Ruben Buriani

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Ruben Buriani
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-03-16) 16 March 1955 (age 66)
Place of birth Portomaggiore, Italy
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Portuense
SPAL
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1974 SPAL 0 (0)
1974–1977 Monza 87 (7)
1977–1982 Milan 146 (13)
1982–1984 Cesena 66 (5)
1984–1985 Roma 24 (0)
1985–1986 Napoli 5 (0)
1986–1988 SPAL 24 (0)
Total 352 (25)
National team
1980 Italy 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ruben Buriani (Italian pronunciation: [ˈruːbem buˈrjaːni]; born 16 March 1955) is an Italian former footballer who played as a midfielder. Following his retirement he worked as a sporting director for the Milan Youth sector.[1]

Club career[]

Buriani played 7 seasons (165 games, 10 goals in Serie A between 1977–1982) in the Serie A for A.C. Milan, A.C. Cesena, A.S. Roma and S.S.C. Napoli. A serious injury forced him to retire prematurely in 1985. He won the 1978–79 Serie A title with Milan. He made his debut with the club on the 11 September 1977, in a 1–1 away draw against Fiorentina in Serie A; he left the club following their second relegation to Serie B in 1982. In total he made 180 career appearances, scoring 14 goals, 13 of which came in Serie A, in 146 appearances.[1][2]

International career[]

For the Italy national football team, Buriani made two substitute appearances, which both came at the 1980 European Football Championship on home soil, in which Italy reached the semi-finals, eventually managing a fourth-place finish, under manager Enzo Bearzot.[3]

International goals[]

Goal Date City Opponent Result Competition
1. 16 February 1980 Naples  Romania 2 – 1 Friendly match
2. 19 April 1980 Torino  Poland 2 – 2 Friendly match

Style of play[]

A hard-working team player, Buriani was known for his tireless stamina as a midfielder.[2]

Honours[]

Club[]

Milan[1][2]
Monza[1]

Individual[]

  • A.C. Milan Hall of Fame[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Ruben Buriani". magliarossonera.it (in Italian). MagliaRossonera. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: Ruben Buriani". cmilan.com. A.C. Milan. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Nazionale in cifre: Buriani, Ruben". figc.it (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

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