Claudio Sala
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Claudio Sala | ||
| Height | 178 | ||
| Playing position | Manager (former midfielder) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Monza | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1968 | Monza | 75 | (24) |
| 1968–1969 | Napoli | 23 | (2) |
| 1969–1980 | Torino | 365 | (22) |
| 1980–1982 | Genoa | 41 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1971–1978 | Italy | 18 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1989 | Torino | ||
| 1990 | Catanzaro | ||
| 1991 | Catanzaro | ||
| 2001 | Moncalieri | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Claudio Sala (born 8 September 1947 in Macherio, Lombardy) is a former Italian footballer, manager and current commentator, who played as a midfielder or as a forward.
Club career
He made his debut for Monza, later moving to Napoli, Torino and Genoa. In total he played 323 matches and scored 27 goals in the Serie A. With Torino, he won the 1975–76 Serie A, and the 1970–71 Coppa Italia.[1]
International career
He also earned 18 caps for the Italy national football team, including playing in the 1978 FIFA World Cup, where Italy finished in fourth place after reaching the semi-final.[2]
Style of play
Sala was usually deployed as a winger, but could also play as an attacking midfielder, or even as a main or supporting striker on occasion. Regarded as one of Italy's greatest wingers, he was a quick and highly creative player, and an excellent assist provider, who was gifted with good technical ability, as well as accurate passing and crossing ability, which allowed him to be an effective playmaker; a two-footed player, he was capable of attacking on either wing.[1]
Honours
Club
- Serie A: 1975–76
- Coppa Italia: 1970–71
- Serie C: 1966–67
Individual
- 1976, 1977[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Storie di Calcio: CLAUDIO, SALA IL POETA DEL GOL" (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ↑ Claudio Sala Statistics FIFA. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
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