Roberto Bettega Football player

Roberto Bettega (Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto ˈbɛtteɡa]; born 27 December 1950 in Turin, Piedmont) is an Italian former footballer. Bettega was regarded as a player of noteworthy intelligence, and in his prime, he was one of the most feared Italian strikers, due to his prolific goalscoring ability. He also was regarded as a complete and modern player, as he was capable of playing both as a midfielder and as a forward; he was usually used as a centre-forward earlier on in his career, and he was deployed as a supporting striker, or as an attacking midfielder in his later career, after losing some pace and mobility. Bettega is mostly remembered for his time at his hometown club Juventus. He was nicknamed La penna bianca ("White Feather") for his appearance, vision, passing ability, and technical skills.In December 2009, Bettega was officially appointed deputy director-general of Juventus. His role will be to act as an intermediate between the players and coaching staff and the upper echelons of the club, as well as taking an active involvement in all of the Old Lady's transfer dealings.

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Roberto Bettega
Birth dateDecember 27, 1950
Birth place
Italy , Turin

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Football player

position
Forward (association football)
teams
Juventus F.C.
Toronto Blizzard (1971–84)
Italy national football team
A.S. Varese 1910

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