Gianluca Vialli

Vialli was diagnosed with cancer in 2017 but was still able to play a significant role in Italy's Euro 2020 title-winning campaign assisting long-time ...

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Former Juventus, Chelsea and Italy striker Gianluca Vialli has died aged 58 of pancreatic cancer, his former club Sampdoria announced on Friday.

"He was just fabulous to be around. Sampdoria, where Vialli won the Serie A title and European Cup Winners' Cup, said in their statement: "We have come a long way together, growing and searching, winning and dreaming. A love that will not die, today, with you."

Milan — Former soccer striker Gianluca Vialli, who earned 59 caps for Italy and enjoyed a stellar club career with Sampdoria, Juventus and Chelsea, ...

Vialli scored twice as Sampdoria beat Anderlecht 2-0 in 1990 to lift the European Cup Winners’ Cup. He described cancer as “a travel companion” that he hoped would eventually leave him in peace, after testing his mettle. Vialli was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2017. Under Vialli, Chelsea won the League Cup and Cup Winners’ Cup in 1998 and the FA Cup two years later before he too was dismissed. Vialli left the Genoa-based club in the summer of 1992, moving to Juventus, where after a sluggish start he rediscovered his goalscoring touch and helped the Turin giants win the Italian league in 1995 and the Champions League the following season. Vialli was however forced to step aside from his role as head of a delegation with the Italian national team in December, saying he needed to focus on overcoming a new phase of his disease.

Former Italian soccer star Gianluca Vialli has died from cancer at the age of 58, his former soccer club Sampdoria said on Friday.

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Former Chelsea and Juventus star Gianluca Vialli has died at the age of 58 following a long battle with cancer.

Their Sampdoria team had lost the European Cup final to Barcelona at the same venue 29 years earlier. The memory of him and his example will live forever in our hearts." Vialli scored twice as Sampdoria beat Anderlecht 2-0 in 1990 to lift the European Cup Winners' Cup. The pair celebrated with a tearful embrace that "was more beautiful than the hugs we used to give each other when I passed him the ball and he scored goals," Vialli said in a TV interview with Italy's RAI in November. Under Vialli, Chelsea won the League Cup and Cup Winners' Cup in 1998 and the FA Cup two years later before he too was dismissed. Vialli left the Genoa-based club in the summer of 1992, moving to Juventus, where after a sluggish start he rediscovered his goal-scoring touch and helped the Turin giants win the Italian league in 1995 and the Champions League the following season.

Former soccer striker Gianluca Vialli, who earned 59 caps for Italy and enjoyed a stellar club career with Sampdoria, Juventus and Chelsea, has died from ...

He described cancer as “a travel companion” that he hoped would eventually leave him in peace, after testing his mettle. Vialli was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2017. Former soccer striker Gianluca Vialli, who earned 59 caps for Italy and enjoyed a stellar club career with Sampdoria, Juventus and Chelsea, has died from cancer at the age of 58.

The Italian soccer community mourns the death of one of the most iconic sportspersons of his generation.

[Alessandro Del Piero](https://www.instagram.com/p/CnEjEGprDu9/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D), one of the legends featuring in that stellar Juventus squad, paid tribute to his former teammate with an Instagram post whose caption reads, “Our captain. As a Blucerchiato, Vialli formed a memorable offensive partnership with Roberto Mancini and tallied 141 goals in 328 matches before joining Italian soccer giants [Juventus](https://www.forbes.com/sites/danieleproch/2022/11/29/the-reasons-behind-andrea-agnellis-sudden-resignation-as-the-juventus-president/?sh=60c6a8796581). Vialli’s unparalleled charisma earned him the Bianconeri armband, and he perfectly lived up to that responsibility by lifting the much coveted UEFA Champions League trophy in 1996. [UEFA European Football Championship](https://www.forbes.com/sites/danieleproch/2021/06/15/a-look-at-the-uefa-euro-2020-prize-money-as-italy-tries-to-secure-early-round-of-16-spot/?sh=7ebd4e972201), a trophy that they last had hoisted in 1968. Among the many feats of his impressive career, Vialli boasts the record of being the only striker to have won the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup (today’s Europa League) and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. [Scudetto](https://www.forbes.com/sites/danieleproch/2023/01/05/napolis-first-loss-of-the-season-enlivens-serie-a-title-race/?sh=6978db2839ca) during the 1990/91 Serie A season.

Gianluca Vialli, the former Italy striker who helped both Sampdoria and Juventus win Serie A and European trophies before becoming a player-manager at ...

The former Italy striker Gianluca Vialli, who had been undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer, has died at the age of 58.

[Italy](https://www.theguardian.com/football/italy) striker Gianluca Vialli has died at the age of 58. They added: “We will remember you as a boy and a relentless centre-forward, because heroes are all young and beautiful and you, since that summer of 1984, have been our hero. Vialli announced he had undergone radiotherapy and chemotherapy in November 2018, having been diagnosed with cancer one year earlier. A love that will not die today with you. He scored 16 goals in 59 appearances for Italy and featured in the Azzurri’s 1986 and 1990 World Cup squads. [Italy](https://www.theguardian.com/football/italy) team to focus on his treatment for pancreatic cancer.