Biography
Who is Paolo Pulici?
Early life and start in football
Paolo Pulici was born on April 27, 1950, in Roncello. This town was in the Province of Milan. Inter Milan looked at him early on. They did not sign him because they thought his left-foot shooting was not as good as Sandro Mazzola. In 1967, Torino bought him from Legnano. He played his first game for Torino in the 1968-69 season. This match against Cagliari ended in a 0-0 draw.
Success at Torino FC
In his first four seasons, Paolo played 79 league matches. He only scored nine goals during this time. In 1972, coach Gustavo Giagnoni took him out of the starting lineup for two months. He worked on his technique with youth coaches. This training helped him become the Serie A top scorer in 1972-73 with 17 goals. He shared this title with Giuseppe Savoldi and Gianni Rivera.
He became the top scorer again in 1974-75 with 18 goals. In 1975-76, he scored 21 goals. This helped Torino win the league title. He played as a striker alongside Francesco Graziani. The two players were called the goal twins. Paolo Pulici scored the winning goal against A.C. Cesena in the final game of that season.
International career and other clubs
Paolo made his debut for the Italy national team on March 30, 1973. This was a 5-0 win against Luxembourg in Genoa. He scored his first international goals on December 30, 1975. He scored twice in a 3-2 win over Greece in Florence. He then scored in matches against the United States and Portugal.
He played 19 games for Italy and scored 5 goals. He was part of the squads for the 1974 and 1978 World Cups. He did not play in any matches during those two tournaments. Italy finished in fourth place in 1978.
Coaching and later years
After retiring, he became an assistant coach for Piacenza. He worked under Battista Rota from 1986 to 1988. He served as an assistant coach again in the 1988-89 season under Attilio Perotti and Enrico Catuzzi.
Since 1990, Paolo has taught football at Sportiva Tritium 1908. This school is located in Trezzo sull'Adda. The football school is named after him.
Birthday and age
Paolo Pulici was born on April 27, 1950, which makes Paolo 76 years old today. That birthday falls under the Taurus sign. Paolo shares the date with 59 other famous people.
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