Antonio Juliano

Antonio Juliano
Juliano in 1974
Personal information
Date of birth (1942-12-26)26 December 1942
Place of birth Naples, Italy
Date of death 13 December 2023(2023-12-13) (aged 80)
Place of death Naples, Italy
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1956–1962 Napoli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1978 Napoli 394 (26)
1978–1979 Bologna 15 (2)
Total 409 (28)
International career
1966–1974 Italy 18 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy (as player)
UEFA European Championship
Winner 1968 Italy

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FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 1970 Mexico

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*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antonio Juliano (Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔːnjo juˈljaːno]; 26 December 1942 – 13 December 2023) was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

Club career

Juliano (middle) with Dino Zoff (left) and Kurt Hamrin, 1970

Born in Naples on 26 December 1942,[2] Juliano spent the majority of his club career at home-town club Napoli, after coming through their youth ranks;[3][4] he won two Coppa Italia (in 1962 and 1976),[5] as well as the Coppa delle Alpi (in 1966) and the Anglo-Italian League Cup (in 1976).[3][6]

After leaving Napoli in 1978, he played for one more season with Bologna, before retiring in 1979.[4][6][7]

International career

Juliano earned 18 caps for the Italian senior national team between 1966 and 1974,[1] and was a member of the squad that won UEFA Euro 1968.[3][5]

Juliano was also included in the Italian squad for three different FIFA World Cups, having taken part in the competition in 1966,[8] in 1970[9] – where the Azzurri finished as runners-up –[3][5][10] and in 1974.[11] However, he only ever played one World Cup match, coming on as a substitute in a 4–1 defeat to Brazil in the 1970 World Cup final.[6][10]

Style of play

A creative playmaker, Juliano was renowned in particular for his leadership skills,[3][7] as well as his vision, ball control, stamina, and passing range.[7][12]

After retirement

After retiring, Juliano returned to Napoli as a sporting director;[7] while serving in this role, he oversaw the acquisitions of several players that contributed to the club's first national title in 1987, including Ruud Krol and Diego Maradona.[13][3][5]

Death

Juliano died in Naples on 13 December 2023, at the age of 80,[3][4][7] following a short period of hospitalization.[3][4]

Honours

Napoli

Italy

References

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  2. ^ "Send article". www.napoli.com.
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  4. ^ a b c d "Antonio Juliano, morto lo storico capitano del Napoli". la Repubblica (in Italian). 13 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "È morto a 80 anni l'ex calciatore Antonio Juliano, a lungo capitano del Napoli". Il Post (in Italian). 13 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Addio ad Antonio Juliano, storico capitano del Napoli". Sky Sport (in Italian). 13 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e Battistuzzi, Giovanni (13 December 2023). "È morto Antonio Juliano, una persona per bene". Il Foglio (in Italian). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  8. ^ "1966 Italy World Cup Squad at Planet World Cup". Planetworldcup.com. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  9. ^ "1970 Italy World Cup Squad at Planet World Cup". Planetworldcup.com. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  10. ^ a b c "Brazil outplay Italy and take Jules Rimet Trophy outright". Glasgow Herald (Page 4). 22 June 1970. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  11. ^ "1974 Italy World Cup Squad at Planet World Cup". Planetworldcup.com. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  12. ^ "ANTONIO JULIANO, "TOTONNO"". pianetaazzurro.it (in Italian). Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  13. ^ "Lutto SSC Napoli: è morto l'ex capitano e dirigente Antonio Juliano". www.calcionapoli24.it (in Italian). 13 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.