How tall is Gaetano Scirea?

Gaetano Scirea's listed height was 178 cm (5'10"). He was taller than about 80% of men in Italy.

Where 178 cm sits among men in Italy

Taller than about 80% of men in Italy born in 1953 (average 172.2 cm).

Scirea next to his teammates

Marco Tardelli is the same height than Gaetano Scirea (178 cm), teammate at Italy men's national association football team from 1976 to 1986.

Antonio Cabrini is the same height than Gaetano Scirea (178 cm), teammate at Juventus FC from 1976 to 1988.

Claudio Gentile is the same height than Gaetano Scirea (178 cm), teammate at Juventus FC from 1974 to 1984.

About Gaetano Scirea

Gaetano Scirea was an Italian professional footballer. He was born on 25 May 1953 in Cernusco sul Naviglio and died on 3 September 1989. He spent most of his career with Juventus.

Scirea was one of only six players in European football history to have won all the international trophies for clubs recognised by UEFA and FIFA, and one of nine to have won all three major UEFA club competitions, a feat he achieved with Juventus. He played for the Italy national team for more than a decade and was an undisputed member of the defensive line, keeping Franco Baresi out of the national team for four years until he retired in 1986. He became a World Champion with the 1982 FIFA World Cup winning team, and also played at the 1978 World Cup and UEFA Euro 1980, finishing fourth in both.

Scirea stood at a listed 178 cm (5'10"). Marco Tardelli, his Italy teammate from 1976 to 1986, has the same listed height of 178 cm (5'10"). So does Antonio Cabrini, his teammate at Juventus FC from 1976 to 1988, as well as Claudio Gentile, who played with him at Juventus FC from 1974 to 1984.

Frequently asked

How tall is Gaetano Scirea in feet and inches? Gaetano Scirea was 5'10" tall, which is 178 cm, 70.1 inches or 1.78 m.

How tall is Gaetano Scirea compared to Marco Tardelli? Marco Tardelli is the same height than Gaetano Scirea: 178 cm (5'10") vs 178 cm (5'10").

How tall is Gaetano Scirea compared to Antonio Cabrini? Antonio Cabrini is the same height than Gaetano Scirea: 178 cm (5'10") vs 178 cm (5'10").

How tall is Gaetano Scirea compared to Claudio Gentile? Claudio Gentile is the same height than Gaetano Scirea: 178 cm (5'10") vs 178 cm (5'10").

Is Gaetano Scirea tall for men in Italy? At 178 cm he was taller than about 80% of men in Italy born in 1953, whose average height is 172.2 cm.

Sources

• Gaetano Scirea on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Gaetano Scirea on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 178 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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