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General Information for Italy

Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio
Founded
1898
FIFA entry
1905
Average height in 1981
1.79m
Average age in 1981
25.9
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 1981
No jersey in 1981

Coaches in 1981

Bearzot, Enzo (Coach)

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Bearzot, Enzo (Coach)

Day of Birth
1927-09-26
Day of Death
2010-12-21
Place of Birth
Aiello del Friuli (Italy)
Matches
8 (4 / 4)
Goto coach Enzo Bearzot

Players of Italy in 1981

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Zoff, Dino 1942-02-28 Goalkeeper Italy Juventus Torino 6 0 0 0 0 0
Bordon, Ivano 1951-04-13 Goalkeeper Italy Inter Milano 2 1 0 0 0 0
Gentile, Claudio 1953-09-27 Centre Back Italy Juventus Torino 8 0 0 0 0 0
Scirea, Gaetano 1953-05-25 Libero Italy Juventus Torino 8 0 0 0 0 0
Cabrini, Antonio 1957-10-08 Left Back Italy Juventus Torino 7 0 0 0 0 0
Collovati, Fulvio 1957-05-09 Centre Back Italy AC Milan 5 0 1 0 0 0
Vierchowod, Pietro 1959-04-06 Centre Back Italy AC Fiorentina 2 0 0 0 0 0
Antognoni, Giancarlo 1954-04-01 Attacking Midfielder Italy AC Fiorentina 7 0 0 0 0 0
Conti, Bruno 1955-03-13 Right Midfielder Italy AS Roma 6 0 1 0 0 0
Tardelli, Marco 1954-09-24 Defensive Midfielder Italy Juventus Torino 6 0 0 0 0 0
Marini, Giampiero 1951-02-25 Defensive Midfielder Italy Inter Milano 5 0 0 0 0 0
Dossena, Giuseppe 1958-05-02 Centre Midfielder Italy Torino Calcio 4 2 1 0 0 0
Oriali, Gabriele 1952-11-25 Defensive Midfielder Italy Inter Milano 2 2 0 0 0 0
Ancelotti, Carlo 1959-06-10 Centre Midfielder Italy AS Roma 1 2 1 0 0 0
Bagni, Salvatore 1956-09-25 Centre Midfielder Italy Inter Milano 1 1 0 0 0 0
Baresi, Giuseppe 1958-02-07 Defensive Midfielder Italy Inter Milano 1 1 0 0 0 0
Graziani, Francesco 1952-12-16 Centre Forward Italy AC Fiorentina 7 0 3 0 0 0
Selvaggi, Franco 1953-05-15 Centre Forward Italy Cagliari Calcio 3 0 0 0 0 0
Pruzzo, Roberto 1955-04-01 Centre Forward Italy AS Roma 2 2 0 0 0 0
Bettega, Roberto 1950-12-27 Centre Forward Italy Juventus Torino 2 0 1 0 0 0
Altobelli, Alessandro 1955-11-28 Centre Forward Italy Inter Milano 2 0 0 0 0 0
Marocchino, Domenico 1957-05-05 Right Winger Italy Juventus Torino 1 0 0 0 0 0

Matches of Italy in 1981

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1981-01-03
Uruguay
Uruguay
Italy
Italy
2:0 c
Uruguay vs. Italy
Friendly
Estadio Centenario Montevideo
1981-01-06
Italy
Italy
Netherlands
Netherlands
1:1 c
Italy vs. Netherlands
Friendly
Estadio Centenario Montevideo
1981-04-19
Italy
Italy
East Germany
East Germany
0:0 c
Italy vs. East Germany
Friendly
Stadio Friuli
1981-06-03
Denmark
Denmark
Italy
Italy
3:1 c
Denmark vs. Italy
World Cup 1982 - Group 5
Parken
1981-09-23
Italy
Italy
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3:2 c
Italy vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
1981-10-17
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Italy
Italy
1:1 c
Yugoslavia vs. Italy
World Cup 1982 - Group 5
Stadion Rajko Mitić
1981-11-14
Italy
Italy
Greece
Greece
1:1 c
Italy vs. Greece
World Cup 1982 - Group 5
Stadio Olimpico di Torino
1981-12-05
Italy
Italy
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
1:0 c
Italy vs. Luxembourg
World Cup 1982 - Group 5
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
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Match Progress for Italy in 1981

