Gianluca Vialli passed away at 58.

[Bon Esprit]

I grew up with Vialli and I always admired him.

Gianluca Vialli passes away aged 58 following second battle with pancreatic cancer - Eurosport

Gianluca Vialli was one of the original cult heroes of Italian football towards the end of the 21st century, starring as a striker for both Sampdoria and Juve.

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[Power Man]

RIP :-(

Vialli-Lombardo-Mancini was quite the trio at Sampdoria
Won the club their only scudetto in 91

 

[TheMoreYouKnow]

Good player. I know he was expected to be one of the stars of World Cup 1990 but didn't have the tournament he wanted to have. Obviously always will be seen as a Sampdoria hero, but in my mind perhaps most notable as one of the first Italian players to go to England in the 90s as part of Ruud Gullit's 'revolution' at Chelsea which really was perhaps the start of the "global era" in the Premier League.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Absolute Chelsea legend, no doubts about it. He and Gullit laid the groundwork for the last 25 years of the club.

 

[gary69]

Good player. I know he was expected to be one of the stars of World Cup 1990 but didn't have the tournament he wanted to have. Obviously always will be seen as a Sampdoria hero, but in my mind perhaps most notable as one of the first Italian players to go to England in the 90s as part of Ruud Gullit's 'revolution' at Chelsea which really was perhaps the start of the "global era" in the Premier League.

Yeah, Schillagi stole his thunder at Italia'90, but his club career was very good even if the NT team career was only decent compared to expectations, especially after Euro'88.