Tribute to a Mad Genius: Bobo Vieri

By: Julian | October 22nd, 2009 | 42 Comments »

It’s official: Bobo Vieri has retired.

Vieri was a great striker, perhaps even the best in the world when he was at Inter from 1999-2005. He bagged an amazing 103 goals in 144 appearances during that time. He’s been to many clubs since, including stints and Fior and Atalanta, but in due time I’ll think he’ll be remembered for his Inter days.

His time with the Azzurri was nothing to gloss over, either. He scored 23 goals in 49 matches for us. He had 5 goals at the 98 WC and 4 at WC 2002. Injuries were a big problem for him, as they caused him to miss Euro 2000 and Germany 2006, where he likely would have been a World Cup winner had he gone.

I don’t have too much time today (class in an hour) but I did want to get this post up to commemorate him. On the top of his game, he was a truly great striker. Maybe crazy, maybe a bit odd, but there’s no doubting his abilities. I didn’t get to see him play too much, so please leave a tribute in the comments so that we can serve his memory properly.

He hasn’t played since April but only today did he confirm that he no longer has the spark to play.

Tags: Group E, retired, Vieri

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