Lionello Manfredonia
Lionello Manfredonia ( born November 27, 1956 in Rome ) is a retired Italian footballer.
During his playing career he played as a sweeper, Vorstopper and defensive midfielder.
Career
In the club
Lionello Manfredonia began his career in 1970 in the youth department of Lazio, with whom he was in 1976 Campionato Primavera win. On November 2, 1975, he made his debut in the 1-1 draw in the match against FC Bologna in Serie A. In the following season he was a regular player and became one of Italy's best defender.
In 1980, Lionello Manfredonia was implicated along with his good friend Bruno Giordano in the betting scandal, had also due to its Lazio and AC Milan relegated to Serie B. Manfredonia was sentenced to twelve months in prison and banned for three years and six months.
After the expiration of his suspension, which was later reduced to two years, he ran in the 1982/83 season again for Lazio and managed with the team to return to the series A.
Could win only two of the 30 season games after the disastrous 1984/85 season, in the Lazio and had to go back to Serie B, Lionello Manfredonia left the capital club and joined the giants Juventus. With Juve he won under coach Giovanni Trapattoni in the first year the Italian Championship and the World Cup.
After two years in Turin and a total of 77 games with ten goals in the white- black dress Manfredonia moved back to his hometown and played for AS Roma. There he was with the fans, due to his past when local rivals Lazio and Juventus at the hated, not just popular. Lionello Manfredonia ended his active career during the 1989/90 season, after he had suffered a heart attack on 30 December 1989 at a game against FC Bologna.
In the National Team
After eleven appearances for the Italian U21 national team, Lionello Manfredonia debuted on December 3, 1977 in a 3-0 against Luxembourg.
The following year he became national coach Enzo Bearzot, appointed at the age of just 21 years, in the Italian squad for the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, where he, however, not a single minute was on the field, as he one in his position with Gaetano Scirea had strong competitors.
On September 23, 1978 denied Manfredonia, at the age of only 21 years, been the last of his only four internationals.
Achievements
- Italian Championship: 1985/86
- World Cup: 1985