
• Supercoppa Italiana: 1991
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1989–90; runner-up: 1988–89
• European Cup runner-up: 1991–92

Juventus

• Serie A: 1994–95
• Coppa Italia: 1994–95
• Supercoppa Italiana: 1995
• UEFA Champions League: 1995–96
• UEFA Cup: 1992–93; runner-up: 1994–95[https://web.archive.org/web/20120115041339/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=1994/matches/all/index.html 1994–95 All matches UEFA Cup – season at UEFA website]*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051210150333/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UEFACup/history/Season=1994/intro.html Official Site]

Chelsea

• FA Cup: 1996–97
• League Cup: 1997–98
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1997–98

Italy U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 1986{{cite web|url=https://it.uefa.com/under21/match/71604--italy-vs-spain/|title=Italia 2-1 Spagna|publisher=UEFA|language=it|access-date=22 May 2018|archive-date=7 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707123229/https://it.uefa.com/under21/season=1986/matches/round=1733/match=71604/index.html|url-status=live}}

Italy

• FIFA World Cup third place: 1990[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/1990italy 1990 FIFA World Cup Italy], FIFA
• Scania 100 Tournament: 1991[https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2016/09/tournaments-part-6-scania-100-1991.html?m=1 Tournaments-Part 6 – Scania 100 (1991)] Soccer Nostalgia. Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Individual

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship top-scorer: 1986 (four goals)
• UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1988
• Coppa Italia top scorer: 1988–89 (13 goals){{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/italcuptops.html |title=Italy – Coppa Italia Top Scorers |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |author1=Roberto Di Maggio |author2=Davide Rota |date=4 June 2015 |access-date=5 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029033413/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/italcuptops.html |archive-date=29 October 2015}}
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup top scorer: 1989–90 (seven goals){{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec2tops.html|title=Cup Winners Cup Topscorers|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|author1=Jarek Owsianski|author2=Davide Rota|date=18 December 2013|access-date=20 November 2015}}
• Serie A top scorer: 1990–91 (19 goals){{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/italtops.html |title=Italy – Serie A Top Scorers |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |author1=Roberto Di Maggio |author2=Igor Kramarsic |author3=Alberto Novello |date=11 June 2015 |access-date=2 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031163443/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/italtops.html |archive-date=31 October 2015}}
• World Soccer's World Player of the Year: 1995{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/world-soccer-awards-previous-winners-2-338433 |title=World Soccer Awards – previous winners |publisher=World Soccer |first=Jamie |last=Rainbow |date=14 December 2012 |access-date=21 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629194202/http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/world-soccer-awards-previous-winners-2-338433 |archive-date=29 June 2016}}
• Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2015{{cite news|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/27-10-2015/hall-of-fame-vialli-mancini-facchetti-ronaldo-herrera-agnelli-tardelli-ferlaino-130676725232.shtml|title=Hall of fame, 10 new entry: con Vialli e Mancini anche Facchetti e Ronaldo|trans-title=Hall of fame, 10 new entries: with Vialli and Mancini also Facchetti and Ronaldo|work=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it|date=27 October 2015|access-date=27 October 2015}}
• Premio internazionale Giacinto Facchetti: 2018{{cite news |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/25-02-2019/viallo-vince-premio-giacinto-facchetti-cancro-non-mollo-grato-calcio-3201700605886.shtml |title=Candido-Day, a Vialli il Premio Facchetti: "Il cancro? Non mollo. Grato al calcio" |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |first=Gianluca |last=Pasini |language=it |date=25 February 2019 |access-date=25 February 2019 }}

Chelsea{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/025a-0ea9e1779123-8763ce0caa25-1000--vialli-tips-chelsea-for-greatness/|title=Vialli tips Chelsea for greatness|publisher=UEFA|author1=Paolo Menicucci|date=21 May 2008|access-date=2 March 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.figc.it/en/106339/2531102/Impianti.shtml|title=Hall of Fame del Calcio Italiano: 2015 Incudctees|publisher=FIGC|access-date=2 March 2017|archive-date=3 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303202810/http://www.figc.it/en/106339/2531102/Impianti.shtml|url-status=dead}}

• FA Cup: 1999–2000
• League Cup: 1997–98
• FA Charity Shield: 2000
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1997–98
• UEFA Super Cup: 1998

:* 50px 5th Class / Knight: Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana: 1991{{cite web |url=http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/Onorificenze.aspx?pag=3045&qIdOnorificenza=&cognome=&nome=&daAnno=1800&aAnno=2014&luogoNascita=&testo=&ordinamento=2 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150320014016/http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/Onorificenze.aspx?pag=3045&qIdOnorificenza=&cognome=&nome=&daAnno=1800&aAnno=2014&luogoNascita=&testo=&ordinamento=2 |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 March 2015 |title=Onoreficenze |website=quirinale.it |language=it |date=30 September 1991 |access-date=19 March 2015 }}

:* 50px 3rd Class / Commander: Commendatore Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana: 2021{{cite web|url=https://quirinale.it/elementi/59113|title=Mattarella ha conferito onorificenze motu proprio ai giocatori e allo staff della Nazionale vincitrice del campionato europeo|publisher=quirinale.it|language=Italian|date=16 July 2021|access-date=16 July 2021|archive-date=16 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716185328/https://quirinale.it/elementi/59113|url-status=dead}}

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