Stefano Tacconi
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Stefano Tacconi | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Perugia, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
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Current team
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Arquata | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1974 | Spoleto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1975 | Spoleto | 0 | (0) |
| 1975–1976 | Inter | 0 | (0) |
| 1976–1977 | Spoleto | 30 | (0) |
| 1977–1978 | Pro Patria | 7 | (0) |
| 1978–1979 | Livorno | 33 | (0) |
| 1979–1980 | Sambenedettese | 38 | (0) |
| 1980–1983 | Avellino | 90 | (0) |
| 1983–1992 | Juventus | 254 | (0) |
| 1992–1995 | Genoa | 43 | (0) |
| Total | 495 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1987–1991 | Italy | 7 | (0) |
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2008-08-15. |
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Stefano Tacconi (born 13 May 1957 in Perugia) is an Italian former association footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. He is the only goalkeeper to have won all international club competitions, a feat he managed during his time with Juventus. At international level, he was largely used as a back-up goalkeeper behind Walter Zenga, which earned him the nickname "the best back-up keeper in the world". He was a member of the Italy squads that took part at the 1988 Summer Olympics, UEFA Euro 1988, and the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He is widely regarded by pundits as one of the best goalkeepers of his generation, and as one of Italy's best ever goalkeepers.
Tacconi got his first significant experience at Spoleto football club. Following this, having already attracted the interest of Inter Milan, he had his first brief stint as a professional with Pro Patria and Livorno before joining Sambenedettese. He then reached Serie A with Avellino in the 1980–81 season; he remained there for three years before joining the Italian club Juventus in 1983, ahead of Luciano Bodini, as a replacement for his legendary predecessor Dino Zoff, who had retired at the end of the previous season.
With Giovanni Trapattoni's Juventus club, Tacconi achieved great domestic and international success, as he won two scudetti in 1984 and 1986, the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1984, the 1984 European Super Cup, the European Champion Clubs' Cup in 1985 and the 1985 Intercontinental Cup the same year against Argentinos Juniors on penalties. In 1990 Tacconi and Juventus went on to win a UEFA Cup and a Coppa Italia double; the following season, he was named the team's captain, although Juventus lost out on the 1990 Supercoppa Italiana to Serie A winners Napoli. During this period, Juventus were one of the best teams in the world, and Tacconi was also regarded as one of the top goalkeepers in the world.
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