Giuseppe Dossena

Giuseppe Dossena

Dossena with Torino during the 1980s
Personal information
Date of birth	(1958-05-02) May 2, 1958
Place of birth	Milan, Italy
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Alcione Milano
	Torino
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1977	Torino	0	(0)
1977–1978	Pistoiese	28	(1)
1978–1979	Cesena	28	(0)
1979–1981	Bologna	57	(7)
1981–1987	Torino	187	(20)
1987–1988	Udinese	28	(6)
1988–1991	Sampdoria	102	(9)
1991–1992	Perugia	26	(3)
International career‡
1983–1984	Italy U21	4	(0)
1981–1987	Italy	38	(1)
Managerial career
1998	Triestina (assistant coach)
1998–1999	Ghana U20
1998–2000	Ghana
2000–2001	Ittihad Jeddah
2001-2002	Paraguay (assistant coach)
2002	Albania
2002–2003	Al-Ittihad
2003–2004	Lodigiani
2010–2012	Saint George FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 June 2006 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 April 2015

Giuseppe Dossena (born 2 May 1958) is an Italian football manager and former football player, who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Dossena began his playing career for Torino, and was called up for Italy at the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He then played for Bologna, Udinese, Sampdoria and Perugia. 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.

International career

With the Italian 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.

Style of play

Primarily a playmaker, Dossena was a hard-working, creative team player, renowned for his stamina, vision, technique, and passing ability, although he was also known for his ability to make attacking runs and strike from distance.

Managerial career

Later, he started a managing career at international level, coaching Ghana for two years (1998–2000), 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. He later worked as an analyst for Italian public broadcasting company RAI.

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.

Honours

Club

Sampdoria

• Serie A: 1990–91
• Coppa Italia: 1988–89
• Supercoppa Italiana: 1991
• European Cup Winners' Cup: 1989–90

International

Italy

• FIFA World Cup: 1982