Italy 🇮🇹 World Cup 1970 Squad ⚽ Then and Now | Football Legends

Italy 🇮🇹 World Cup 1970 Squad ⚽ Then and Now | A look back at the legendary Italian team that reached the FIFA World Cup Final in Mexico 🇲🇽. Relive the glory of players like Gianni Rivera, Luigi Riva, Dino Zoff, and more — see how these football icons looked then and where life took them after their playing days. ⚽🇮🇹


Witness Italy’s unforgettable journey through football history — from their epic semi-final win over Germany to the final showdown with Brazil. A tribute to one of the greatest squads in Italian football heritage. ❤️💚🤍

Italy
Head coach: Ferruccio Valcareggi
Date of birth 12 February 1919
Place of birth Trieste, Italy
Date of death 2 November 2005 (aged 86)
Place of death Florence, Italy
Position Midfielder


1 GK
Enrico Albertosi
2 November 1939 (aged 30)
85
Cagliari

2 DF
Tarcisio Burgnich
25 April 1939 (aged 31)
Passed away in 2021
Internazionale

3 DF
Giacinto Facchetti (captain)
18 July 1942 (aged 27)
Passed away in 2006
Internazionale

4 DF
Fabrizio Poletti
13 July 1943 (aged 26)
82
Torino

5 DF
Pierluigi Cera
25 February 1941 (aged 29)
84
Cagliari

6 MF
Ugo Ferrante
18 July 1945
(aged 24)
Passed away in 2024
Fiorentina

7 MF
Comunardo Niccolai
15 December 1946 (aged 23)
Passed away in 2024
Cagliari

8 DF
Roberto Rosato
18 August 1943 (aged 26)
Passed away in 2010
Milan

9 DF
Giorgio Puia
8 March 1938 (aged 32) l
87
Torino

10 MF
Mario Bertini
7 January 1944 (aged 26)
81
Internazionale

11 FW
Gigi Riva
7 November 1944 (aged 25)
Passed away in 2024
Cagliari

12 GK
Dino Zoff
28 February 1942 (aged 28)
83
Napoli

13 FW
Angelo Domenghini
25 August 1941 (aged 28)
84
Cagliari

14 MF
Gianni Rivera
18 August 1943 (aged 26)
82
Milan

15 MF
Sandro Mazzola
8 November 1942 (aged 27)
82
Internazionale

16 MF
Giancarlo De Sisti
13 March 1943 (aged 27)
82
Fiorentina

17 GK
Lido Vieri
16 July 1939 (aged 30)
86
Internazionale

18 DF
Antonio Juliano
26 December 1942 (aged 27)
Passed away in 2023
Napoli

19 FW
Sergio Gori
24 February 1946 (aged 24)
Passed away in 2023
Cagliari

20 FW
Roberto Boninsegna
13 November 1943 (aged 26)
81
Internazionale

21 DF
Giuseppe Furino
5 July 1946 (aged 23)
79
Juventus

22 FW
Pierino Prati
13 December 1946 (aged 23)
Passed away in 2020
Milan

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