- Giuseppe Furino
Giuseppe Furino (born on
July 5 ,1946 inPalermo ) is a retired football player. His role was defensivemidfielder .Career
After some years in minor leagues, he signed for
Juventus in 1969.In the black and white side he became one of the most representative players for over 10 years, winning 8 scudetti, 2 Coppe Italia, 1UEFA cup and 1UEFA Cup Winners' Cup .He finished his career after 361
Serie A matches in 15 seasons for Juventus.Curiosities
With
Giovanni Ferrari , he's one of two players who has won the mostSerie A titles, with eight. (Ciro Ferrara would also have won eight if the 2004/05 title by Juventus were not taken away due to the match-fixing scandal.Virginio Rosetta also won eight national championships, but three of them came before the formation of a professional Serie A.)He has been the team captain of Juventus for over 10 years being considerated the real "heart and soul" of the Black and white side in the '70.
His nickname was "Furia" (The Fury), due to his impressive struggle and stamina in playing.
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