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591:Porsche 911
534:third-place
530:Real Madrid
511:Mitropa Cup
443:Club career
417:Mitropa Cup
405:Gigi Meroni
69:Position(s)
1211:Categories
1183:28 January
1156:20 January
1133:9 December
1088:10 January
1062:18 January
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905:16 October
872:References
768:goalkeeper
734:A.C. Milan
518:Enzo Scifo
459:Carmagnola
435:, and the
394:footballer
307:Carmagnola
54:Carmagnola
38:1969-03-27
748:dribbling
583:Marseille
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601:striker
599:Juventus
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467:Sicilian
463:Piedmont
457:Born in
186:Atalanta
853:1992–93
849:1993–94
823:1995–96
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815:1992–93
811:Serie A
793:2000–01
789:1989–90
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774:Honours
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676:Canelli
672:Cosenza
668:Cosenza
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258:Canelli
240:Cosenza
56:, Italy
1027:13 May
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448:Torino
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398:winger
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204:Torino
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149:Ancona
130:Torino
87:Torino
73:Winger
61:Height
859:Italy
805:Milan
587:Genoa
556:Milan
542:Milan
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465:, to
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362:Italy
316:Total
168:Milan
98:Years
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