<p><strong>Gianluca Vialli </strong>was a <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/Enzo-Fernandez-reportedly-has-decided-which-team-he-will-play-for-next-in-the-Premier-League-20221230-0004.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Premier League</a> legend, despite the fact having played only 88 games in his Chelsea career. The Italian striker gave <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/qatar2022/USMNT-star-Christian-Pulisic-congratulates-Lionel-Messi-on-World-Cup-win-20221218-0055.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chelsea</a> credibility in a time when <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/Who-is-Benoit-Badiashile-the-new-signing-for-Chelsea-20230105-0022.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chelsea</a> was not the club it is today, and the Italian striker was the key face of Stamford Bridge.</p>
<p>Not only that but Gianluca Vialli was also a player/coach during the 1998/99 season where he played in 20 games and scored 10 goals while also guiding a team from the bench. Eventually Vialli would become Chelsea’s full-time manager until September 2000.</p>
<p>Before his time at <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/qatar2022/Qatar-2022-Stat-shows-how-influential-Christian-Pulisic-is-in-this-USMNT-20221129-0035.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chelsea</a>, Vialli had played for Juventus but came on to the scene playing for Sampdoria, arguably the best years of the club’s modern-day history. <strong>Here is a look back at some of the best moments of the career of Gianluca Vialli.</strong></p>
<h2>Sampdoria</h2>
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<p>From 1984-1992 Gianluca Vialli was a huge part of the success of Sampdoria, in that era winning six championships, one Serie A title, 1 UEFA Cup Winners Cup, and 4 Coppa Italia’s. More importantly Vialli was a part of the Sampdoria squad that played the 1991/92 UEFA Champions League final, only losing 1-0 to Barcelona.</p>
<p>Vialli scored 141 goals in 327 games for the club and played alongside Roberto Mancini, Srečko Katanec, Toninho Cerezo, and Gianluca Pagliuca.</p>
<h2>Italy</h2>
<p>Gianluca Vialli played in two FIFA World Cups for Italy and scored 16 goals in 59 games, during his national team run Italy was third in Italy 90 and semi-finalist in the 1988 Euro Cup. Vialli was often in the shadow of Roberto Baggio and others on the national team.</p>
<h2>Chelsea</h2>
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<p>Looking for a new challenge and after four seasons at Juventus, Vialli went to an unknown destination in England called Chelsea. At the time a top eight finish was deemed a success for Chelsea and the Italian delivered for the club, winning the FA Cup, League Cup, and the Cup Winners Cup.</p>
<p>While coaching the team Vialli began the course of Chelsea triumphs in England, FA Cup: 1999–2000, League Cup: 1997–98, FA Charity Shield: 2000, UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup: 1997–98, and UEFA Super Cup: 1998. Vialli was the first ever Italian coach of the Premier League, and their UEFA Super Cup win was over none other than Real Madrid.</p>
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