Pietro Vierchowod
Italian footballer (born 1959) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pietro Vierchowod Ufficiale OMRI (Ukrainian: П’єтро Верховод, romanized: P'etro Verkhovod, born 6 April 1959) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back, and a manager. He represented the Italy national side during his career and was in the Italian squad that won the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
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Full name | Pietro Vierchowod[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1959-04-06) 6 April 1959 (age 65) | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Calcinate, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1973–1976 | Romanese | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
1976–1981 | Como | 115 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
1981–1982 | Fiorentina | 28 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
1982–1983 | Roma | 30 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
1983–1995 | Sampdoria | 358 | (25) | |||||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Juventus | 21 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | AC Milan | 16 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
1997–2000 | Piacenza | 79 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 647 | (42) | ||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1981–1993 | Italy | 45 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
2001 | Catania | |||||||||||||||||||
2002 | Florentia Viola | |||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Triestina | |||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Budapest Honvéd | |||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Kamza | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Widely regarded as one of the greatest Italian centre-backs of all-time, and one of the best of his generation, during his playing career he was nicknamed lo Zar ("the Tsar") because of his pace, defensive ability, physicality, tenacious playing style, and Ukrainian descent; he was the son of a Ukrainian Red Army soldier from Starobilsk.[2][3]