# Giuseppe Dossena
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{{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](/source/Milan), Italy
| currentclub =
| position = [Midfielder](/source/Midfielder)
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [Alcione](/source/Alcione_Milano_SSD)
| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = [Torino](/source/Torino_FC)
| years1 = 1976–1977 | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = [Torino](/source/Torino_FC)
| years2 = 1977–1978 | caps2 = 28 | goals2 = 1 | clubs2 = [Pistoiese](/source/AC_Pistoiese)
| years3 = 1978–1979 | caps3 = 28 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = [Cesena](/source/AC_Cesena)
| years4 = 1979–1981 | caps4 = 57 | goals4 = 7 | clubs4 = [Bologna](/source/Bologna_FC_1909)
| years5 = 1981–1987 | caps5 = 187 | goals5 = 20 | clubs5 = [Torino](/source/Torino_FC)
| years6 = 1987–1988 | caps6 = 28 | goals6 = 6 | clubs6 = [Udinese](/source/Udinese_Calcio)
| years7 = 1988–1991 | caps7 = 102 | goals7 = 9 | clubs7 = [Sampdoria](/source/UC_Sampdoria)
| years8 = 1991–1992 | caps8 = 26 | goals8 = 3 | clubs8 = [Perugia](/source/Perugia_Calcio)
| totalcaps = 456
| totalgoals = 46
| nationalyears1 = 1983–1984 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalteam1 = [Italy U21](/source/Italy_national_under-21_football_team)
| nationalyears2 = 1981–1987 | nationalcaps2 = 38 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | nationalteam2 = [Italy](/source/Italy_national_football_team)
| manageryears1 = 1998 | managerclubs1 = [Triestina](/source/U.S._Triestina) (assistant coach)
| manageryears2 = 1998–1999 | managerclubs2 = [Ghana U20](/source/Ghana_national_under-20_football_team)
| manageryears3 = 1998–2000 | managerclubs3 = [Ghana](/source/Ghana_national_football_team)
| manageryears4 = 2000–2001 | managerclubs4 = [Ittihad Jeddah](/source/Al-Ittihad_(Jeddah))
| manageryears5 = 2001–2002 | managerclubs5 = [Paraguay](/source/Paraguay_national_football_team) (assistant coach)
| manageryears6 = 2002 | managerclubs6 = [Albania](/source/Albania_national_football_team)
| manageryears7 = 2002–2003 | managerclubs7 = [Al-Ittihad](/source/Al-Ittihad_Club_(Tripoli))
| manageryears8 = 2003–2004 | managerclubs8 = [Lodigiani](/source/A.S._Lodigiani)
| manageryears9 = 2010–2012 | managerclubs9 = [Saint George FC](/source/Saint_George_FC)
| pcupdate = 29 June 2006
| ntupdate = 31 April 2015
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|Italy}}}}
{{Medal|Comp|[FIFA World Cup](/source/FIFA_World_Cup)}}
{{Medal|W|[1982 Spain](/source/1982_FIFA_World_Cup)|}}
}}
'''Giuseppe Dossena''' ({{IPA|it|dʒuˈzɛppe dosˈseːna}}; born 2 May 1958) is an Italian [football](/source/association_football) [manager](/source/manager_(association_football)) and former football player, who played as a [midfielder](/source/midfielder).[{{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}}] He played for several Italian clubs throughout his career, in particular [Torino](/source/Torino_F.C.) and [Sampdoria](/source/UC_Sampdoria), where he won several titles. At international level, he represented the [Italy national football team](/source/Italy_national_football_team), and was a member of the Italian squad that won the [1982 FIFA World Cup](/source/1982_FIFA_World_Cup).
==Club career==
Dossena began his playing career for [Torino](/source/Torino_F.C.) in 1976, and moved to [Pistoiese](/source/A.C._Pistoiese) the following season. He subsequently played for [Cesena](/source/A.C._Cesena) and [Bologna](/source/Bologna_F.C._1909), 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](/source/1982_FIFA_World_Cup).[{{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](/source/FIFA)|access-date=2 February 2010}}] He then played for [Udinese](/source/Udinese_Calcio), [Sampdoria](/source/UC_Sampdoria) and [Perugia](/source/Perugia_Calcio), where he retired in 1992.[{{cite web|url=http://www.mondedufoot.fr/fiche_du_joueur/giuseppe-dossena/#redirect|title=Giuseppe Dossena|work=mondedufoot.fr|access-date=19 May 2016}}] Dossena is mostly remembered for his time with Sampdoria, where he achieved notable domestic and international success, winning the [1988–89 Coppa Italia](/source/1988%E2%80%9389_Coppa_Italia), the [1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup](/source/1989%E2%80%9390_European_Cup_Winners'_Cup), the [1990–91 Serie A](/source/1990%E2%80%9391_Serie_A) title, and the [1991 Supercoppa Italiana](/source/1991_Supercoppa_Italiana), also losing out on the [1990 European Super Cup final](/source/1990_European_Super_Cup) to [European Cup](/source/1989%E2%80%9390_European_Cup) winners and [Serie A](/source/Serie_A) rivals [Milan](/source/A.C._Milan).[{{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}}][{{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}}][{{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}}]
==Style of play==
Primarily a [playmaker](/source/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.[{{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}}]
==Managerial career==
Later, he started a managing career at international level, coaching Ghana for two years (1998–2000),[{{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}}] and then being assistant of [Cesare Maldini](/source/Cesare_Maldini) in Paraguay's appearance at the [2002 FIFA World Cup](/source/2002_FIFA_World_Cup). Between 2000 and 2001, he coached [Ittihad Jeddah](/source/Ittihad_FC) of [Saudi Arabia](/source/Saudi_Arabia).[{{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}}] He later worked as an analyst for Italian public broadcasting company [RAI](/source/RAI).
In July 2002, Dossena was appointed the new manager of [Albania national team](/source/Albania_national_football_team),[{{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}}] becoming the first foreigner manager of the team since Hungarian [Miklós Vadas](/source/Mikl%C3%B3s_Vadas) in 1953.[{{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}}] 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](/source/Switzerland_national_football_team) and the second was the 4–1 loss to [Russia](/source/Russia_national_football_team).[{{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}}]
==Career statistics==
===International===
Source:[{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=4956|title=Giuseppe Dossena|publisher=European Football|access-date=21 February 2019}}]
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan=7|[Italy](/source/Italy_national_football_team)
|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](/source/UC_Sampdoria)