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Date of birth | 26 December 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Naples, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 13 December 2023 | (aged 80)||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Naples, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1956–1962 | Napoli | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1962–1978 | Napoli | 394 | (26) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1978–1979 | Bologna | 15 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 409 | (28) | |||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1966–1974 | Italy | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Antonio Juliano (Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔːnjo juˈljaːno]; 26 December 1942 – 13 December 2023) was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]
Born in Naples on 26 December 1942,[2] Juliano spent the majority of his club career at home-town club Napoli, after coming through their youth ranks;[3][4] he won two Coppa Italia (in 1962 and 1976),[5] as well as the Coppa delle Alpi (in 1966) and the Anglo-Italian League Cup (in 1976).[3][6]
After leaving Napoli in 1978, he played for one more season with Bologna, before retiring in 1979.[4][6][7]
Juliano earned 18 caps for the Italian senior national team between 1966 and 1974,[8] and was a member of the squad that won UEFA Euro 1968.[3][5]
Juliano was also included in the Italian squad for three different FIFA World Cups, having took part in the competition in 1966,[9] in 1970[10] – where the Azzurri finished as runners-up –[3][5][11] and in 1974.[12] However, he only ever played one World Cup match, coming on as a substitute in a 4–1 defeat to Brazil in the 1970 World Cup final.[6][11]
A creative playmaker, Juliano was renowned in particular for his leadership skills,[3][7] as well as his vision, ball control, stamina, and passing range.[7][13]
After retiring, Juliano returned to Napoli as a sporting director;[7] while serving in this role, he oversaw the acquisitions of several players that contributed to the club's first national title in 1987, including Ruud Krol and Diego Maradona.[14][3][5]
Juliano died in Naples on 13 December 2023, at the age of 80,[3][4][7] following a short period of hospitalization.[3][4]
Napoli
Italy