{{short description|Italian footballer and manager}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Giuseppe Dossena | image = Giuseppe Dossena 2014.png | image_size = | caption = | height = {{height|m=1.79}} | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|5|2|df=yes}} | birth_place = Milan, Italy | currentclub = | position = Midfielder | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Alcione | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Torino | years1 = 1976–1977 | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = Torino | years2 = 1977–1978 | caps2 = 28 | goals2 = 1 | clubs2 = Pistoiese | years3 = 1978–1979 | caps3 = 28 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = Cesena | years4 = 1979–1981 | caps4 = 57 | goals4 = 7 | clubs4 = Bologna | years5 = 1981–1987 | caps5 = 187 | goals5 = 20 | clubs5 = Torino | years6 = 1987–1988 | caps6 = 28 | goals6 = 6 | clubs6 = Udinese | years7 = 1988–1991 | caps7 = 102 | goals7 = 9 | clubs7 = Sampdoria | years8 = 1991–1992 | caps8 = 26 | goals8 = 3 | clubs8 = Perugia | totalcaps = 456 | totalgoals = 46 | nationalyears1 = 1983–1984 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalteam1 = Italy U21 | nationalyears2 = 1981–1987 | nationalcaps2 = 38 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | nationalteam2 = Italy | manageryears1 = 1998 | managerclubs1 = Triestina <small>(assistant coach)</small> | manageryears2 = 1998–1999 | managerclubs2 = Ghana U20 | manageryears3 = 1998–2000 | managerclubs3 = Ghana | manageryears4 = 2000–2001 | managerclubs4 = Ittihad Jeddah | manageryears5 = 2001–2002 | managerclubs5 = Paraguay <small>(assistant coach)</small> | manageryears6 = 2002 | managerclubs6 = Albania | manageryears7 = 2002–2003 | managerclubs7 = Al-Ittihad | manageryears8 = 2003–2004 | managerclubs8 = Lodigiani | manageryears9 = 2010–2012 | managerclubs9 = Saint George FC | pcupdate = 29 June 2006 | ntupdate = 31 April 2015 | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{fb|Italy}}}} {{Medal|Comp|FIFA World Cup}} {{Medal|W|1982 Spain|}} }} '''Giuseppe Dossena''' ({{IPA|it|dʒuˈzɛppe dosˈseːna}}; born 2 May 1958) is an Italian football manager and former football player, who played as a midfielder.<ref name="Nazionale in cifre: Dossena, Giuseppe">{{cite web|url=http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=408&squadra=1|title=Nazionale in cifre: Dossena, Giuseppe|website=figc.it|publisher=FIGC|language=it|access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref> He played for several Italian clubs throughout his career, in particular Torino and Sampdoria, where he won several titles. At international level, he represented the Italy national football team, and was a member of the Italian squad that won the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
==Club career== Dossena began his playing career for Torino in 1976, and moved to Pistoiese the following season. He subsequently played for Cesena and Bologna, before returning to Torino in 1981, where he remained until 1987; it was during this second spell with the club that he was a member of the Italy national team, even earning a call-up for the Italy squad at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=59/teams/team=43954.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012182615/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=59/teams/team=43954.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 12, 2007|title=1982 FIFA World Cup: Italy Squad|publisher=FIFA|access-date=2 February 2010}}</ref> He then played for Udinese, Sampdoria and Perugia, where he retired in 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mondedufoot.fr/fiche_du_joueur/giuseppe-dossena/#redirect|title=Giuseppe Dossena|work=mondedufoot.fr|access-date=19 May 2016}}</ref> Dossena is mostly remembered for his time with Sampdoria, where he achieved notable domestic and international success, winning the 1988–89 Coppa Italia, the 1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup, the 1990–91 Serie A title, and the 1991 Supercoppa Italiana, also losing out on the 1990 European Super Cup final to European Cup winners and Serie A rivals Milan.<ref name="Giuseppe Dossena: geometrie e fosforo al servizio della squadra"/>
==International career== With the Italy national side, Dossena received 38 caps between 1981 and 1987, scoring 1 goal. After making 4 appearances in Italy's 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, he was selected as a member of Italy's 1982 FIFA World Cup winning squad, although he was an unused substitute throughout the tournament, despite being given the number 10 shirt.<ref name="Nazionale in cifre: Dossena, Giuseppe"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174508/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022025255/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174508/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 22, 2008|title=Giuseppe DOSSENA|publisher=FIFA.com|access-date=30 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.storiedicalcio.altervista.org/1982-10_ritratto.html|title=1982 Italia|language=it|access-date=30 December 2014|archive-date=25 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325061646/http://www.storiedicalcio.altervista.org/1982-10_ritratto.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=no10>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzettaworld.com/euro-2016-news/italy-no-10-skeptics-wrong/|title=Italy's No.10 tasked with proving skeptics wrong|publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport|author1=Kevin Pogorzelski|date=2 June 2016|access-date=4 July 2016}}</ref>
