Paolo Conti

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| name= Paolo Conti

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| image = Paolo_Conti_calciatore_1950(1).jpg

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|4|1|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Riccione, Italy

| height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| currentclub =

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| position = Goalkeeper

| youthyears1 =

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| years1 = 1968–1970

| years2 = 1970–1972

| years3 = 1972–1973

| years4 = 1973–1980

| years5 = 1980–1981

| years6 = 1981–1983

| years7 = 1983–1984

| years8 = 1984–1988

| clubs1 = Riccione

| clubs2 = Modena

| clubs3 = Arezzo

| clubs4 = Roma

| clubs5 = Verona

| clubs6 = Sampdoria

| clubs7 = Bari

| clubs8 = Fiorentina

| caps1 = 65

| caps2 = 50

| caps3 = 32

| caps4 = 175

| caps5 = 31

| caps6 = 39

| caps7 = 34

| caps8 = 2

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| goals2 = 0

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| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| goals7 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| totalcaps = 428 | totalgoals = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1976

| nationalyears2 = 1977–1979

| nationalteam1 = Italy U-21

| nationalteam2 = Italy

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalcaps2 = 7

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalgoals2 = 0

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Paolo Conti ({{IPAc-it|pron|'|p|a|:|o|l|o|_|'|c|o|n|t|i}}; born 1 April 1950) is a former Italian football goalkeeper.

Club career

Throughout his club career, Conti played for 9 seasons (193 games) in the Italian Serie A for A.S. Roma (1973–80), U.C. Sampdoria (1981–83), and ACF Fiorentina (1984–88), winning a Coppa Italia with Roma in 1980.{{cite web|url=http://www.storiedicalcio.altervista.org/paolo_conti.html|title=PAOLO CONTI: IL BAFFO, PORTIERE PER CASO|publisher=Storie di Calcio|language=Italian|author1=Luca Prosperi|date=7 January 2016 |accessdate=31 August 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.almanaccogiallorosso.it/Giocatori/ContiPaolo.html|title=PAOLO CONTI|publisher=almanaccogiallorosso.it|language=Italian|accessdate=31 August 2016}}

International career

At international level, Conti played for the Italy national football team, and was a member of the 1978 FIFA World Cup squad which finished in fourth place, under manager Enzo Bearzot, serving as a back-up to Dino Zoff; in total he made seven appearances for Italy between 1977 and 1979.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070630174938/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=50/teams/team=43954.html 1978 FIFA World Cup: Italy Squad] FIFA. Retrieved 5 February 2010.

Style of play

Regarded as one of the greatest and most experienced Italian goalkeepers of his generation, Conti was known for his composure, shot-stopping ability and consistency, as well as his ability to rush off his line or come out and claim crosses.{{cite web|url=http://www.storiedicalcio.altervista.org/tancredi_gennaio_80.html|title=Franco Tancredi Il successore di Zoff|publisher=Storie di Calcio|language=Italian|accessdate=30 August 2016}}