On May 25, 1953, the soccer player Gaetano Scirea was born in Italy. His demarcation was a central defender.
The player plays for several teams in the lower divisions of the Italian League, “the scudetto”, and in 1972, he was signed by the Atalanta BC club.
His signing represents a surprise for the Bergamo club, since they did not suspect Scirea’s football quality.
The Juventus FC scouts thought the same and, in 1974, they signed the player to play with the “Vecchia Signora” team.
The first demarcation of Scirea was that of libero, creating a fantastic defense that became famous under the name of “the iron curtain”, and that was formed, along with him, Claudio Gentile, Francesco Morini and Antonello Cuccureddu.
This defense was so “ironclad” that they broke an unbeatable record for their goal for more than 900 minutes, the second-highest record, behind the one beaten by Internazionale, “Inter”, with 1143 minutes.
Scirea, endowed with a great footballing and human quality, was always considered a “gentleman” on the field of play, taking the word “Fear Play” or “fair play” to the maximum exponent.
The player was also called upon to wear the shirt of the Italian national team, with which both he and other players achieved great success.
In 1988, the player retired from the club that he had been in for 14 seasons, passing to the technical team as an observer.
Scirea was considered one of the best defenders of all time, alongside Franz Beckenbauer and Franco Baresi.
On September 3, 1989, and after a trip to Poland, Scirea has a car accident, dying on the spot.
Scirea’s track record includes the 7 Italian Scudettos, 1 European Champions Cup, 1 UEFA Cup, 1 European Super Cup, 1 European Cup Winners’ Cup, 1 Intercontinental Cup, 2 Italian Cups, 1 Club World Cup and He was proclaimed World Champion at the World Cup in Spain in 1982.
The player has a street in Turin.