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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1947-02-19)19 February 1947 (age 78) | ||
| Place of birth | Bomporto,Italy | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1969 | Modena | 46 | (7) |
| 1969–1970 | Roma | 7 | (1) |
| 1970–1971 | Brescia | 18 | (3) |
| 1971–1972 | Fiorentina | 1 | (0) |
| 1972–1973 | Foggia | 31 | (9) |
| 1973–1976 | Napoli | 80 | (24) |
| 1976–1977 | Milan | 3 | (0) |
| 1977–1978 | Foggia | 8 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Giorgio Braglia (born 19 February 1947 inBomporto) is a retiredItalian professionalfootball player who played as amidfielder or as aforward.
Throughout his club career, Braglia played 7 seasons inSerie A forA.S. Roma,ACF Fiorentina,S.S.C. Napoli,A.C. Milan, andU.S. Foggia, making 99 appearances, and scoring 25 goals in total during his time in the Italian top division. During his time with Napoli, he wore the number 11 shirt; under managerLuís Vinício, Napoli were known for their exciting style of play and came close to winning the league title during the1974–75 season, in which Braglia scored 12 goals. Braglia won the1975–76 Coppa Italia with the club, scoring a goal in the victorious final; in total he made 80 appearances for Napoli during his three seasons with the team, scoring 24 goals.
The following season, he joined Milan in exchange forLuciano Chiarugi, with whom he shared the nicknameCavallo Pazzo ("Crazy" or "Mad Horse", in Italian).[1] During his first season with Milan, he won the 1976–77Coppa Italia, and was also the top-scorer of the tournament, with 6 goals.[2][3]
Braglia was nicknamedCavallo Pazzo (mad horse) by the Napoli fans, due to his energetic runs up and down theflank. His long hair and moustache made him a highly recognisable player. A talented player, he was capable of playing both as a midfielder and as a forward, and was known for hisdribbling skills and eye for goal; however, he also earned a reputation throughout his career as a player who had a tendency to miss easy goalscoring chances, and for being tactically undisciplined.[3]
Giorgio's father,Renato Braglia, was also a footballer, and holds the record for most appearances forModena F.C. with 484 games, the club with which Giorgio began his career in 1967, before leaving for Roma in 1969.[2]