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Leonardo Bonucci
Leonardo Bonucci is an Italian professional football coach and former player who played as a centre-back. He is assistant coach of the Italy national under-20 team and technical assistant of the Italy national team. Considered one of the best defenders of his generation, he was known for his technique, ball-playing skills, tackling and his ability to play in either a three or four-man defence.
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sports · Italian footballer (born 1987) · association football player · association football coach · also Leonardo Bonucci, Bonucci
Born 1 May 1987 · Q208050
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2026· 1 entry
2025· 1 entry
Won award: Juventus FC Hall of Fame (2025).
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2024· 2 entries
Played for Fenerbahçe Istanbul (2024–2024) — 8 appearances, 0 goals.
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Bonucci claimed it was the newly appointed Elliott club management that decided to part ways with him, allegedly in accordance with their policy of cutting higher costs and focusing on younger players
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2023· 1 entry
Played for 1. FC Union Berlin (2023–2024) — 7 appearances, 1 goals.
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2021· 9 entries
Won the FIFA FIFPro World XI with Juventus (2021).
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Won: Coppa Italia with Juventus (2020–21).
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Won award: FIFA FIFPro World11 (2021).
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Awarded Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2021).
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Won award: 5th Class / Knight (2021).
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Won award: IFFHS Men's World Team (2021).
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Won award: Globe Soccer Awards Best Defender of the Year (2021).
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Won award: IFFHS Men's UEFA Team of the Year (2021).
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The neologism bonucciata was even included in the Italian encyclopedia Treccani
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2020· 6 entries
Won: Supercoppa Italiana with Juventus (2020).
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Won: Serie A with Juventus (2019–20).
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Won: UEFA European Championship with Italy (2020).
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Won award: Serie A Team of the Year (2019–20).
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Won award: IFFHS UEFA Team of the Decade (2011–2020).
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Won award: UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament (2020).
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2019· 1 entry
Won: Serie A with Juventus (2018–19).
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2018· 3 entries
Won: Supercoppa Italiana with Juventus (2018).
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Won award: UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season (2017–18).
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Played for Juventus FC (2018–2023) — 130 appearances, 14 goals.
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2017· 15 entries
Won the Italian Coppa Italia with Juventus (2016-2017).
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Won the FIFA FIFPro World XI with Juventus (2017).
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Won: Coppa Italia with Juventus (2016–17).
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Won award: FIFA FIFPro World11 (2017).
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Won: UEFA Champions League with Juventus (2016–17).
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Won award: UEFA Champions League Team of the Season (2016–17).
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Won award: ESM Team of the Year (2016–17).
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Won award: Serie A Team of the Year (2016–17).
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Won award: IFFHS Men's World Team (2017).
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Won: Serie A with Juventus (2016–17).
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Moved to AC Milan, and one season later returned to Juventus, winning two more consecutive league titles
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And 2021, Bonucci was included in the FIFA FIFPro World11 and the IFFHS Men's World Team
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Joined Milan in 2017.
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Played for AC Milan (2017–2018) — 35 appearances, 2 goals.
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Was ranked by some as the best defender in the world
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2016· 10 entries
Won the Italian Coppa Italia with Juventus (2015-2016).
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Won award: Serie A Team of the Year (2015–16).
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Won award: Serie A Footballer of the Year (2015–16).
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Won award: UEFA Team of the Year (2016).
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Won award: L'Équipe Team of the Year (2016).
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Won: Coppa Italia with Juventus (2015–16).
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Won: Serie A with Juventus (2015–16).
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And was also included in the UEFA Team of the Year in the same season
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His defensive attributes, as well as his skill on the ball, vision, and accurate passing, moved La Repubblica to dub him as “Beckenbonucci”, a reference to former German sweeper Franz Beckenbauer
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Mario Sconcerti of Il Corriere della Sera ranked Bonucci among the greatest Italian defenders of all time
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2015· 6 entries
Won the Italian Coppa Italia with Juventus (2014-2015).
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Won: UEFA Champions League with Juventus (2014–15).
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Won award: Serie A Team of the Year (2014–15).
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Won: Coppa Italia with Juventus (2014–15).
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Won: Serie A with Juventus (2014–15).
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Won: Supercoppa Italiana with Juventus (2015).
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2014· 2 entries
Won: Serie A with Juventus (2013–14).
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Won award: UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season (2013–14).
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2013· 2 entries
Won: Supercoppa Italiana with Juventus (2013).
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Won: Serie A with Juventus (2012–13).
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2012· 4 entries
Won: Supercoppa Italiana with Juventus (2012).
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Won: Serie A with Juventus (2011–12).
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Runner-up: UEFA European Championship with Italy (2012).
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The Guardian named him the 88th Best Player in the World and in 2016, he was named the 26th Best Player in the World
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2010· 4 entries
Joined Juventus in 2010.
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Up until 2023, representing Italy at two FIFA World Cups (2010 and 2014), three European Championships, (2012, 2016, and 2020), and a FIFA Confederations Cup (2013); he won Euro 2020, earned a runners-up medal at Euro 20
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Played for Italy men's national association football team (2010–2023) — 121 appearances, 8 goals.
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Played for Juventus FC (2010–2017) — 227 appearances, 15 goals.
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2009· 5 entries
Joined Pisa in 2009.
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Played for SSC Bari (2009–2010) — 38 appearances, 1 goals.
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Played for Genoa CFC (2009–2009) — 0 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for Pisa SC (2009–2009) — 18 appearances, 1 goals.
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Joined Bari in 2009.
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2007· 1 entry
Played for Treviso F.B.C. 1993 (2007–2009) — 40 appearances, 4 goals.
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2006· 2 entries
Won: Coppa Italia Primavera with Inter Milan (2006).
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Won: Serie A with Inter Milan (2005–06).
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2005· 3 entries
Bonucci spent the next few seasons on loan at Treviso and Pisa, before moving to Bari in 2009
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Played for Inter Milan (2005–2009) — 1 appearances, 0 goals.
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Joined Inter in 2005.
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1987· 1 entry
Born 1987-05-01.
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