Gianluca Vialli will always hold a special place in the hearts of fans. The legendary Italian was both a player and manager at Stamford Bridge during a five-year spell at the club.
On Tuesday, Vialli celebrated his 55th birthday, and after a tweet from the club’s official Twitter account, fans couldn’t wait to wish the Italian a happy birthday.
Happy birthday, Gianluca Vialli! ???? pic.twitter.com/n6fn8VJsOS
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) July 9, 2019
Vialli enjoyed a great five years at Stamford Bridge as both a manager and a player. Vialli made 73 appearances, scoring 34 goals as he won both the FA Cup and League Cup.
The 55-year-old enjoyed an even more successful spell as manager of Chelsea winning five major honours with the club across a three-year period.
Here is a selection of tweets from fans who alluded to the enormous success Vialli was at the club:
THANK YOU LUCA ???? pic.twitter.com/HAwaRLVDzZ
— KENNY ???? (@kenny_cfc) July 9, 2019
Legendary player
Legendary manager
Enough said
— KENNY ???? (@kenny_cfc) July 9, 2019
Top man. A proper Chelsea boy
— Pete Munday (@pmunday2014) July 9, 2019
One of the few player-managers to actually win something, legend????
— Lampard’s Chelsea (@BringBackKalas) July 9, 2019
We love you Gianluca Vialli, what a superstar…
— Gurdeep Grewal (@gurdeepsgrewal) July 9, 2019
Love of my life still Happy Birthday and many many more ????????????????
— Chris Harley (@christhechels5) July 9, 2019