Juventus is the club that has contributed the most players to the Italy national team in history.[1] They are the only Italian club that has contributed players to every Italy national teams since its first appearance at the 2nd FIFA World Cup.[2] Juventus have contributed numerous players to Italy's World Cup campaigns.
Two Juventus players have won the golden boot and the golden ball award at the World Cup with Italy; Paolo Rossi in 1982 and Salvatore Schillaci in 1990. As well as contributing to Italy's World Cup winning sides, Alfredo Foni and Pietro Rava represented Italy in the gold medal winning squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics, and Sandro Salvadore, Ernesto Castano and Giancarlo Bercellino made Italy's 1968 European Championship squad.[3] In 2021, four Juventus players (captain Giorgio Chiellini, Federico Bernardeschi, Leonardo Bonucci and Federico Chiesa) won the UEFA Euro 2020.
List of call-ups of Juventus players to the Italy national team
Below is a list of all Juventus players to have played for the senior national team (or Nazionale A in Italian) in official matches during their Juventus career, when Giuseppe Giaccone became the first Juventus player to play for the national team on 28 March 1920.[4]
Source: Legend:
As of 11 July 2021.
- Christian Abbiati
- Luigi Allemandi
- Amauri*
- Ugo Amoretti
- Pietro Anastasi
- Roberto Anzolin
- Alberto Aquilani
- Dino Baggio
- Roberto Baggio
Top 10 national team appearances for Juventus players
Not all appearances made for the national team by the players were made while they were under contract with Juventus. Updated on 15 June 2023.
See also
Footnotes and references
Bibliography
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References
- Italian national team: J-L Italian club profiles Italian national team records & statistics, retrieved 22 April 2017^
- Juve players at the World Cup juventus.com, retrieved 7 July 2006^
- European Championship 1968 - Details Final Tournament RSSSF, 8 June 2007