Paolo Rossi

Date of birth23 October 1956
Place of birthPrato
NationalityItalian
Weight66 kg
Height1.74 m
PositionForward
Died09 December 2020

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Juventus 01 Jul 1972 01 Oct 1975
Como 01 Oct 1975 01 Jul 1976
Lanerossi Vicenza 01 Jul 1977 01 Jul 1979
Perugia 01 Jul 1979 01 Jul 1980
Lanerossi Vicenza 01 Jul 1980 01 Jul 1981
Juventus 01 Jul 1981 01 Jul 1985
AC Milan 01 Jul 1985 01 Jul 1986
Hellas Verona 01 Jul 1986 01 Jul 1987

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1978-79 Rest of the World International Friendly 1
1982-83 Europe UNICEF Charity 1
1984-85 Juventus UEFA Super Cup 1
1986-87 Rest of the World UNICEF Charity 1
1
1988-89 Rest of the World Veterans I 1
1
1989-90 Europe International Friendly 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
25 Jun 1979 Argentina v Rest of the World W 1-2 International Friendly
27 Jul 1986 The Americas v Rest of the World L 2-2 (3-4) UNICEF Charity
29 Oct 1988 Americas Veterans v Rest of the World D 2-2 Veterans I


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1973-74 Italy Cannes Tournament 2
1
1973-74 Italy UEFA Under-18 1
1
1973-74 Italy Under-18 2
1
1976-77 Italy UEFA Under-21 2
1976-77 Italy Under-21 1
1
1
1976-77 Italy Under-21 v A
1
1976-77 Italy Under-21 v Unofficial for Norway 1
1
1977-78 Italy B v League 1
1977-78 Italy FIFA World Cup 7
3
1977-78 Italy International Friendly 2
1977-78 Italy UEFA Under-21 4
2
1977-78 Italy Under-21 1
1
2
1978-79 Italy International Friendly 5
4
1979-80 Italy International Friendly 5
1981-82 Italy FIFA World Cup 7
6
1
1981-82 Italy International Friendly 1
1982-83 Italy International Friendly 1
1982-83 Italy UEFA European Championship 5
1983-84 Italy International Friendly 4
4
1983-84 Italy UEFA European Championship 3
1
1984-85 Italy International Friendly 6
2
1985-86 Italy International Friendly 2
1985-86 Italy Unofficial 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
31 Jan 1974 Italy v Switzerland W 1-0 Under-18
13 Feb 1974 Italy v Switzerland W 5-2 Under-18
13 Mar 1974 Italy v Spain D 1-1 UEFA Under-18 Preliminary
20 Mar 1974 Spain v Italy L 1-0 UEFA Under-18 Preliminary
13 Apr 1974 Brazil v Italy L 0-0 (3-5) Cannes Tournament
14 Apr 1974 France v Italy L 4-2 Cannes Tournament
16 Nov 1976 Italy v France W 4-0 Under-21
23 Dec 1976 Portugal v Italy L 1-0 UEFA Under-21 Group
20 Jan 1977 Italy v USSR L 1-2 Under-21 v A
09 Feb 1977 Italy v Luxembourg W 4-0 UEFA Under-21 Group
24 Feb 1977 Italy v Finland W 1-0 Under-21
09 Mar 1977 Italy v Norway W 4-1 Under-21 v Unofficial for Norway
05 Oct 1977 Italy v Yugoslavia D 2-2 Under-21
12 Oct 1977 Italy v Portugal W 4-1 UEFA Under-21 Group
12 Nov 1977 Luxembourg v Italy W 1-5 UEFA Under-21 Group
21 Dec 1977 Belgium v Italy W 0-1 International Friendly
25 Jan 1978 Spain v Italy L 2-1 International Friendly
22 Feb 1978 Italy v Finland W 1-0 Under-21
08 Mar 1978 England v Italy L 2-1 UEFA Under-21 Quarter-final
05 Apr 1978 Italy v England D 0-0 UEFA Under-21 Quarter-final
26 Apr 1978 Italy v Scottish League D 1-1 B v League
02 Jun 1978 France v Italy W 1-2 FIFA World Cup Finals group 1
