This document provides information on 5 famous players of the Italian club Napoli:
Diego Maradona, an attacking midfielder from Argentina who led Napoli to championships and the Argentine national team to the 1986 World Cup title. Giuseppe Chiappella, an Italian midfielder and manager who made over 300 appearances for Fiorentina and represented Italy internationally. Attila Sallustro, a striker born in Paraguay to Italian parents who moved to Naples as a youth and played most of his career for Napoli. Luigi Simoni, an attacking midfielder who played for several Italian clubs including Napoli and managed several clubs as well. Emiliano Mondonico, a former winger and manager who had a
3. Diego Armando Maradona
Full name Diego Armando Maradona.
Date of birth 30th October 1960 (Age 52).
Height - 1.65m (5 feat 5 inches).
Place of birth - Lanus, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Playing Position Attacking Midfielder and
Second Striker.
Nicknames - El Diego, El Pelusa, El Pibe de Oro
and El Dios.
4. Diego Armando Maradona was born on October 30, 1960, in
Buenos Aires, Argentina. Maradona led club teams to
championships in Argentina, Italy and Spain, and famously
starred for the Argentinean team that won the 1986 World
Cup. However, the soccer legend's career was marred by a
pair of high-profile suspensions for drug use, and he has
often battled health problems in retirement.
6. Giuseppe Chiappella
Full Name - Giuseppe Chiappella.
Date of birth September 28th , 1924.
Place of birth Milan, Italy.
Date of death December 26 2009 (Aged 85).
Place of death Milan, Italy.
Playing position Defensive Midfielder and
striker.
7. Giuseppe Chiappella
(September 28, 1924 December 26, 2009) was an Italian
football midfielder and manager. He started his career
with Pisa, but is most famous for making over 300
appearances for Fiorentina He represented Italy at national
level in 17 games.
After Chiappella retired from professional football, he went on
to management; he was at the helm at some of Italy's top
clubs such as Fiorentina, Napoli and Internazionale.
9. Attila Sallustro
Full name Attila Sallustro.
Date of birth 17th November 1908.
Place of birth Asuncion, Paraguay.
Date of death 23rd May 1983 (Aged 74).
Playing position Striker.
Teams Napoli and Salernitana.
National team Italy.
10. Attila Sallustro
Sallustro was born in Asunci坦n, Paraguay to Italian
parents, but moved to Naples in Italy, with his family as
a youngster. He came from a wealthy background and
his father wanted him to play football in Italy.
Napoli - He joined Napoli when they were first known
as Internaples and stayed on with the club for the
majority of his career. At Napoli he was nicknamed "Il
Veltro" and "Il Divino". Due to his background, Sallustro
chose not to take any financial pay from the club,
though he was rewarded with a luxury motor car.
12. Luigi Simoni
Full name Luigi Simoni.
Date of birth January 22nd 1939 (Aged 74).
Place of birth Crevalcore, Italy.
Playing position Attacking midfielder.
Nickname Gigi Simoni.
Current club Gubbio.
13. Luigi Simoni
Luigi Simoni was born at Crevalcore (Emilia-Romagna).
A good footballer, who played for Mantova, SSC Napoli,
Torino, Juventus, Brescia and Genoa, Simoni started his
successful managing career with Genoa itself, in season
1974/1975. The next year, he was able to bring the rossoblu
back to Serie A. Simoni was fired by Internazionale on
November 30, 1998, even though being still appreciated and
well-remember by the team fans.
15. Emiliano Mondonico
Date of birth 9th March 1947 (Age 66).
Place of birth Rivolta, dAdda, Italy.
Playing position Former winger, manager.
Teams he got to managed Cremonese,
Como, Atlanta, Torino, Napoli, Cosenza,
Fiorentina, AlbinoLeffe, Cremoneseand
Novara.
16. Emiliano Mondonico
A former player with only two Serie A seasons (both with
Torino) in his career, Mondonico had a much more
successful career as a manager. After two years as
youth coach with Cremonese, he became the team's
head coach in 1981, guiding the club into promotion to
the top flight in 1984. Another promotion followed in
1988 with Atalanta, another former team of him as a
player, which then he successfully guided to the semifinals of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 198889.