Massimo Briaschi
{{short description|Italian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Massimo Briaschi
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Massimo Briaschi
| height = {{height|m = 1.76}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1958|5|12}}
| birth_place = Lugo di Vicenza, Italy
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Vicenza
| years1 = 1975–1979 | clubs1 = Vicenza | caps1 = 30 | goals1 = 1
| years2 = 1979–1980 | clubs2 = Cagliari | caps2 = 7 | goals2 = 1
| years3 = 1980–1981 | clubs3 = Vicenza | caps3 = 40 | goals3 = 11
| years4 = 1981–1984 | clubs4 = Genoa | caps4 = 80 | goals4 = 29
| years5 = 1984–1987 | clubs5 = Juventus | caps5 = 71 | goals5 = 17
| years6 = 1987–1989 | clubs6 = Genoa | caps6 = 42 | goals6 = 5
| years7 = 1989–1990 | clubs7 = Prato | caps7 = 18 | goals7 = 0
| years8 = 1990 | clubs8 = North York Rockets | caps8 = 16 | goals8 = 5
| totalcaps = 304
| totalgoals = 69
| nationalyears1 = 1978–1979 | nationalteam1 = Italy under-21
| nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
Massimo Briaschi (born 12 May 1958){{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=198966/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120731013652/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=198966/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 July 2012|title=Massimo BRIASCHI|publisher=Fifa|accessdate=10 December 2014}} is a former Italian professional footballer and FIFA sports agent. Throughout his career he played as a forward. A hard-working and versatile player, he was capable of playing both as a striker and on the wing. He is mostly remembered for his time with Juventus, where he won several honours.{{cite news|url=http://forzaitalianfootball.com/2014/12/briaschi-atletico-madrid-should-be-worried-about-juventus/|title=Briaschi: Atletico Madrid Should Be Worried About Juventus|last=Avicolli|first=Joe|date=8 December 2014|publisher=Forza Italian Football|accessdate=10 December 2014}} His younger brother, Alberto, was also a footballer.{{cite web|title=Alberto Briaschi|url=http://luirig.altervista.org/enciclopedia-online/index.php?lemma=Alberto%20Briaschi|accessdate=22 May 2015|language=Italian}}
Club career
Briaschi made his professional debut with Vicenza during the 1975–76 season, making 4 appearances in 2 seasons with the club. He was a part of the so-called "Real Vicenza" side, which won the Serie B title during the 1976–77 season, and subsequently finished second in Serie A during the 1977–78 season, playing alongside Paolo Rossi. The following season he found more space and made his UEFA Cup debut. After an unproductive season on loan at Cagliari during the 1979–80 season, he returned to Vicenza for a season, scoring 11 goals in Serie B, which were however unable to help the club avoid relegation. In 1981, he subsequently moved to Serie A side Genoa for three seasons, scoring 29 goals, including 8 during his first season, and 12 during the 1983–84 Serie A season.{{cite web|url=http://ilpalloneracconta.blogspot.ca/2008/05/massimo-briaschi.html|title=Massimo BRIASCHI|publisher=Il Pallone Racconta|language=Italian|date=12 May 2015|accessdate=22 May 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tuttojuve.com/gli-eroi-bianconeri/gli-eroi-in-bianconero-massimo-briaschi-296137|title=Gli eroi in bianconero: Massimo BRIASCHI|publisher=Tutto Juve|language=Italian|author1=Stefano Bedeschi|date=12 May 2016|accessdate=9 August 2016}}
Briaschi moved to Juventus during the 1984–85 season, joining his former Vicenza team-mate Rossi, where they attacking duo were supported by Michel Platini in the playmaking role. Briashi scored 12 goals during his first season with the club, and won the UEFA Super Cup in 1984, and was part of Juventus' European Cup victory in 1985, scoring goals against Grasshopper, Sparta Prague, and Bordeaux, in the semi-final, where he also sustained an injury.{{cite news|url=http://www.calcionews24.com/quello-che-l-agente-non-dice-massimo-briaschi-404164.html|title=Quello che l'agente non dice: Massimo Briaschi|last=Longo|first=Daniele|date=19 September 2014|publisher=Calcio News 24|language=Italian|accessdate=10 December 2014}} The following season, he found less space, although he was able to win the 1985–86 Serie A title with the club, also winning the 1985 Intercontinental Cup. His chances were even more limited during his third season in Turin, and he eventually returned to Genoa in 1987.
After two seasons in Serie B, in December 1989 he moved to Serie C1 side Prato, ending his Italian career in 1990. He spent the 1990 season with North York Rockets in the Canadian Soccer League.
International career
Although he was never capped for Italy at senior level, Briaschi represented the Italy national under-21 football team on 4 occasions between 1978 and 1979. He also took part with Italy at the 1984 Summer Olympics, where the team finished in fourth place after reaching the semi-finals.{{cite web|url=http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=215&squadra=7|title=Nazionale in Cifre: Briaschi, Massimo|publisher=FIGC|language=Italian|accessdate=22 May 2015}}
Honours
References
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External links
- [http://www.legaseriea.it/it/serie-a-tim/calciatore?p_p_id=BDC_dettaglio_calciatore_WAR_LegaCalcioBDC&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_BDC_dettaglio_calciatore_WAR_LegaCalcioBDC_idPersona=162 Profile at lega-calcio.it]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200418013417/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/massimo-briaschi-1.html Biography] at Sports-reference.com
{{Italy Squad 1984 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Italy men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Olympic footballers for Italy
Category:Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Category:Cagliari Calcio players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:North York Rockets players
Category:Footballers from the Province of Vicenza