Paolo Rossi (Italian pronunciation: ['pa:olo 'rossi]; born 23 September 1956) is a former Italian professional footballer, who played as a forward. In 1982, he led Italy to the 1982 FIFA World Cup title, scoring six goals to win the Golden Boot as top goalscorer, and the Golden Ball for the player of the tournament. Rossi is one of only three players to have won all three awards at a World Cup, along with Garrincha in 1962, and Mario Kempes in 1978. Rossi was also awarded the 1982 Ballon d'Or as the European Footballer of the Year for his performances.
Later years
After the 1982 World Cup, Rossi continued to play with Juventus. During the 1982-83 season, Juventus finished second in Serie A, although Rossi helped the club to win the 1983 Coppa Italia, scoring 5 goals, also helping Juventus to reach the 1983 European Cup final, only to lose out to Hamburg; Rossi finished the tournament as the top scorer, with 6 goals. During the 1983-84 season, Rossi won his second Scudetto title with the club, notably scoring 13 goals, also helping the club to win the 1983-84 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, followed by the 1984 UEFA Super Cup. During his final season with the club, Rossi finally won the European Cup in 1985, finishing the tournament with 5 goals, behind only team-mate Michel Platini, and Torbjorn Nilsson, with 7 goals.  After his stint with Juventus, he moved on to a then struggling Milan for a season in 1985. During his time with Milan, he was remembered for his two-goal performance against Internazionale in a Milan derby match. Rossi was also selected to the Italian roster for the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, but did not play in the competition, because of an injury, which caused him to struggle during the team's fitness tests, due to the high altitude of the region; as a result, he was replaced by Giuseppe Galderisi up-front in the team's starting line-up. He made his final appearance for Italy on 11 May 1986, in a 2-0 friendly home win over China, in Naples. He ended his club career at Hellas Verona during the 1986-87 season, helping them to a fourth-place finish in Serie A, before retiring at the end of the season. He is currently involved in real estate, together with his former teammate Giancarlo Salvi.  Rossi scored a total of 20 goals in 48 senior international caps for Italy. Undoubtedly, his most important goal was the winner against Brazil in the 1982 World Cup which completed a famous hat trick and enabled the Azzurri to advance to the semi-finals at the expense of the South Americans. Rossi further represented Italy in the 1991 edition of the World Cup of Masters, scoring in the third place play off against Uruguay. Rossi is currently Italy's joint all-time top goalscorer in the FIFA World Cup, with 9 goals in 14 appearances over two editions of the tournament, alongside Roberto Baggio and Christian Vieri. 6 of his World Cup goals came in 7 appearances in Italy's victorious 1982 edition, and 3 of his goals came in 7 appearances in the 1978 edition, where Italy finished in fourth place.  Rossi was named by Pele as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004; during the same year, he placed 12th in the UEFA Golden Jubilee poll.  In August 1990, he was named vice-president of Lega Pro Prima Divisione club A.S. Pescina Valle del Giovenco.

Q: When did he retire?
A: He ended his club career at Hellas Verona during the 1986-87 season, helping them to a fourth-place finish in Serie A, before retiring at the end of the season.

Q: Did he receive any awards or recognition?
A: Rossi was named by Pele as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004;
How did people react when he retired?
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