Giuseppe Brizi
Italian footballer and manager (1942–2022)
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Giuseppe Brizi (19 March 1942 – 9 June 2022) was an Italian professional football player and manager who played as a defender.[4] In 2012, he was inducted into ACF Fiorentina Hall of Fame.[5]
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Brizi captaining Fiorentina in 1974 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 March 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Macerata, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 9 June 2022 (aged 80) | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Robur Macerata 1905[1] | |||
| Maceratese[2] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1962 | Maceratese[3] | 62 | (1) |
| 1962–1976 | Fiorentina[3] | 374 | (2) |
| 1976–1977 | Maceratese[3] | 17 | (0) |
| Total | 453 | (3) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1979–1981 | Maceratese | ||
| 1982–1983 | Lanciano | ||
| 1983–1984 | Maceratese | ||
| 1984–1986 | Fermana | ||
| 1992–1996 | Sangiustese | ||
| 1996–1997 | Maceratese | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Brizi debuted in professional football during the 1959–60 Serie C season, when he played as a midfielder for Maceratese.[3][4] In 1962, he was then bought by Fiorentina, where Ferruccio Valcareggi eventually decided to play him as a sweeper.[3] In Florence, Brizi had his best spell of his career, making 389 appearances (becoming the player with the second highest number of appearances in the history of the club)[6] and contributing to winning, among others, one Scudetto and two Coppa Italia.[4]
He was part of the Italy national B team's squad that won the 1963 Mediterranean Games.
Managerial career
Brizi was the manager of Maceratese for three non-consecutive tenures, where he won his Girone during the 1979–80 Serie D season,[7] Lanciano, Fermana, and Sangiustese.[8]
Death
Brizi died on 9 June 2022, at the age of 80.[9]
Honours
Player
Fiorentina
- Serie A: 1968–69
- Coppa Italia: 1965–66, 1974–75
- Anglo-Italian League Cup: 1975
- Mitropa Cup: 1966
Italy