Lido Vieri (Italian pronunciation: [ˈliːdo ˈvjɛːri]; born 16 July 1939) is an Italian former football player and manager who played as a goalkeeper. He won the 1968 European Championship and was a runner-up at the 1970 FIFA World Cup with the Italy national team.
During his club career, he played for Torino, Inter and Pistoiese. Vieri won the Coppa Italia with Torino during the 1967–68 season, and the 1970–71 Serie A with Inter.
Vieri earned four caps for the Italy national team between 1963 and 1968. He was a backup keeper to Dino Zoff and Albertosi in Italy's victorious 1968 UEFA European Football Championship campaign on home soil under manager Ferruccio Valcareggi, and also at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, where Italy reached the final.
Considered one of the best Italian goalkeepers of his generation thanks to his physicality and consistency, Vieri won the "Premio Combi" during the 1962–63 season, a title awarded to the best goalkeeper in Serie A. Throughout his career, he was often perceived as an aggressive, vocal, and commanding goalkeeper, gaining a degree of infamy for his temperament. Vieri was an elegant, courageous, and acrobatic shot-stopper, who was known in particular for his athleticism, spectacular saves, bravery, and ability to rush quickly off his line to collect the ball, as well as his command of the area, leadership, and handling of crosses.
FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1970
UEFA European Football Championship: 1968
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