Claudio Sala
Personal information
Full name Claudio Sala
Date of birth (1947-09-08) 8 September 1947 (age 76)
Place of birth Macherio, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Monza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1968 Monza 75 (24)
1968–1969 Napoli 23 (2)
1969–1980 Torino 365 (22)
1980–1982 Genoa 41 (0)
Total 504 (48)
International career
1971–1978 Italy 18 (0)
Managerial career
1989 Torino
1990 Catanzaro
1991 Catanzaro
2001 Moncalieri
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Claudio Sala (Italian pronunciation: [ˈklaudjo ˈsaːla]; born 8 September 1947) is a former Italian footballer, manager and current commentator, who played as a winger.

Club career

He made his debut for Monza, later moving to Napoli, Torino and Genoa. In total he played 323 matches and scored 27 goals in the Serie A. With Torino, he won the 1975–76 Serie A, and the 1970–71 Coppa Italia.[1]

International career

He also earned 18 caps for the Italy national football team, including playing in the 1978 FIFA World Cup, where Italy finished in fourth place after reaching the semi-final.[2]

Style of play

Nicknamed "il poeta del gol" ("the goal poet," in Italian), Sala was usually deployed as a winger, but could also play as an attacking midfielder, or even as a main or supporting striker on occasion. Regarded as one of Italy's greatest wingers, he was a quick, powerful, and highly creative player, and an excellent assist provider. He had good technical ability, as well as accurate passing and crossing ability, which allowed him to be an effective playmaker. As a two-footed player, he was capable of attacking on either wing, and was known for his ability to get past his opponents and deliver balls into the penalty area from the touchline.[1][3][4][5]

Honours

Club

Torino[1]
Monza

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Storie di Calcio: CLAUDIO, SALA IL POETA DEL GOL" (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  2. ^ Claudio Sala Statistics FIFA. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Scatti, dribbling e fantasia: è tornata l'ala destra" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Toro, Agroppi: "Vi racconto Gigi Meroni, il nostro George Best"" (in Italian). Toro News. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2020.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Borgi, Stefano (28 August 2013). "CUADRADO, TRA GARRINCHA E JULINHO..." (in Italian). Firenze Viola. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  6. ^ De Marzi, Massimo (2 December 2016). "Castellini, Fossati, Grezar e Claudio Sala inseriti nella Hall of Fame granata". Torino Oggi (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2021.
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