Gianluca Vialli: Former Chelsea, Juventus and Italy striker dies aged 58

Vialli played for Cremonese and Sampdoria earlier moving to Juventus

Former Chelsea striker and manager Gianluca Vialli has died astatine the property 58.

He announced a impermanent permission from his relation with Italy's nationalist squad successful December to absorption connected his health.

Vialli played 59 times for Italy and won the Champions League with Juventus earlier joining Chelsea successful 1996 and becoming player-manager successful 1998.

He had joined Juventus successful 1992 for a past satellite grounds £12m aft winning the Serie A rubric and the European Cup Winners' Cup during 8 seasons with Sampdoria.

Vialli was the archetypal Italian to negociate a Premier League side, taking implicit from the sacked Ruud Gullit precocious successful the season, and went connected to pb the Blues to triumph successful the League Cup, Uefa Cup Winners' Cup and Uefa Super Cup.

He besides guided Chelsea to triumph successful the 2000 FA Cup last and Charity Shield but was sacked aboriginal successful the pursuing play aft a mediocre start.

The striker besides had a abbreviated spell astatine Watford, past successful the 2nd tier, during the 2001-02 play but was dismissed aft the Hornets lone finished 14th.

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