Everyone has long been accustomed to the fact that after football players hang boots on a nail, they usually choose one of two options for continuing their sporting life: a career as a coach or a television expert. It’s difficult to say exactly which path the vast majority of players choose, since there are approximately the same number of ex-players offhand. Not everyone succeeds in becoming a successful coach, and many stop working with teams from the lower divisions or occupy other positions in the systems of various clubs, for example, an assistant coach, a physical training coach , a manager, etc. As a media personality in sports television it turns out that not everyone can become, because talking or even commenting on football is not the same thing as playing it. Of course, someone starts sports and goes into business, someone continues to play for amateur clubs, and someone starts to live at all for the pleasure of the millions earned during his playing career. But still, the vast majority decides to remain at the epicenter of the events of big football.
Acquaintance with Vialli
Most football players prefer to do one thing at the end of a player’s career. But world football knows an example that allows us to say with confidence that everything can be perfectly combined. Have you heard of a football player named Vialli? Gianluca, whose biography is rich in outstanding events, is precisely the guy who will be discussed later.
Most likely, this person is hardly familiar to modern youth. Meanwhile, the aphorism “Talented person is talented in everything” is 100% about him. He managed to win many titles as a football player, bring the team to several serious victories as a coach, and now he also works, and very successfully, on sports television. In addition, Gianluca Vialli, whose personal life is full of unexpected and even reckless actions, managed to lead a rather active non-football life.
How does he do it?
Everything is simple. If you want something very much, constantly strive to achieve your goal, and still have remarkable talent, then, of course, everything will work out. And Vialli Gianluca is one of those few people who succeed everywhere, no matter what they take. 15 titles for 16 years of playing at a serious level as a player, 5 titles for 3 seasons as a coach (by the way, playing), the glory of a brilliant football expert and commentator - is this not fiction?
Sampdoria
The small town of Cremona, in northern Italy, has never been particularly famous for outstanding football achievements. There is only one professional club, and it is called "Cremonese". Among the players who played for him and who can be considered really famous, one can mention Prandelli, Lombardo, Favalli and, in fact, Vialli. Gianluca began his career in this club, took his first steps in big football.
After playing the season in Series C1, and then two seasons in Series B, Vialli was spotted by the Sampdoria scouts, with whom he made a rustle not only in Italy, but throughout Europe. With Sampdoria, Gianluca won Serie A, won the Italian Cup three times, became the owner of the Cup Winners' Cup (in the modern manner - the Europa League), and also reached the final of the European Champions Cup (now it is the Champions League). Vialli played as a central striker, so the results of the team often depended on how he realizes his moments. It turned out pretty well for him. The best player of the Italian Cup of the 1988/1989 season, the top scorer of the Cup Winners' Cup of the 1989/1990 season (by the way, in this cup draw he has already earned 19 goals, which is the highest indicator in the history of the tournament), the best scorer of the Italian Championship of the 1990 season / 1991 years.
Juventus
Before the 1992/1993 season, Sampdoria, to the great regret of the fans, said goodbye to Vialli. Gianluca accepted a new challenge - Turin Juventus. And he did it for good reason. Having won the Italian Championship, Cup and Super Cup, UEFA Cup and Champions League, Vialli has become one of the best players in the world of the last decade of the 20th century. World Soccer magazine even recognized the Italian striker as the best football player in the world in 1995. It’s just a pity that this award has nothing to do with the Golden Ball. In any case, Vialli was able to write his name in the history of Italian football, and in gold letters.
Chelsea
In 1996, Vialli moved to London Chelsea. Here the first transformation of the striker began. After playing a couple of years and not showing the most productive game, an experienced Italian received an offer to change Ruud Gullit at the helm, which was fired due to unsatisfactory results. It would seem nothing supernatural. But the fact is that now the football player has appeared before the football world in a new role: Gianluca Vialli - a playing coach!
This is rarely seen in modern football. Interestingly, the Italian predecessor was also a gaming coach. But to be honest, he could not play or train. Vialli conquered everyone with his versatility. In his last season, as a player, Gianluca for 10 matches has accumulated 10 goals. But the age-old striker was already 35. At the same time, his success as a coach was astonishing: 3rd place in the English Championship (for the first time for the club in 30 years), victories in the FA Cup, FA Cup, UEFA Cup and Super Cup. How did he do everything and everyone? Perhaps the answer is one: he is a genius. But with the advent of Roman Abramovich, he was not needed, after which he trained Watford for one season and unexpectedly quickly ended his career as a coach.
Expert and Commentator
Is such a person left without work? Of course not. This is not about Vialli. Gianluca found a new craft for himself - a football expert. At first, everything turned out not so good, and his speech was a little fettered and monotonous, and the vocabulary was not pleasing with diversity. But the Italian, as it turned out, had a great talent as an analyst, which allowed him to improve and gradually become one of the best in his profession, at least on the Apennine Peninsula.
Later he began not only to analyze, but also to comment on the Italian Championship and the Champions League. Here's a wagon Vialli. Gianluca, whose photos were always quite inconspicuous, learned to pose for a camera while working on television. Just look how brutal this guy is!