.JPG) Di Marzio in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giovanni Di Marzio | ||
| Date of birth | (1940-01-08)8 January 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Naples,Italy | ||
| Date of death | 22 January 2022(2022-01-22) (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Padova, Italy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1964 | Juve Stabia | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1968–1969 | Internapoli (assistant) | ||
| 1969–1971 | Napoli (youth) | ||
| 1971–1972 | Nocerina | ||
| 1972–1973 | Juve Stabia | ||
| 1973–1974 | Brindisi | ||
| 1974–1977 | Catanzaro | ||
| 1977–1979 | Napoli | ||
| 1979–1980 | Genoa | ||
| 1980–1982 | Lecce | ||
| 1982–1983 | Catania | ||
| 1984–1985 | Padova | ||
| 1987–1988 | Cosenza | ||
| 1988–1989 | Catanzaro | ||
| 1989–1990 | Cosenza | ||
| 1991–1992 | Palermo | ||
| 1996–1998 | Venezia (director of sports) | ||
| 2001–2006 | Juventus (scout) | ||
| 2011–2016 | Queens Park Rangers (scout) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Giovanni "Gianni"Di Marzio (8 January 1940 – 22 January 2022) was an Italian professionalfootball manager.[citation needed]
After leaving his footballer career for an injury, Di Marzio debuted as a manager in 1968 inSerie C.[1] He had his breakout as the coach ofCatanzaro, where after his second season in charge, led the team to an unexpected promotion toSerie A in 1976.[1][2] The team then finished 15th in only their second ever Serie A campaign and were automatically relegated. Di Marzio had shown enough to earn a move to Napoli for the following season.[2]
WithNapoli, Di Marzio was aCoppa Italia finalist in1978, losing the trophy againstInter Milan.[1] In 1983 he broughtCatania in Serie A, and in 1988Cosenza inSerie B.[1] He retired from management after failing to rescuePalermo from relegation in 1992.[3]
Di Marzio successively took on a career as a football pundit and manager, working asMaurizio Zamparini's collaborator during his periods atVenezia and Palermo, as well as transfer consultant and scout atQueens Park Rangers.[3]
| Team | Nat | From | To | League Record | Cup Record | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | G | W | D | L | Win % | G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| U.S. Catanzaro 1929[2][4] |  Italy | 1 July 1974 | 30 June 1977 | 106 | 36 | 39 | 31 | 033.96 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 016.67 | 119 | 38 | 43 | 38 | 031.93 |
| U.S. Catanzaro 1929[2][4] | Italy | 1 July 1988 | 30 June 1989 | 31 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 022.58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | 31 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 022.58 |
| Total | 137 | 43 | 53 | 41 | 031.39 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 016.67 | 150 | 45 | 57 | 48 | 030.00 | |||
Di Marzio's son, Gianluca, is a renowned Italian football journalist and pundit, working withSky Italia.[3][1]
He died inPadua on 22 January 2022, at the age of 82.[1]