![]() Virdis with Cagiari in 1975 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antonio Pietro Paolo Virdis | ||
Date of birth | 26 June 1957 | ||
Place of birth | Sassari, Italy | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1971–1973 | Juvenilia Sassari | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1973–1974 | Nuorese | 25 | (11) |
1974–1977 | Cagliari | 75 | (24) |
1977–1980 | Juventus | 45 | (8) |
1980–1981 | Cagliari | 22 | (5) |
1981–1982 | Juventus | 30 | (9) |
1982–1984 | Udinese | 45 | (12) |
1984–1989 | Milan | 135 | (53) |
1989–1991 | Lecce | 46 | (8) |
Total | 423 | (130) | |
International career | |||
1976–1978 | Italy U21 | 8 | (1) |
1987–1988 | Italy Olympic Team | 15 | (9) |
Managerial career | |||
1998–1999 | Atletico Catania | ||
2001 | Viterbese | ||
2002 | Nocerina | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Antonio Pietro Paolo Virdis (born 26 June 1957) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a forward. Throughout his career, he played for Nuorese, before playing in Serie A with Cagliari Calcio, Juventus, Udinese Calcio, and A.C. Milan; he ended his career with Lecce. Known for his eye for goal, with Juventus, he won two league titles and a Coppa Italia; with Milan, he was the league's top scorer in 1987, also winning a league title and the Supercoppa Italiana in 1988, and was part of the club's European Cup victory in 1989. At international level, he represented Italy at the 1988 Summer Olympics, helping the team to a fourth-place finish.