Gianpiero Combi - Curiosities

Curiosities

• Gianpiero Combi, Iker Casillas (2010) and Dino Zoff (1982), are the only goalkeepers to have won the FIFA World Cup as captain of their national teams.
• Combi, alongside František Plánička, was one of the only two goalkeepers-captains at the same World Cup final.
• He was also known in Italy as Uomo di Gomma (the Rubber Man) due to his agility and his carefree but secure saves.
• At the Eurocup in Italy in 1980, the idea to change the name of the major stadium in Turin, Stadio Comunale, was being considered by the Comune. Juventus proposed the name Stadio Gianpiero Combi, but the idea was finally abandoned and this stadium remained with its old name.