Here is all about Gianluca Vialli, the ex-Chelsea boss who passed away, his age, career, net worth and nickname
Gianluca Vialli, a former striker for Chelsea and Juventus, died at the age of 58, and the football world is once again in grief.
Another sporting star has tragically lost his lengthy fight with cancer, following the untimely passings of Pele and Sinisa Mihajlovic.
After receiving the all-clear in April 2020 after a 17-month battle against the same ailment, Vialli was given a second pancreatic cancer diagnosis in 2021.
Who were Gianluca Vialli and Roberto Mancini given the nickname The Goal Twins and meaning
Even in the summer of 2021, when Italy won the Euro 2020 tournament, Gianluca Vialli was still employed in the football industry, serving as delegation chief alongside his good buddy Roberto Mancini.
Vialli, an Italian footballer who was born in Cremona, on 9 July 1964, started his playing career with Cremonese, a local team, and helped them gain promotion to Serie B before catching the eye of clubs higher up in the Italian football league.
In 1984, Sampdoria recognised his obvious potential and formed a successful partnership with Mancini. The pair earned the nickname “The Goal Twins” and was inspired by the club’s historic Serie A title win in the 1990–1991 season.
Before making a record-breaking £12.5 million transfer to Juventus, Vialli also won three Italian Cups, the European Cup Winners’ Cup, and the European Cup with Samp, where he also advanced to the 1992 European Cup final.
The 1996 Champions League final victory over Ajax was the undeniable high point of a four-year stint with the Bianconeri. Other victories in Turin included another Serie A title, the Italian Cup, and the UEFA Cup.
Vialli was enticed to join Chelsea in 1996 as part of an exciting Stamford Bridge renovation, and when Ruud Gullit was relieved of his duties in 1998, the Italian was named player-manager at the age of 3 3. Vialli led the Blues to League Cup and Cup Winners Cup victories before retiring in 1999 with 259 club goals from 673 games.
In the final FA Cup game held at the previous Wembley Stadium in 2000, Vialli managed Chelsea to victory, but he was fired after just five games of the 2000–01 season. He managed Watford for a brief while in the 2001–2002 season, but after leaving Vicarage Road, he focused on being a commentator.
Vialli played 59 times for Italy at the international level and scored 16 goals. At Euro ’88, he was named to the tournament’s all-star team, and in 1990, he led Italy to the World Cup quarterfinals on home soil.
Gianluca Vialli wife, kids
Vialli was raised with his four siblings in the 60-room Castello di Belgioioso [it] in Cremona, the son of a self-made millionaire. On August 26, 2003, Vialli wed Cathryn White-Cooper, and they had two daughters, Olivia and Sofia.
Gianluca Vialli net worth
He had an estimated net worth of $30 million.