Paolo Rossi
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ItalyCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Paolo Rossi was an Italian professional footballer who played as a striker. He led Italy to the 1982 FIFA World Cup title, scoring six goals to win the Golden Boot as top goalscorer, and the Golden Ball for the player of the tournament. Rossi was also awarded the 1982 Ballon d'Or as the European Footballer of the Year for his performances. Along with Roberto Baggio and Christian Vieri, he is Italy's top scorer in World Cup history, with nine goals overall. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-04
In the line-ups
14 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1978–1982The archive holds 14 team sheets naming Paolo Rossi in Italy's starting line-up, from 1978-06-02 to 1982-07-11.
14 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
10 goals across 7 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1978–1983| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-12-22 |  Cyprus | W3–1(h) | 86' (pen) | UEFA Euro qualification | Perugia |
| 1982-07-11 |  Germany | W3–1(n) | 57' | FIFA World Cup | Madrid |
| 1982-07-08 |  Poland | W2–0(n) | 22' 73' | FIFA World Cup | Barcelona |
| 1982-07-05 |  Brazil | W3–2(n) | 5' 25' 74'hat-trick | FIFA World Cup | Barcelona |
| 1978-06-18 |  Austria | W1–0(n) | 13' | FIFA World Cup | Buenos Aires |
| 1978-06-06 |  Hungary | W3–1(n) | 34' | FIFA World Cup | Mar del Plata |
| 1978-06-02 |  France | W2–1(n) | 29' | FIFA World Cup | Mar del Plata |
Honours
8 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours8 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup | ×1 | 1982 | Italy | |
| European Cup | ×1 | 1984–85 | Juventus | |
| European Cup Winners' Cup | ×1 | 1983–84 | Juventus | |
| Serie A | ×2 | 1981–82, 1983–84 | Juventus | |
| Coppa Italia | ×1 | 1982–83 | Juventus | |
| Serie B | ×1 | 1976–77 | Vicenza | |
| UEFA Super Cup | ×1 | 1984 | Juventus | |
| Individual honours26 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 4 | ||||
| Capocannoniere | 1977–78 | |||
| European Cup top scorer | 1982–83 | |||
| FIFA World Cup Golden Boot | 1982 | |||
| Serie B top scorer | 1976–77 | |||
| Player of the year · 6 | ||||
| Ballon d'Or | 1982 | |||
| FIFA World Cup Golden Ball | 1982 | |||
| FIFA World Cup Silver Ball | 1978 | |||
| Guerin Sportivo Player of the Year | 1982 | |||
| Onze d'Or | 1982 | |||
| World Soccer Men's World Player of the Year | 1982 | |||
| Teams of the season · 5 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup All-Star Team | ×2 | 1978, 1982 | ||
| World XI | ×2 | 1979, 1986 | ||
| Guerin Sportivo All-Star Team | 1982 | |||
| More honours · 11 | ||||
| Enzo Bearzot Award | 2020 | |||
| FIFA 100 | ||||
| Gazzetta Sports Awards Man of the Year | 1978 | |||
| Golden Foot "Football Legends" | 2007 | |||
| IFFHS Legends | ||||
| Italian Football Hall of Fame | 2016 | |||
| Juventus FC Hall of Fame | 2025 | |||
| L'Équipe Champion of Champions | 1982 | |||
| Sport Ideal European XI | 1978 | |||
| UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll | ||||
| World Soccer Greatest Players of the 20th century | ||||