Name

Antonio Cabrini

Date of Birth

08.10.1957 (Cremona, Italy)

Height

1.78m

Position

Defender

Nationality

Italian

6 x Italian League : 1976-1977, 1977-1978,
1980-1981, 1981-1982, 1983-1984, 1985-1986
2 x Italian Cup :
1978-1979, 1982-1983
1 x UEFA Cup :
1976-1977
1 x Cup Winners Cup :
1983-1984
1 x European Cup :
1984-1985
1 x European Super Cup :
1984
1 x Intercontinental Cup :
1985
1 x World Cup :
1982
 

Season

Team

Games

Goals

Position

1973-1974

Cremonese (C)

3

0

-

1974-1975

Cremonese (C)

26

2

-

1975-1976

Atalanta (B)

35

1

-

1976-1977

Juventus

7

1

1st

1977-1978

Juventus

15

0

1st

1978-1979

Juventus

21

2

3rd

1979-1980

Juventus

26

1

2nd

1980-1981

Juventus

28

7

1st

1981-1982

Juventus

29

5

1st

1982-1983

Juventus

25

1

2nd

1983-1984

Juventus

29

5

1st

1984-1985

Juventus

30

0

5th

1985-1986

Juventus

30

2

1st

1986-1987

Juventus

17

4

2nd

1987-1988

Juventus

25

3

7th

1988-1989

Juventus

15

2

4th

1989-1990

Bologna

32

0

8th

1990-1991

Bologna

23

2

18th

 

Cremonese

29

2

-

 

Atalanta

35

1

-

 

Juventus

297

33

-

 

Bologna

55

2

-

 

Cup Winners Cup

16

3

-

 

European Cup

42

4

-

 

UEFA Cup

12

3

-

 

Italy

73

9

-

 

Totals

559

57

-

 

 

 

 

 

Antonio Cabrini was a 20 year old promising youth for Juventus and had played just
15 games for his club in the 1977-78 season (mostly as a replacement) when he was
picked for the 1978 World Cup. He won his first cap and became a regular for his
country in Italy's opening game against France. Cabrini and Paolo Rossi where Italy's
new blood in Bearzot's team that went on to win the 1982 World Cup.

Cabrini immediately established himself as a regular with Juve and won all possible
titles in his 13 seasons for the club. In addition to typical outstanding Italian
defensive qualities 'El Bel Antonio' was an offensive minded left back that displayed
exceptional enthusiasm and fighting spirit on the field, becoming a fans favorite.
With the likes of Zoff, Gentile, Scirea, Tardelli, Platini and Laudrup as teammates,
Cabrini played a total of 440 games for Juve in Serie A and cup competitions scoring
52 times.

Cabrini played 73 times for Italy (10 as captain) scoring 9 goals (a record for a
defender). In 1987 repeated injuries at a knee forced him to leave the national squad
at just 30. A Few months later a young Maldini made his debut for the team. Many
believe that Maldini is a very close copy of the great Antonio and some say that
Cabrini was even better then Maldini in some departments. Cabrini played with Juve
till the 1988-1989 season then with Bologna for 2 more years before retiring.
 
Thanks to Ozren Podnar for the data and Priyan Fouad Nassif for the Biography