Favorite Opponents of Italy

Opponent M W D L G
Switzerland
Switzerland
33 11 14 8 38
Spain
Spain
27 8 8 11 39
Germany
Germany
27 9 10 8 40
France
France
26 10 3 13 56
Netherlands
Netherlands
19 9 8 2 27
England
England
19 10 5 4 25
Norway
Norway
17 8 4 5 18
Belgium
Belgium
16 10 4 2 30
Sweden
Sweden
16 8 2 6 13
Portugal
Portugal
15 10 2 3 21
Austria
Austria
15 7 4 4 17
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
14 8 5 1 24
Hungary
Hungary
14 8 3 3 26
Poland
Poland
13 6 4 3 15
Ireland
Ireland
11 5 3 3 12
Brazil
Brazil
11 2 2 7 16
Argentina
Argentina
11 3 3 5 14
Romania
Romania
10 4 4 2 12
Ukraine
Ukraine
10 7 3 0 17
Malta
Malta
10 10 0 0 27
Uruguay
Uruguay
10 3 3 4 14
Denmark
Denmark
9 5 2 2 15
Israel
Israel
9 8 1 0 28
USA
USA
9 5 3 1 15
Wales
Wales
9 7 0 2 20
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
9 6 2 1 14
Greece
Greece
9 5 4 0 16
Croatia
Croatia
9 0 6 3 7
Estonia
Estonia
9 9 0 0 28
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
8 2 3 3 18
Mexico
Mexico
8 4 3 1 17
Lithuania
Lithuania
8 6 2 0 19
Scotland
Scotland
8 6 2 0 13
Turkey
Turkey
8 5 3 0 15
Finland
Finland
8 7 0 1 15
Georgia
Georgia
8 7 1 0 14
Slovenia
Slovenia
7 4 1 2 5
Moldova
Moldova
7 7 0 0 19
Czechia
Czechia
7 3 2 2 11
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
7 2 3 2 8
Cyprus
Cyprus
6 5 1 0 15
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
6 4 1 1 10
Russia
Russia
5 3 1 1 6
Albania
Albania
5 5 0 0 9
Egypt
Egypt
5 4 0 1 20
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
5 2 2 1 10
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
5 2 3 0 6
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
4 3 1 0 7
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
4 4 0 0 11
Armenia
Armenia
4 3 1 0 17
East Germany
East Germany
4 1 2 1 5
Belarus
Belarus
4 2 2 0 9
San Marino
San Marino
4 4 0 0 23
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
4 4 0 0 11
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
4 4 0 0 20
Paraguay
Paraguay
3 2 1 0 6
Cameroon
Cameroon
3 1 2 0 4
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
3 0 3 0 3
Ecuador
Ecuador
3 2 1 0 5
Chile
Chile
3 1 1 1 4
Iceland
Iceland
2 0 1 1 0
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
2 0 1 1 1
Serbia
Serbia
2 1 1 0 4
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 1 1 0 4
South Africa
South Africa
2 2 0 0 3
Slovakia
Slovakia
2 1 0 1 5
Haiti
Haiti
2 1 1 0 5
South Korea
South Korea
2 1 0 1 4
Montenegro
Montenegro
2 2 0 0 4
New Zealand
New Zealand
2 1 1 0 5
Japan
Japan
2 1 1 0 5
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
2 1 0 1 1
Morocco
Morocco
1 1 0 0 1
Venezuela
Venezuela
1 1 0 0 2
Algeria
Algeria
1 1 0 0 1
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1 1 0 0 2
Australia
Australia
1 1 0 0 1
North Korea
North Korea
1 0 0 1 0
Ghana
Ghana
1 1 0 0 2
Canada
Canada
1 1 0 0 2
Peru
Peru
1 0 1 0 1
Tunisia
Tunisia
1 1 0 0 4
China
China
1 1 0 0 2
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