SOCCER PLAYER

Pietro Anastasi

1948 - 2020

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Pietro Anastasi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpjɛːtro anaˈstaːzi]; 7 April 1948 – 17 January 2020), nicknamed Petruzzu 'u turcu (Sicilian for 'Pete the Turk') by fans, was an Italian footballer who played mainly in the role of a forward. He started his professional club career in Italy with Varese in 1966, helping the club to achieve promotion to Serie A in his first season with the side; after a promising debut campaign in the Italian top-flight the following season, he joined Juventus in 1968, where he enjoyed a highly successful and prolific eight–year stint, winning three Serie A titles. He then spent two seasons with Internazionale, where he won the Coppa Italia in 1978, before moving to Ascoli, where he remained for three seasons. He finally retired in 1982, after a single season with Swiss club Lugano. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pietro Anastasi is the 1,069th most popular soccer player (down from 1,038th in 2019), the 2,467th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,507th in 2019) and the 74th most popular Italian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Pietro Anastasi ranks 1,069 out of 21,273. Before him are Theo de Jong, Domingos da Guia, Mauro Camoranesi, Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga, Josep Maria Fusté, and Sergio Busquets. After him are Craig Brown, Pauleta, Akira Nishino, Michael Rummenigge, Vladimir Durković, and Sadio Mané.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Pietro Anastasi ranks 240. Before him are James P. Allison, Art Spiegelman, Abdelmalek Sellal, Paul Milgrom, Manuel Clemente, and Dan Halutz. After him are Zdravko Tolimir, Susan Blakely, Gottfried Helnwein, Volker Finke, Ang Rita, and Dee Wallace. Among people deceased in 2020, Pietro Anastasi ranks 197. Before him are Myroslav Skoryk, Philippe Nahon, Zizi Jeanmaire, Jean Raspail, Sisavath Keobounphanh, and Joachim Yhombi-Opango. After him are Muhammad Mustafa Mero, Fernando Solanas, Ang Rita, Harry Gregg, Lee Konitz, and Peter Sutcliffe.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pietro Anastasi ranks 2,467 out of 5,161. Before him are Jarno Trulli (1974), Ottavio Rinuccini (1562), Giulio Angioni (1939), Pietro Aldobrandini (1571), Gio Ponti (1891), and Carlo Matteucci (1811). After him are Domenico Calcagno (1943), Ottavia Piccolo (1949), Publius Rutilius Rufus (-158), Francesco Montenegro (1946), Carlo Furno (1921), and Edoardo Agnelli (1892).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Italy

Among soccer players born in Italy, Pietro Anastasi ranks 74. Before him are Franco Causio (1949), Demetrio Albertini (1971), Antonio Di Natale (1977), Francesco Toldo (1971), Eraldo Monzeglio (1906), and Gino Colaussi (1914). After him are Giorgio Chiellini (1984), Ferruccio Valcareggi (1919), Enzo Maresca (1980), Giancarlo Antognoni (1954), Pierino Prati (1946), and Christian Panucci (1973).

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