Giampaolo Menichelli

Giampaolo Menichelli (Italian pronunciation: [dʒamˈpaːolo meniˈkɛlli]; born 29 June 1938) is a former Italian footballer, who played as a winger. Menichelli was a fast, agile winger, with good technical ability, and he was known for mainly being a team player, despite also having an eye for goal.[1][2][3] His brother Franco was an Olympic champion in gymnastics.

Giampaolo Menichelli
Menichelli with Juventus in 1966
Personal information
Date of birth (1938-06-29) 29 June 1938
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1958 Roma 2 (0)
1958–1959 Sambenedettese 27 (6)
1959–1960 Parma 37 (8)
1960–1963 Roma 79 (14)
1963–1969 Juventus 144 (40)
1969–1970 Brescia 23 (6)
1970–1971 Cagliari 13 (0)
Total 325 (74)
National team
1962–1964 Italy 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Menichelli played for 12 seasons (261 games, 60 goals) in the Serie A for A.S. Roma, A.C. Parma, Juventus F.C., Brescia Calcio and Cagliari Calcio. Whilst at Roma, he formed a notable partnership with fellow winger Alberto Orlando,[4] winning the 1960–61 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.[5] With Juventus he won the Coppa Italia over Herrera's "Grande Inter" during the 1964–65 season, finishing the competition as top scorer, with 3 goals,[6] also reaching the final of the 1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, only to lose 1–0 to Ferencváros in Turin.[1][2][3][7] He also won the 1966–67 Serie A title during his six seasons in Turin, scoring an impressive 11 goals in 33 appearances during the league winning season.[1][2][3][7]

International career

Menichelli also represented the Italy national football team during the 1960s; in total, he earned 9 caps for Italy between 1962 and 1964, scoring a single goal for Italy in a 3–1 away win against Belgium on 13 May 1962.[8] He participated in the 1962 FIFA World Cup with Italy, making two appearances against Germany and Chile as Italy were rather disappointingly eliminated in the group stage.[1][9]

Honours

Club
Juventus[7]
Roma

Individual

References
  1. "Menichelli – Enciclopedia dello sport" (in Italian). Enciclopedia del Calcio. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  2. "Giampaolo MENICHELLI" (in Italian). Il Pallone Racconta. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  3. Stefano Bedeschi. "Gli eroi in bianconero: Giampaolo MENICHELLI" (in Italian). Tutto Juve. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  4. "Alberto Orlando". Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  5. "European Champions' Cup and Fairs' Cup 1960–61 – Details". Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  6. "Capoconnonieri della Coppa Italia di calcio" (in Italian). rosanerouniverse.it. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  7. "Giampaolo Menichelli". NFT. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  8. "Convocazioni e presenze in campo – Menichelli". Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  9. Giampaolo Menichelli – FIFA competition record
  10. "Italy – Coppa Italia Top Scorers". Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2014.


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