Ivano "La Pallottola" Bordon

[Il Drago]

I read his interview about the way he left Inter earlier today and i realised he doesn't have a thread and he definitely deserves one. Inter starting GK in the 1970s and third on the list of Inter GK with most club appearances, after Zenga and Handanovic. I put him in La Grande Inter section because imo that's where he belongs but i added a poll in case other members have objections because of his time at Juventus as GK coach.

Few things about him for those who had never heard of him.

THE GOALKEEPERS WITH THE MOST APPEARANCES FOR INTER​

• Walter Zenga 473
• Samir Handanovic 389
• Ivano Bordon 382
• Julio Cesar 300
• Gianluca Pagliuca 234
• Francesco Toldo 233
• Lido Vieri 199
• Giuliano Sarti 198
• Giorgio Ghezzi and Angelo Franzosi 191

Playing style

Regarded as one of the best Italian goalkeepers of his generation, Bordon was a traditional and introverted goalkeeper, known in particular for his composure, correct behaviour, positioning, and ability to organise his defence, as well as his ability to pull off athletic and acrobatic saves if necessary, without resorting to histrionics. Although he initially struggled when coming off his line to claim crosses, he later improved upon this element of his game as his career progressed.

Club Career

Bordon was born in Marghera, Venice. During his Serie A career (from 1970 to 1989) he played for Inter (1970–83); he initially served as a back-up to Lido Vieri, but later won a place as the team's starting goalkeeper, winning two Serie A titles in 1971 and 1980, as well as two Coppa Italia titles; he also reached the 1972 European Cup final with Inter, where they were defeated by Cruyff's Ajax side. He later played for Sampdoria (1983–86), where he won another Coppa Italia in 1985. He also played for Sanremese (1986–87) and Brescia (1987–89) before retiring.

International Career

At international level, Bordon received 21 caps for the Italy national football team between 1978 and 1984, and he participated in three major tournaments with Italy as Dino Zoff's backup. He represented Italy at the 1978 FIFA World Cup (where Italy reached the semi-finals finishing in fourth place), Euro 1980 (where Italy reached the semi-finals finishing in fourth place once again), and he was also a member of Italy's 1982 World Cup winning squad.

Ivano Bordon - Wikipedia

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And this is the article about the way he left Inter.

Nerazzurri Legend Ivano Bordon: “Gabriele Oriali & I Deserved To Be Treated Better By Inter”​

Legendary former Inter goalkeeper has spoken about his time with the Nerazzurri, and expressed his feeling that the club had not treated him and teammate Gabriele Oriali well at the end of the 1982-3 season.

Speaking in an interview with Italian news outlet ReggioSera.com, the former goalkeeper relates the circumstances of his departure from the Nerazzurri to join Sampdoria in the summer of 1983.

In Bordon’s telling, both he and Oriali were strongly considering offers from Inter’s Scudetto rivals Juventus at the time, but the club acted to prevent them from joining the Bianconeri.

He feels that the Nerazzurri deliberately misled the pair, who they did not intend on keeping on for the following season, but also did not want to take up the Bianconeri’s offer.

He specifically talks about feeling upset with the conduct of Inter directors Sandro Mazzola and Giancarlo Beltrami, who he believes treated he and his teammate unfairly.

The Nerazzurri legend understands the decisions made by the club, but still believes that they could have handled the situation with Oriali and himself better.

Bordon’s words when asked about his greatest regrets during his career:

“Two things above all: as I said before, I would ask [former Italian national team manager Enzo] Bearzot why he didn’t call me up for the 1986 World Cup.

“The other incident dates back to when I was playing for Inter. Both Gabriele Oriali and I were in a period where we could be released. and we were both courted by Juventus.”

“The management of Inter, however, got in the way,” he continues, “delayed, making us imagine the renewal of our contracts and almost until the closing of the market, at which point they declared that they had other plans and finally invited us to look for another team.”

“We had simply been blocked to prevent us from going to reinforce a direct competitor for the Scudetto, and in the end I found myself at Sampdoria and Oriali at Fiorentina.

“After all that Gabriele and I had given to Inter, perhaps we deserved a better treatment and today I regret not having had an even more genuine contact with Mazzola and Beltrami, to be able to meet them and blame them for their hypocrisy.”

Reflecting on the incident, Bordon said this:

“Of course, I understand the club game, but after my seventeen years at Inter, maybe they could have behaved differently.

“Mind you, I had a great time at Sampdoria. I found a president like Paolo Mantovani who turned out to be both a great fan and a real connoisseur of football, and I discovered a fabulous fanbase.”

“Three years where I had the honour of winning the first trophy in Sampdoria’s history, the Coppa Italia, with the club.

“I must admit that in all the teams where I played, I collected and still receive the affection of the fans, and this gratifies me for all the efforts made during my career.”

 

[Strale]

"My employer didn't want me to work for their direct rivals. Shame. So I worked for someone else and had a great time there. Shame."

With all due respect ofc for the legend.

 

[Glass box]

Legit Italian looks

Seems to me that he followed Lippi in his coaching career, whom I dislike.

Unrelated to this, the stats speak for themselves, he's a legend, who are we to say he's not?

 

[Il Drago]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1605881056619626496

 

[Il Drago]

Inter Milan Legend Ivano Bordon: “Winning First Serie A Title With Nerazzurri Was Amongst My Best Moments In Football”​

Former Inter goalkeeper Ivano Bordon has looked back on his hugely successful career, ahead of the Nerazzurri’s Serie A match against Sampdoria.

