Mario Pietruzzi
Italian footballer and manager
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Mario Pietruzzi (16 June 1918 – 5 November 2014) was an Italian professional footballer and manager.[1]
Date of birth
16 June 1918
Place of birth
Alessandria, Italy
Date of death
5 November 2014 (aged 96)
Position(s)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 June 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Alessandria, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 5 November 2014 (aged 96) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| Savoia 1920 Litta Parodi | |||
| Crema | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1938–1953 | Alessandria | 283 | (24) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1955–1962 | Derthona | ||
| 1964–1967 | Valenzana | ||
| 1967–1969 | Alessandria | ||
| 1972 | Alessandria | ||
| 1974 | Alessandria | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 March 2010 | |||
Career
Footballer
As a footballer, he played for all of his career with Alessandria. He became the third player to play most matches with the team.[2]
He gained a promotion in Serie A in 1945–46, winning a Serie B championship, and a promotion in Serie B in 1953.
Coach
As a coach, he managed Derthona[2] and Valenzana.[3] He managed even Alessandria for two seasons and, in the 1970s, he signed twice as a caretaker.[2]
