fullname youthclubs years youthyears clubs caps birth_place goals nationalteam height position nationalcaps nationalyears birth_date image article_title name nationalgoals
giampiero boniperti juventus 1944-1946 1944-1946 juventus 444 barengo , italy 178 italy 1.75 striker 38 1947 -- 1960 4 july 1928 giampiero boniperti , juventus.jpg giampiero boniperti
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giampiero boniperti

giampiero boniperti -lrb- born 4 july 1928 in barengo , piedmont -rrb- is an italian former football player who played his entire career at juventus between 1946 and 1961 .
he also played for the italian national football team .
after retirement from professional football , boniperti has been a president of juventus and a deputy to the european parliament .
with 182 goals in all-competitions , boniperti was the highest goalscorer in juventus ' history for more than 40 years , until his record was bested by alessandro del piero -lrb- who was himself signed by boniperti in 1993 -rrb- on 10 january 2006 .
del piero also broke his appearance record on 14 february 2010 when he played his 445th serie a game .
a quick , mobile , and powerful footballer , boniperti is regarded as one of the greatest italian players of all time .
he began his career as a striker , emerging to prominence as a prolific goalscorer for much of his career , supported by star team mates such as john and karl aage hansen , and karl aage præst .
in the later part of his career , as he lost his pace , he moved into a deeper position , functioning as a creative second striker , an attacking midfielder , winger , or even as a midfield playmaker .
due to his excellent ball control , technical ability , vision , intelligence , and passing range , he excelled as an assist provider during the final few years for his career , creatively supporting his more offensive team mates john charles and omar sívori .
notably , boniperti is the eleventh-highest goalscorer of all-time in serie a and was named by pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in march 2004 .
