Pietro Vierchowod

Quick Facts

Full Name	Pietro Vierchowod
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 6, 1959(1959-04-06)
Age	65
Birthplace	Calcinate
Country	Italy
Birth City	Lombardy
Horoscope	Aries

Pietro Vierchowod Biography

Pietro Vierchowod is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on April 6, 1959 in Calcinate, Lombardy, Italy. Pietro Vierchowod, Italian ex-footballer and current manager (Italian pronunciation: ‘pje:tro ‘vjerkovud) was born 6 April 1959. He was a former player for the Italian national team and most famously a member the Italian team that won the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Marco van Basten referred to Pietro Vierchowod, Riccardo Feri, and Gabriel Batistuta referred to Vierchowod in 1992 as the greatest defender in the entire world.

On 13 June 2014, Vierchowod was announced as the new coach of the Hungarian club, Budapest Honvéd, but after the team’s poor performance on 6 October he was fired.

He then briefly served as head coach of FC Kamza between June and July 2018, being sacked before the actual start of the season.

Vierchowod started his career as a man-marking center-back. He later became a great player in a zonal marking system. Before moving to Fiorentina, he began his professional football career with Como. His first success came in Roma where he won a Serie A scudetto. He then moved to Sampdoria where he won four Italian Cups and one European Cup Winners Cup. He signed for Juventus in 1995. There he was an experienced defender. In 1996, he won his first UEFA Champions League. Juve won the Rome final against Ajax on penalties. After that, he moved to Milan and Piacenza where he played regularly despite his age of 41. In 2000, he retired. Vierchowod was a part of 562 Serie A matches and is currently the seventh highest appearance holder in Serie A. He trails only Francesco Totti and Paolo Maldini.

Pietro Vierchowod Net Worth

Pietro Vierchowod is one of the richest Association Football Player from Italy. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Pietro Vierchowod 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Vierchowod, also known as lo Zar, was a left-footed centreback who was strong and physically fit. He was also known for his tough tackling style and tight marking of his opponents. In his early career, he was primarily a man-marking “stopper”, but he also served as a defensive-minded foil to a sweeper. His speed, strong physique, anticipation, positional awareness, decisiveness in his challenges and ability to read the game allowed him to break down opposing play, take back possession and intercept loose balls. These attributes enabled him to excel in the zonal mark defensive system in later years. He was not the most technically skilled or refined defender at first, but he improved his tactical and technical skills as he progressed in his career. He was not tall enough to be a centre-back but he was strong in the air due to his elevation. His penchant for scoring goals with headers is what made him one of the most prolific Italian defenses. He was praised for his tough playing style but also his fair play and leadership skills.

Vierchowod, who scored two goals between 1981-93, was capped 45 time with the Italy national team. At 21 years old, he made his international debut in a friendly match against the Netherlands in Montevideo on 6 January 1981. This was in the 1981 “Mundialito” tournament. Although he didn’t play in the 1982 FIFA World Cup winning squad, he was part of it. Vierchowod was part of the Italian squad that participated in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He also appeared three times at the 1990 FIFA World Cup as Italy placed third on its own soil under Azeglio Vicini. After reaching the semi-finals, he was promoted to manager. He is also the longest goal scorer in the history the Italy national team. His goal in a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Malta ended in a 6-1 victory for the Azzurri under manager Arrigo Sacchi. Vierchowod was also a participant in the 1984 Summer Olympic Games. Italy finished fourth after reaching the semi-finals. However, he has never represented Italy at a UEFA European Championship.

In a 2008 interview with Argentine magazine El Gráfico, Argentine footballer Diego Maradona, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, dubbed Vierchowod his toughest opponent, stating that “[Vierchowod] was an animal, he had muscles to the eyelashes. It was easy to pass by him, but then when I raised my head, he was in front of me again. I would have to pass him two or three more times and then I would pass the ball because I couldn’t stand him anymore”. Throughout his career, Maradona gave Vierchowod the nickname Hulk.

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Facts & Trivia

Pietro Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Italy. Pietro Vierchowod celebrates birthday on April 6 of every year.

Top Facts about Pietro Vierchowod

1. Pietro Vierchowod is a retired Italian footballer born in 1959.
2. He played as a central defender for several Italian clubs.
3. Vierchowod won the Serie A title with Sampdoria in 1991.
4. He also won the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup with Sampdoria in 1990.
5. Vierchowod earned 45 caps for the Italy national team.
6. He played at three FIFA World Cups (1986, 1990, and 1994).
7. Vierchowod was known for his physicality and tough tackling style.
8. He was named Serie A Defender of the Year twice (1987, 1989).
9. Vierchowod retired from professional football in 2002 at age 43.
10. After retiring, he became a coach and managed several Italian teams.