1- Stefano
Borgonovo
Italian
Stefano Borgonovo’s best season was during the 1988/89 where he was on loan at
Fiorentina from AC Milan. That season he formed a prolific striking partnership
with Roberto Baggio that enabled both of them to be called up for the National
team.
Borgonovo
earned his three caps within a month in February and March of 1989. (February
22, 1989, Italy 1-Denmark 0 / March 25, 1989, Austria 0-Italy 1 and March 29,
2989, Romania 1-Italy 0).
For
the first two matches he came on as substitute replacing strikers Gianluca
Vialli and Aldo Serena respectively. He played the entire match vs. Romania.
He
returned to AC Milan, but did not recapture his previous form and was never
selected again.
He
sadly passed away on June 27, 2013 from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
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Photo
From: Guerin Sportivo, April 11-18, 1989
(Stefano
Borgonovo with Dan Petrescu on the left, March 29, Romania 1-Italy 0)
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2- Gregorio
Fonseca
Spanish
striker Gregorio Fonseca earned all his four caps during the calendar year of
1992.
His
first two caps were under Manager Vicente Miera.
As
a Real Valladolid player , he earned his first cap in a tie vs. the
Commonwealth of Independent States (ex-USSR) on February 19, 1992 that ended in
a one to one tie.
Less
than a month later on March 11, 1992, he played vs. USA (2 to 0 win).
In
the offseason he had joined RCD Espanol.
His
third cap was under new Manager Javier Clemente in a Friendly vs. England on
September 9, 1992 that Spain won (1 to 0) with Fonseca scoring the winner in
the 11th minute.
He
earned his final cap in a World Cup qualifier on September 23, 1992 vs. Latvia
at Riga that ended in a scoreless tie.
He
was substituted in the 71st minute and was never selected again.
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Photo
From: Don Balon, November 15-21, 1994
(Gregorio
Fonseca)
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3- John
Fashanu
Wimbledon
striker John Fashanu earned his only two caps for England in May 1989 during
the Stanley Rous Cup.
He
was beneficiary of the fact that the best teams in the League, Liverpool and
Arsenal, did not release any players for the tournament as they were to play
their League decider.
For
his first cap on May 23, 1989 vs. Chile on Wembley (scoreless tie), Fashanu was
replaced by Tony Cottee in the 70th minute.
For
his second cap on May 27, 1989 vs. Scotland at Glasgow (2 to 0 win) , he was
replaced in the 31st minute by Steve Bull.
He
was never called up again.
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Photo
From: France Football, Issue 2394, February 25, 1992
(John
Fashanu with Wimbledon)
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4- Carmelo
Micciche
French
striker Carmelo Micciche earned his only two caps in the Spring of 1987. For
his first match that coincided as Michel Platini’s last he opened the scoring
in a (2 to 0) win vs. Iceland in a European Championship qualifier on April 29,
1987.
For
his second and final cap, he was substituted in the 75th minute in a
loss (0 to 2) in European Championship qualifier vs. Norway in Oslo on June 16,
1987.
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Photo
From: Mondial, new series, Issue 88, July 1987
(Carmelo
Micciche, June 16, 1987, EC Qualifier, Norway 2-France 0)
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5- Hennie
Meijer
Hennie
Meijer earned his solitary cap on September 9, 1987 in a Friendly vs. Belgium
that ended in a scoreless tie.
He
had just joined Ajax that season from Roda JC as an extra attacking option
following the departure of Marco van Basten to AC Milan.
During
this match with Belgium he replaced Aron Winter in the 67th minute,
therefore his International career lasted 23 minutes only.
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Photo
From: Rode Duivels & Oranje Leeuwen., 100 jaar Derby der Lage Landen,
Authors Ralf Willems, Matty Verkamman
(Hennie
Meijer in his only International, on the right is Franky van der Eslt,
September 9, 1987, Holland 0-Belgium 0)
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