Career
Antognoni is regarded as one of the best Italian players of his generation, and as one of the best Italian advanced midfield playmakers of all time, due to his vision, control, technical ability, and accurate passing range, as well as his powerful shots from outside the area. He was also a fast and elegant player when dribbling with the ball, and he was capable of passing or striking the ball accurately with both feet and from set pieces. His career started in the Italian Serie Doctorate with the club of Astimacobi, when he was only sixteen.
In 1972, Nils Liedholm convinced him to join.
He made his debut in Italian Serie A in October 1972 with, whom he later captained, also eventually inheriting the number 10 shirt. He narrowly missed out on the Serie A title with during the 1981-1982 season, losing out to rivals Juventus by a single point on the final match-day.
Antognoni played 412 games with and scored 61 goals. Antognoni is regarded as a legend, and as one of the club"s best ever players, as he played for the club throughout his entire Italian professional career between the 70s and 80s.
He holds the record for the most appearances in Serie A for, with 341 appearances.
In 1987, Antognoni joined Lausanne Sports. He made 51 appearances and scored 7 goals. He retired in 1989 while at Lausanne.
Antognoni"s senior international career with started on the 20th November 1974, in a 3–1 away loss to the The Netherlands at the age of twenty, in a Euro 1976 qualifying match.
Antognoni took part in the 1978 World Cup with, where the team finished in fourth place after a semi-final defeat to the Netherlands. He also reached another fourth place finish at the 1980 European Championship on home soil.
Antognoni made six appearances throughout the tournament, including the semi-final match against Poland, but he was not able to participate in the final due to an injury sustained in the semi-final. In total, he received 73 caps for, scoring 7 goals.
His last appearance came against Czechoslovakia, on the 16th November 1983.
He captained of the national team on four occasions. Antognoni is currently the player with the most appearances for the national side. Club International Individual.
