Roberto Boninsegna

Roberto Boninsegna ( born November 13, 1943 in Mantua, Italy ) is a retired Italian footballer.

Career

The striker Roberto Boninsegna took several years to work their way in the 1960s by unterklassigen clubs into the top Italian. About Prato, Potenza and the Varese FC 1966 he came to the Sardinian club Cagliari Calcio. Together with Luigi Riva he made the club to a top Italian club, but left him for the season 1969/70 in the direction of Inter Milan. From then formed Riva and Boninsegna only in the Italian national team a feared strike partnership. Of all 1970 Cagliari was without Boninsegna for the first and only time Italian champion.

However Boninsegna played in the same year at the Football World Cup 1970 in Mexico a great world tournament. He scored in the 8th minute which survived until the 92nd minute 1-0 to Italy in the legendary match of the century between Italy and Germany, and went throughout the 4-3 victory into the final against Brazil. Again, he scored the meantime it 1-1 in the 1:4 defeat.

For German football fans Roberto Boninsegna remains in negative memories through the bush throwing game in October 1971. In the second round of the European Cup of Champions between Borussia Moenchengladbach and Inter Milan a spectator threw a soda can on the player Buoninsegna, which then collapsed with the score at 2-1 to Gladbach and was being carried off in the 28th minute. A fact that was seen as acting from viewers and commentators. Moenchengladbach won the game sensationally with 7:1, UEFA canceled later, the outcome. In a replay in Berlin Gladbach not came about 0-0. In the 89th minute Boninsegna Ludwig Müller fouled hard and broke his tibia and fibula. Since they had lost the first leg in Milan with 2:4, that they separated from then. Boninsegna contrast, drew with Inter later in the finals and lost against Ajax Amsterdam.

In 1974, Boninsegna back to Germany for the World Cup 1974. However He came only once used. As was behind in the decisive group match Italy against Poland 0-2, Boninsegna came on after half-time. However, the game ended with 1:2 lost and vice-world champions Italy went home disappointed. A novelty in this game was also shown a yellow card that was Boninsegna for unsportsmanlike conduct before the game starts.

1976 moved Boninsegna for three years from Inter Milan to big competitors Juventus, where he 1976/77 under coach Giovanni Trapattoni won the UEFA Cup and 1976/77 and 1977/78 the Scudetto on the side of Roberto Bettega and Franco Causio. His active career he finished in 1980 with Hellas Verona.

Achievements

In the club

• Italian Championship: 1970/71 1976 /77 1977/78
• Coppa Italia: 1978/79
• UEFA Cup: 1976/77

Individual Awards

• Scorer of the Serie A: 1970 /71 1971/72
• Scorer in the Coppa Italia 1971/72

Trivia

In the movie No skin like Don Camillo played Boninsegna a footballer from Inter Milan and was responsible for the implementation of the football games in the film.