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Paolo Rossi
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Paolo Rossi was an Italian footballer who lived from 1956 to 2020 and is remembered as one of the country's greatest soccer players. He is particularly significant for his role in helping Italy win the FIFA World Cup in 1982, one of the nation's most celebrated sporting achievements.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Paolo
- Family name
- Rossi
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Prato
- Place of death
- Siena
- Occupation
- politician
- Political party
- National Alliance
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Native language
- Italian
- Participant in
- 1978 FIFA World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Italy national under-21 football team
- Position played
- forward
- Country for sport
- Italy
- Mass
- 67
- Official website
- pablitorossi.com
- Image
- Paolo Rossi Vicenza (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 174
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- Commons category
- Paolo Rossi
- date of birth
- 1956-09-23
- writing language
- Italian
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 1
- total goals in career
- 0
- date of death
- 2020-12-09
- name in native language
- Paolo Rossi
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- place of burial
- Vicenza
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals
Paolo Rossi ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaːolo ˈrossi]; 23 September 1956 – 9 December 2020) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a striker. He led Italy to the 1982 FIFA World Cup title, scoring six goals to win the Golden Boot as top goalscorer, and the Golden Ball for the player of the tournament. Rossi was also awarded the 1982 Ballon d'Or as the European Footballer of the Year for his performances (remaining the only player in history to win these four awards in a single year). Along with Roberto Baggio and Christian Vieri, he is Italy's top scorer in World Cup history, with nine goals overall.
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