The 71-year-old came through Inter’s academy to represent the Nerazzurri from 1970 until 1983, winning the Serie A title and the Coppa Italia twice, before moving on to Sampdoria until 1986.

In an interview published in yesterday’s magazine edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport’s Sportweek, Bordon claimed that his favourite memory on the pitch was helping Inter win the Scudetto for the first time, as the Nerazzurri were crowned champions in his debut season.

“The best moment of my career was being signed by Inter by Italo Allodi, but on the pitch the first Scudetto with Inter, with Giovanni Invernizzi,” the former Italy international declared.

“The second, the 1979-80 one, I feel more mine. I was a starter and matured. In that team there were eight of us who had grown up in the youth teams: me, Oriali, Bini, Canuti, Baresi, Ambu, Muraro and Pancheri. Plus Occhipinti who played the last game.

“Then there were the beautiful moments in Mantovani’s Samp. The victories, the triumphs, five titles with Juve (as an assistant coach).”

Bordon lifted the World Cup with Italy in 1982, before working under Marcello Lippi as the Azzurri won the tournament in 2006.

“Obviously the two World Cups. Or rather three, because, I like to remember, I also won the Military one, in Congo in 1973. There was Oriali, Furino, Graziani, Zecchini, Speggiorin, Bittolo, Ammoniaci. Good company, everywhere. But I was lucky, in my long career I won and saw a lot. I have met people, set records, won challenges. On and off the pitch.

“Now I watch others, sometimes at the stadium, often on TV. I see a different football. Everything has changed: speed, methods, the rules, the managers, the players. There are excellent goalkeepers now. Donnarumma is the future of the national team. Inter have Onana, strong and reactive. Milan have Maignan. He did very well last year, let’s see how he recovers.

“I like Meret, I follow Carnesecchi with interest. What I struggle to understand are their starts from behind, from the back, which are often frantic and dangerous.

“I have seen some really surprising statistics: now a goalkeeper touches the ball in a match more than a midfielder. It’s a completely different world.”

Bordon reflected on his Inter debut in 1971, in the Derby della Madonnina against AC Milan, and revealed that he found Paraguayan coach Heriberto Herrera strange, but the arrival of Invernizzi made the difference in winning the league that year.

“Well, in short, it wasn’t a great debut. I was 19, I came on in the second half in place of Lido Vieri, my mentor, at 1-0 to them. I got two more, but then we won the Scudetto. After the derby they sacked Heriberto Herrera and Invernizzi came in. I only played nine games, but I was on the pitch at Catania on the day they overtook AC Milan.

“Heriberto was peculiar, let’s say. A maniac for diets, he obsessively controlled the players’ lives. Then he went against the leaders of the Grande Inter, leaving Jair and Bedin out of the squad. They sent him away and promoted Invernizzi: we became Italian champions.”

Bordon lifted his second Serie A title under coach Eugenio Bersellini, before following him to Sampdoria, and recalled what it was like to work under the infamously strict disciplinarian.

“I have a very good memory of him, he gave me confidence and thanks to him I made it to the national team. A great educator, tough, few words, but clear and honest.

“It was good at Sampdoria. It was a good team, fun, full of wonderful lads. Vierchowod, Vialli and Mancini. Then my old friend Scanziani and the foreigners Francis and Souness. We won the Coppa Italia by beating Milan in the final.”

The goalkeeper turned his attention to Monday’s meeting between his former clubs and recalled the first time he came up against Sampdoria for Inter.

“Of course, I remember everything, or almost. I’m a collector, even of memories. I have almanacs, newspaper cuttings, stickers, tickets.

“It was at the San Siro in the 1971-72 season, a crazy game: 4-4. Three goals from Boninsegna and then Corso. Do you know who scored for Samp? Marcello Lippi.
He only scored one goal that year, against me. Then he became one of my best friends.

“The last time I faced Inter with Samp was both beautiful and a bit sad. Beautiful because in the final match of 1985-86 there were the teams of my life, and it was 0-0. Sad because it was my last in Serie A. Incredible, but it was a sweet farewell.

“The Samp coach was Bersellini, the person who had relaunched me. On the Inter bench was Mario Corso, an extraordinary teammate, including in the famous match with the can against Borussia Mönchengladbach in the European Cup.”

Bordon was involved as Inter lost 7-1 to Gladbach in 1971, only for Roberto Boninsegna to be hit by a Coca-Cola can from the crowd, which led to the match being replayed and Inter winning 4-2, before a 0-0 draw in the second leg ensured the Nerazzurri progressed.

“I tell that story a lot, and I saved a penalty, we drew 0-0 and qualified for the quarter-finals. In 1971, in Berlin, the crossroads of my football history. There, 35 years later, I won my second World Cup with the national team. I was goalkeeper coach to the great Buffon. What joy.”

Bordon has been inducted into Italian football and Inter’s respective Halls of Fame, and the goalkeeper was proud of his achievement.

“Yes, it’s a pleasure. It means I left good memories in Milan and Genoa. Football has been my life. I’ve given a lot, I’ve had a lot and I still get reflections from it,” he added.

Bordon made 388 appearances for Inter, and 129 for Sampdoria.

 

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