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Pierino Prati (Italian pronunciation: [pjeˈriːno ˈpraːti]; 13 December 1946 – 22 June 2020) was an Italian footballer who played mainly as a forward. He began his career with Salernitana, and later played for several other Italian clubs, including a successful spell with AC Milan, with whom he won several titles. He also had a brief spell with Rochester Lancers in the NASL in 1979.[1][2]

Pierino Prati

Prati with AC Milan in 1968
Personal information
Date of birth	(1946-12-13)13 December 1946
Place of birth	Cinisello Balsamo, Italy
Date of death	22 June 2020(2020-06-22) (aged 73)
Place of death	Como, Italy
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1965–1966	Salernitana	19	(10)
1966–1973	AC Milan	143	(72)
1966–1967	→ Savona (loan)	29	(15)
1973–1977	Roma	82	(28)
1977–1978	Fiorentina	8	(0)
1978–1979	Savona	25	(10)
1979	Rochester Lancers	6	(3)
1979–1981	Savona	54	(24)
Total		366	(162)
National team
1968–1974	Italy	14	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2015

At international level, Prati represented Italy on 14 occasions between 1968 and 1974, scoring seven goals; he was a member of the teams that won UEFA Euro 1968 on home soil, and which reached the 1970 FIFA World Cup Final.

Club career

Also known as "Pierino the pest",[2] Prati began his career playing in Serie C1 with Salernitana, winning the title and promotion to Serie B during the 1965–66 season. He is mostly remembered for his highly successful and prolific stint with Italian club AC Milan under manager Nereo Rocco in the 60s and 70s, during which he achieved great international and domestic success, winning a Serie A title, a European Cup, two Cup Winners' Cups, an Intercontinental Cup, and two Coppa Italia titles, forming an excellent partnership with Gianni Rivera.[2]

He made his Serie A debut with the club during the end of the 1965–66 season, on 18 September 1966, in a 2–1 win over Venezia, but was briefly loaned to Serie B club Savona during the 1966–67 season. He later helped Milan to win the 1967–68 Serie A title, finishing the season as the top goalscorer in the Italian league, with 15 goals. He was also notably part of their European Cup victory in 1969, scoring a hat-trick in the 4–1 defeat of Ajax in the final, and six goals in total throughout the competition. He is the last man to have scored a hat-trick in the Champions League/European Cup Final. Ferenc Puskás (twice) and Alfredo Di Stefano (both of Real Madrid) are the only other players to have achieved this.[3]

Overall, he played for 12 seasons (233 games, 100 goals) in the Italian Serie A with Milan, Roma and Fiorentina.[2] He also played for Savona once again in Serie C2 in his later career, as well as the Rochester Lancers in the NASL.[2]

International career

Prati also played for the Italy national football team. He was most notably a member of the Italian side that won the 1968 UEFA European Football Championship on home soil, during which he made his debut on 6 April, scoring a goal in a 3–2 loss against Bulgaria in the first leg of the quarter-finals, and another in the 2–0 victory in the return leg. He played the first final match alongside Pietro Anastasi, but was replaced by Luigi Riva in the re-match, the striker who would often keep him on the bench for Italy. With his national team, Prati also reached the final of the 1970 FIFA World Cup, losing out to Brazil. In total, he was capped 14 times for the national side between 1968 and 1974, scoring 7 times.[2][3][4][5]

Style of play

A talented and opportunistic player, with an eye for goal, Prati was capable of playing anywhere along the front-line, as a striker, supporting forward, and as a winger. At Milan, he was often deployed on the left wing due to his pace, technique, distribution, and was also known for his powerful and accurate shot from both inside and outside the penalty area, as well as his ability in the air.[1][2]

Personal life

Prati's son, Cristiano, is also a footballer, who plays in the lower Italian divisions.[2]

Death

Prati died on 22 June 2020, after being ill for some time.[6]