==Style of play== Primarily a playmaker, Dossena was a hard-working, creative team player, renowned for his stamina, vision, technique, and passing ability in midfield, although he was also known for his ability to make attacking runs and strike from distance.<ref name="Giuseppe Dossena: geometrie e fosforo al servizio della squadra">{{cite web|title=Giuseppe Dossena: geometrie e fosforo al servizio della squadra|url=http://www.sampdorianews.net/i-colori-dei-nostri-campioni/giuseppe-dossena-geometrie-e-fosforo-al-servizio-della-squadra-9799|access-date=30 December 2014}}</ref>
==Managerial career== Later, he started a managing career at international level, coaching Ghana for two years (1998–2000),<ref>{{cite web|title=Football : le Ghana risque de perdre son entraîneur italien|url=http://www.afrik.com/article482.html|language=fr|author=Marie-Claire Diop |date=28 June 2000|work=afrik.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030928143510/http://www.afrik.com/article482.html|archive-date=September 28, 2003 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and then being assistant of Cesare Maldini in Paraguay's appearance at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Between 2000 and 2001, he coached Ittihad Jeddah of Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{cite news |publisher=Gulfnews.com|access-date=24 March 2010 |date=15 January 2001 |title=Al Ittihad snatches runner-up soccer spot |url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/general/al-ittihad-snatches-runner-up-soccer-spot-1.407878}}</ref> He later worked as an analyst for Italian public broadcasting company RAI.
In July 2002, Dossena was appointed the new manager of Albania national team,<ref name="Dossena">{{cite news|url=http://www.panorama.com.al/nga-dosena-te-de-biazi-kombetarja-pa-trajner-shqiptar-per-15-vite/|title=Nga Dosena te De Biazi, Kombëtarja pa trajner shqiptar për 15 vite|trans-title=From Dossena to De Biasi, the national team without Albanian manager for 15 years|publisher=Gazeta Panorama|language=sq|date=11 November 2016|access-date=21 February 2019}}</ref> becoming the first foreigner manager of the team since Hungarian Miklós Vadas in 1953.<ref name="Shqipëria">{{cite news|url=http://newsport.al/speciale-giussepe-dossena-rrugetimi-i-dhimbshem-te-shqiperia-qe-nuk-rezultoi-kurre-i-kote/|title=SPECIALE/ Giussepe DOSSENA, rrugëtimi i dhimbshëm te SHQIPËRIA, që nuk rezultoi kurrë i kotë|trans-title=Special/ Giussepe Dossena, the painful journey at Albania, that never resulted useless|publisher=Newsport.al|language=sq|date=16 November 2018|access-date=21 February 2019}}</ref> His spell at ''The Red and Blacks'' lasted for only three months, during which he led the national team in only two matches: the first was a 1–1 draw against Switzerland and the second was the 4–1 loss to Russia.<ref name="Shqipëria"/> He also won an unofficial friendly match against Kosovo 1–0 in September.<ref name="Dossena"/> In November 2002, he asked for his resign via a letter directed to Albanian Football Association, citing the pressure from the local media as the main reason of his decision.<ref name="Dossena"/>
On 30 August 2010 it was revealed that Dossena had agreed a two-year contract with Ethiopian champions Saint George FC. He later worked as a sporting director. Now, he is an adviser for the Italy national football team.<ref>{{cite news |publisher=FIFA.com |access-date=30 August 2010 |date=30 August 2010 |title=Ethiopia's Saint George appoint Dossena |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1291884.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100902164542/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1291884.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 2, 2010}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===International=== Source:<ref name="EU-Football.info">{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=4956|title=Giuseppe Dossena|publisher=European Football|access-date=21 February 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=7|Italy |1981||6||1 |- |1982||5||0 |- |1983||6||0 |- |1984||9||0 |- |1985||3||0 |- |1986||3||0 |- |1987||6||0 |- !colspan=2|Total!!38!!1 |}
==Honours== ===Club=== ;Sampdoria<ref name="Giuseppe Dossena: geometrie e fosforo al servizio della squadra"/> *Serie A: 1990–91 *Coppa Italia: 1988–89 *Supercoppa Italiana: 1991 *European Cup Winners' Cup: 1989–90
===International=== ;Italy<ref name="Giuseppe Dossena: geometrie e fosforo al servizio della squadra"/> *FIFA World Cup: 1982
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons}} *{{NFT player|17200}} *{{FIFA player|174508}}
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