The Italian Antonio “Totonno” Julianoformer Napoli player, European champion with Italy and one of the architects of the signing of Argentine Diego Armando Maradonadied this Wednesday at the age of 80.
Julian He is a person who is loyal to her Naples native He played 17 years (1961-78) with the ‘Parthenopean’ shirt, twelve of them as captain, and only one with Bologna, before he retired.
During his career, won two Italian Cups (1962 and 1976), an Alpine Cup (1966) and then 18 times international including Italy, where won the Euro Cup of Italy 68 and then World Cup runner-up of Mexico 70, where Brazil lost it. In addition, he participated in the World Cup in England ’66 and Germany ’74.
Once his career as a player ended, the historic Neapolitan became part of the club’s board of directors in the 80s and worked with the Italian. Corrado Ferlainothen president, for signing the Maradona in 1984, a move that changed the history of the club Vesuvius.
He Naples released a statement to say goodbye to its historic player and manager.
“It was one of the worst days in the history of Naples and its fans. Antonio Juliano, who for two decades was ‘El Nápoles’, has died. For those who do not know him, it is worth telling them who he is and what he represents for our city. Ciao ‘Totonno’!”said the club.
The Italian has been suffering from health problems for several weeks and is under medical observation.
Source: La Verdad
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