Career statistics

Club

Source[2]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Salernitana	1965–66	19	10	-	-	-	-	19	10
AC Milan	1965–66	2	0	-	-	-	-	2	0
Savona (loan)	1966–67	29	15	-	-	-	-	29	15
AC Milan	1967–68	23	15	7	3	8	4	38	22
	1968–69	30	14	3	1	7	6	40	21
	1969–70	21	12	3	3	4	2	30	17
	1970–71	29	19	10	3	-	-	39	22
	1971–72	21	6	11	4	7	2	39	12
	1972–73	17	6	-	-	4	2	21	8
Roma	1973–74	23	8	3	0	-	-	26	8
	1974–75	29	14	10	8	-	-	39	22
	1975–76	10	2	3	3	6	0	19	5
	1976–77	20	4	2	1	-	-	22	5
	1977–78	-	-	4	1	-	-	4	1
Fiorentina	1977–78	8	0	-	-	-	-	8	0
Savona	1978–79	25	10	-	-	-	-	25	10
Rochester	1979	6	3	-	-	-	-	6	3
Savona	1979–80	27	12	-	-	-	-	27	12
	1980–81	27	12	-	-	-	-	27	12
Total for Milan		143	72	34	14	30	16	207	102
Career total		366	162	56	27	36	16	458	205

International

Source[4]

Italy national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1968	4	2
1969	2	0
1970	1	1
1971	4	2
1972	2	2
1973	0	0
1974	1	0
Total	14	7

Honours

Club

Salernitana[2]

• Serie C1: 1965–66

AC Milan[1]

• Serie A: 1967–68
• Coppa Italia: 1971–72, 1972–73
• European Cup: 1968–69
• European Cup Winners' Cup: 1967–68, 1972–73
• Intercontinental Cup: 1969

International

Italy[2][7]

• UEFA European Championship: 1968
• FIFA World Cup: runner-up 1970

Individual

• Serie A Top Goalscorer: 1967–68 (15 goals)[1][8]
• AC Milan Hall of Fame[1]

References

External links

• Pierino Prati at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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[de] Pierino Prati

Pierino Prati (* 13. Dezember 1946 in Cinisello Balsamo; † 22. Juni 2020[1] in Montorfano) war ein italienischer Fußballspieler und -trainer. Mit dem AC Mailand gewann der Nationalspieler unter anderem den Europapokal der Landesmeister und zweimal den Europapokal der Pokalsieger. Mit der Nationalmannschaft gewann er die Europameisterschaft von 1968. Er war auch Teil der Mannschaft, die 1970 Vizeweltmeister wurde, kam aber im Turnier nicht zum Einsatz. Prati war ein vielseitiger Stürmer, schussgewaltig und kopfballstark. Häufig wurde er als Linksaußen eingesetzt.

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- [en] Pierino Prati

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[es] Pierino Prati

Pierino Prati (Cinisello Balsamo, Provincia de Milán, Italia, 13 de diciembre de 1946 - Montorfano, 22 de junio de 2020)[2] fue un futbolista italiano. Se desempeñó en la posición de delantero.[3]

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[fr] Pierino Prati

Pierino Prati, né le 13 décembre 1946 à Cinisello Balsamo dans la province de Milan (Italie) et mort le 22 juin 2020[1], est un footballeur italien qui a joué au poste d’attaquant pour le Milan AC. Il a remporté une Ligue des champions et le Championnat d'Europe de football 1968.

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[it] Pierino Prati

Pierino[1] Prati (Cinisello Balsamo, 13 dicembre 1946 – Montorfano, 22 giugno 2020) è stato un calciatore e allenatore di calcio italiano, di ruolo attaccante. Fu campione d'Europa nel 1968 e vicecampione del mondo nel 1970 con la nazionale italiana.

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[ru] Прати, Пьерино

Пьери́но Пра́ти (итал. Pierino Prati; 13 декабря 1946[1], Чинизелло-Бальзамо, Ломбардия — 22 июня 2020[2], Катания, Сицилия[3]) — итальянский футболист, нападающий. В 1981 году завершил карьеру. Один из лучших бомбардиров «Милана». На его счету 102 мяча. Автор хет-трика в финале Кубка европейских чемпионов 1969 года.

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