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Paolo Rossi was an Italian professional footballer who was born on September 23, 1956. He was a member of the Italian team that represented the country at the FIFA World Cup in 1982.
He scored a total of 6 goals; leading Italy to win the title. He won the Golden Boot Award for scoring the most goals at the tournament and also won the Golden Ball Award; for player of the tournament.
Paolo Rossi is only one of the three players to have won all three awards at the World Cup. The others to have achieved that feat are Garrincha in 1962 and Mario Kempes in 1978. He was also given the award for the 1982 Balloon d’Or; European Footballer of the Year.
Paolo Rossi was the top goal scorer in Serie B in 1977 when he was playing for Vicenza. He led the team to be promoted to Serie A. He scored 24 goals and became the first player to score most goals in Serie B and Serie A in consecutive seasons.
Paolo Rossi made a move to Juventus in 1981 and won some titles. These titles were two Serie A titles, the Coppa Italia, UEFA Cup Winners Cup, UEFA Super Cup as well as the European Cup.
He can be said to be one of the few players to have won the FIFA World Cup, Balloon d’Or as well as the UEFA Champions League. He is one of the greatest Italian footballers of all time and as such it came as no surprise when Pele in 2004, named him in his list of top 125 greatest living footballers during the 100th anniversary of FIFA.
Cause of Death of Paolo Rossi
Paolo Rossi died on December 9, 2020, and that was after he had retired from football. At the time of his death, he was serving as a pundit for Sky, Rai sports as well as Mediaset Premium.
It is worth noting that at the time of his death, Paolo Rossi was 64 years old and was survived by his second wife, Federica Cappelletti and three children.
Paolo Rossi died as a result of lung cancer. His funeral was held in Vincenza on December 12, 2020, which had thousands of people witnessing. This led to his house in Bucine getting robbed.
Personal Details Of Paolo Rossi
Paolo Rossi stands at 5 feet 9 inches and plays as a striker. Between 1961 and 1975, his football career as a youth saw him playing for Santa Lucia, Ambrosiana, Juventus as well as Cattolica Virtus.
Between 1973 and 1987, he played for clubs like Juventus, Como, Vicenza, Perugia, Milan, as well as Hellas Verona.
Reference:
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Rossi_(calciatore_1956)
