Massimo Briaschi (born 12 May 1958)
is a former Italian
professional footballer and
FIFA
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sports agent. Throughout his career he played as a
forward. A hard-working and versatile player, he was capable of playing both as a
striker and on the
wing
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. He is mostly remembered for his time with
Juventus
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, where he won several honours.
His younger brother, Alberto, was also a footballer.
Club career
Briaschi made his professional debut with
Vicenza
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during the 1975–76 season, making 4 appearances in 2 seasons with the club. He was a part of the so-called "Real Vicenza" side, which won the
Serie B
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title during the
1976–77 season, and subsequently finished second in
Serie A
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during the
1977–78 season, playing alongside
Paolo Rossi
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. The
following season he found more space and made his
UEFA Cup
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debut. After an unproductive season on loan at
Cagliari
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during the 1979–80 season, he returned to Vicenza for a season, scoring 11 goals in Serie B, which were however unable to help the club avoid relegation. In 1981, he subsequently moved to Serie A side
Genoa
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for three seasons, scoring 29 goals, including 8 during his first season, and 12 during the
1983–84 Serie A season.
Briaschi moved to
Juventus
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during the
1984–85 season, joining his former Vicenza team-mate Rossi, where they attacking duo were supported by
Michel Platini
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in the playmaking role. Briashi scored 12 goals during his first season with the club, and won the
UEFA Super Cup
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in
1984
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, and was part of Juventus'
European Cup
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victory in
1985
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, scoring goals against
Grasshopper
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Grassh ...
,
Sparta Prague
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, and
Bordeaux
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, in the semi-final, where he also sustained an injury. The following season, he found less space, although he was able to win the
1985–86 Serie A
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Teams
Pisa Calcio, Pisa, US Lecce, Lecce and AS Bari, Bari had been promoted from Serie B. They all will be relegated.
Events
Italy arrived at the top of the UEFA ranking.
Final c ...
title with the club, also winning the
1985 Intercontinental Cup
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. His chances were even more limited during his third season in Turin, and he eventually returned to Genoa in 1987.
[
After two seasons in Serie B, in December 1989 he moved to ]Serie C1
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History
Before the 1978–79 season, there were only three professional football leagues in Italy, the third being Se ...
side Prato
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, ending his Italian career in 1990.[ He spent the 1990 season with ]North York Rockets
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in the Canadian Soccer League.
International career
Although he was never capped for Italy
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at senior level, Briaschi represented the Italy national under-21 football team
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on 4 occasions between 1978 and 1979. He also took part with Italy at the 1984 Summer Olympics
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, where the team finished in fourth place after reaching the semi-finals.
Honours
;Vicenza
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[
*]Serie B
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: 1976–77
* Coppa Italia Serie C: 1981–82
;Juventus
Juventus Football Club (; from , ), commonly known as Juventus or colloquially as Juve (), is an Italian professional Association football, football List of football clubs in Italy, club based in Turin, Piedmont, who compete in Serie A, the ...
[
*]Serie A
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: 1985–86
*UEFA Super Cup
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: 1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
*European Cup
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: 1984–85
* Intercontinental Cup: 1985
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** The Internet's Domain Name System is created.
** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...
References
External links
Profile at lega-calcio.it
at Sports-reference.com
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1958 births
Living people
Italian men's footballers
Italy men's under-21 international footballers
Olympic footballers for Italy
Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Serie A players
Serie B players
Genoa CFC players
Juventus FC players
LR Vicenza players
Cagliari Calcio players
AC Prato players
Men's association football forwards
North York Rockets players
Footballers from the Province of Vicenza
UEFA Champions League–winning players
20th-century Italian sportsmen