Blocco-Juve also known as Blocco Juventus was the nickname of the group of Juventus F.C.

Juventus F.C.

Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...

 players called-up to have been the backbone to the Italy national football team

Italy national football team

The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...

 managed by Enzo Bearzot

Enzo Bearzot

Vincenzo "Enzo" Bearzot was an Italian association football player and manager. He is best known for having led the Italian national football team to a triumph in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.-Playing career:...

 to have won one edition of the FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup

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 in 1982

1982 FIFA World Cup

The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:...

 and reached the semifinals of the same tournament in 1978

1978 FIFA World Cup

The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Argentina between 1 June and 25 June. The 1978 World Cup was won by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time in the final. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina, who became the fifth...

 and in the 1980 European Championship.

With this group the side managed by Giovanni Trapattoni

Giovanni Trapattoni

Giovanni Trapattoni , sometimes known as "Trap" or "Il Trap", is an Italian football coach and former player, considered the most successful club coach in the history of Serie A. As a player he was part of Italy's squad at the 1962 FIFA World Cup....

 have dominated the Italian football

Football in Italy

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 and had one of the best teams in Europe and the world during the second half of the 1970s first half of the 1980s, winning amongst others six national championships

Serie A

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, two Italian Cups

Coppa Italia

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 and all international club competitions (world record), and included Dino Zoff

Dino Zoff

Dino Zoff is an Italian former football goalkeeper and is the oldest winner ever of the World Cup, which he earned as captain of the Italian team in the 1982 tournament in Spain, at the age of 40 years, 4 months and 13 days.Zoff was a goalkeeper of outstanding ability and has a place in the...

, Claudio Gentile

Claudio Gentile

Claudio Gentile is an Italian football coach and former defender of the 1970s and 1980s. Gentile appeared for Italy in two World Cup tournaments, including playing in the winning Italian team in the 1982 final. His club career was notably spent with Juventus for whom he made almost 300 league...

, Gaetano Scirea

Gaetano Scirea

Gaetano Scirea was an Italian football player who is considered one of the greatest defenders of all-time.Scirea is one of only five players in European football history to have won all international trophies for football clubs recognized by UEFA and FIFA...

, Antonio Cabrini

Antonio Cabrini

Antonio Cabrini is an Italian football former player. He played left-back, mainly with Juventus. He won the 1982 FIFA World Cup with the Italian national team....

, Marco Tardelli, Roberto Bettega

Roberto Bettega

Roberto Bettega is an Italian former footballer. Bettega was regarded as a player of noteworthy intelligence and at his prime was one of the most feared strikers . Bettega is mostly remembered for his time at his hometown club Juventus...

 and Paolo Rossi

Paolo Rossi

Paolo Rossi is an Italian former football striker. In 1982, he led Italy to the 1982 FIFA World Cup title, scoring six goals to win the Golden Boot/top scorer honors, and the Golden Ball. After his performance at the 1982 FIFA World Cup he became a hero in the hearts of all Italians...

.

Players

• Pietro Anastasi
  Pietro Anastasi
  Pietro Anastasi , nicknamed Petruzzu 'u turcu by fans, was an Italian footballer, playing in the striker role.Anastasi was born in Catania, Sicily. During his career he played for Massiminiana, Varese, Juventus, Internazionale and Ascoli...
  
  
• Romeo Benetti
  Romeo Benetti
  Romeo Benetti is a former Italian footballer. Benetti was a spiteful, brutal pioneer of the Italian midfielder enforcer who also took his defensive duties very seriously and epitomised the ultra-defensive, dont-lose-at all-costs attitude of Italy in the early 1970s with a hard tackle and stamina...
  
  
• Roberto Bettega
  Roberto Bettega
  Roberto Bettega is an Italian former footballer. Bettega was regarded as a player of noteworthy intelligence and at his prime was one of the most feared strikers . Bettega is mostly remembered for his time at his hometown club Juventus...
  
  
• Antonio Cabrini
  Antonio Cabrini
  Antonio Cabrini is an Italian football former player. He played left-back, mainly with Juventus. He won the 1982 FIFA World Cup with the Italian national team....
  
  
• Franco Causio
  Franco Causio
  Franco Causio is an Italian, World Cup winning former footballer who played for Juventus for many years in the 1970s and 1980s.-Biography:Causio was born in Lecce , and moved to Juventus when he was 17....
  
  
• Antonello Cuccureddu
  Antonello Cuccureddu
  Antonello Cuccureddu is an Italian football coach and former player.-Career:A central defender, Cuccureddu spent his playing career with Brescia , Juventus , and Fiorentina...
  
  
• Giuseppe Furino
  Giuseppe Furino
  Giuseppe Furino is a retired Italian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.- Career :Having originally started his career at Juventus as a youngster he played for Savona Calcio and U.S...
  
  
• Claudio Gentile
  Claudio Gentile
  Claudio Gentile is an Italian football coach and former defender of the 1970s and 1980s. Gentile appeared for Italy in two World Cup tournaments, including playing in the winning Italian team in the 1982 final. His club career was notably spent with Juventus for whom he made almost 300 league...
  
  
• Francesco Morini
  Francesco Morini
  Francesco Morini is a retired Italian football player. He competed for the Italian national team in the 1974 FIFA World Cup and earned a total of 11 caps. He played for clubs such as Sampdoria and Juventus....
  
  
• Paolo Rossi
  Paolo Rossi
  Paolo Rossi is an Italian former football striker. In 1982, he led Italy to the 1982 FIFA World Cup title, scoring six goals to win the Golden Boot/top scorer honors, and the Golden Ball. After his performance at the 1982 FIFA World Cup he became a hero in the hearts of all Italians...
  
  
• Gaetano Scirea
  Gaetano Scirea
  Gaetano Scirea was an Italian football player who is considered one of the greatest defenders of all-time.Scirea is one of only five players in European football history to have won all international trophies for football clubs recognized by UEFA and FIFA...
  
  
• Luciano Spinosi
  Luciano Spinosi
  Luciano Spinosi is an Italian former football coach and a former player.The clubs for which Spinosi played include A.S. Roma and Juventus F.C.. For the Italy national football team he totalled 22 caps, starting from November 19, 1969.Spinosi also played for Hellas Verona F.C., A.C. Milan and A.C...
  
  
• Marco Tardelli
• Dino Zoff
  Dino Zoff
  Dino Zoff is an Italian former football goalkeeper and is the oldest winner ever of the World Cup, which he earned as captain of the Italian team in the 1982 tournament in Spain, at the age of 40 years, 4 months and 13 days.Zoff was a goalkeeper of outstanding ability and has a place in the...
  
  

Legend:

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup

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 winners during them careers at Juventus F.C.

See also

• Italian national football team
  Italy national football team
  The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
  
  
• Contribution to the Italian national football team
  Juventus F.C. and the Italian national football team
  Overall, Juventus is the club that has contributed the most players to the Italian national team in history. They are the only Italian club that has contributed players to every Italian national teams since the 2nd FIFA World Cup. Juventus have contributed numerous players to Italy's World Cup...
  
  
• List of players to have won all international club competitions
• List of players to have won the three main UEFA club competitions