Marino Magrin (born 13 September 1959) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
[1][2][3][4] Magrin was acquired by Juventus FC in 1987, as a replacement for Michel Platini in the midfield playmaker role, following the Frenchman's retirement, but decided not to take Platini's number 10 shirt (although he still occasionally wore the iconic jersey), as the club president Giampiero Boniperti advised him to take his own number 8 shirt instead, which had also previously belonged to Marco Tardelli, as a sign of respect and humility.
[1][3][4] Although he never represented Italy at senior level, Magrin made 3 appearances for the Italian Olympic squad in 1987.
[3][4] Despite his talent in his youth, which even led Platini to say "he's better than me", his career was marked by inconsistency and he failed to live up to his initial potential.
[2][4] Magrin was known in particular for being a penalty-kick specialist and for his incredible accuracy on set-pieces, as well as his use of the bending "knuckleball" technique on free kicks.