06 Jun 1978 Italy v Hungary W 3-1 FIFA World Cup Finals group 1
10 Jun 1978 Argentina v Italy W 0-1 FIFA World Cup Finals group 1
14 Jun 1978 Germany v Italy D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Finals Group A
18 Jun 1978 Austria v Italy W 0-1 FIFA World Cup Finals Group A
21 Jun 1978 Netherlands v Italy L 2-1 FIFA World Cup Finals Group A
24 Jun 1978 Brazil v Italy L 2-1 FIFA World Cup Finals 3rd place
08 Nov 1978 Czechoslovakia v Italy L 3-0 International Friendly
21 Dec 1978 Italy v Spain W 1-0 International Friendly
24 Feb 1979 Italy v Netherlands W 3-0 International Friendly
26 May 1979 Italy v Argentina D 2-2 International Friendly
13 Jun 1979 Yugoslavia v Italy L 4-1 International Friendly
26 Sep 1979 Italy v Sweden W 1-0 International Friendly
17 Nov 1979 Italy v Switzerland W 2-0 International Friendly
16 Feb 1980 Italy v Romania W 2-1 International Friendly
15 Mar 1980 Italy v Uruguay W 1-0 International Friendly
19 Apr 1980 Italy v Poland D 2-2 International Friendly
28 May 1982 Switzerland v Italy D 1-1 International Friendly
14 Jun 1982 Italy v Poland D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Finals group 1
18 Jun 1982 Italy v Peru D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Finals group 1
23 Jun 1982 Cameroon v Italy D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Finals group 1
29 Jun 1982 Italy v Argentina W 2-1 FIFA World Cup Finals 2nd round group C
05 Jul 1982 Italy v Brazil W 3-2 FIFA World Cup Finals 2nd round group C
08 Jul 1982 Italy v Poland W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Finals semi-final
11 Jul 1982 Italy v Germany W 3-1 FIFA World Cup Final
27 Oct 1982 Italy v Switzerland L 0-1 International Friendly
13 Nov 1982 Italy v Czechoslovakia D 2-2 UEFA European Championship Group 5
04 Dec 1982 Italy v Romania D 0-0 UEFA European Championship Group 5
12 Feb 1983 Cyprus v Italy D 1-1 UEFA European Championship Group 5
16 Apr 1983 Romania v Italy L 1-0 UEFA European Championship Group 5
29 May 1983 Sweden v Italy L 2-0 UEFA European Championship Group 5
05 Oct 1983 Italy v Greece W 3-0 International Friendly
15 Oct 1983 Italy v Sweden L 0-3 UEFA European Championship Group 5
16 Nov 1983 Czechoslovakia v Italy L 2-0 UEFA European Championship Group 5
22 Dec 1983 Italy v Cyprus W 3-1 UEFA European Championship Group 5
04 Feb 1984 Italy v Mexico W 5-0 International Friendly
03 Mar 1984 Turkey v Italy W 1-2 International Friendly
07 Apr 1984 Italy v Czechoslovakia D 1-1 International Friendly
26 Sep 1984 Italy v Sweden W 1-0 International Friendly
04 Nov 1984 Switzerland v Italy D 1-1 International Friendly
09 Dec 1984 Italy v Poland W 2-0 International Friendly
05 Feb 1985 Republic of Ireland v Italy W 1-2 International Friendly
13 Mar 1985 Greece v Italy D 0-0 International Friendly
03 Apr 1985 Italy v Portugal W 2-0 International Friendly
26 Mar 1986 Italy v Austria W 2-1 International Friendly
11 May 1986 Italy v China PR W 2-0 International Friendly
24 May 1986 Guatemala v Italy W 0-4 Unofficial


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.