 Brizi captaining Fiorentina in 1974 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1942-03-19)19 March 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Macerata,Italy | ||
| Date of death | 9 June 2022(2022-06-09) (aged 80) | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Robur Macerata 1905[1] | |||
| Maceratese[3] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1962 | Maceratese[2] | 62 | (1) |
| 1962–1976 | Fiorentina[2] | 374 | (2) |
| 1976–1977 | Maceratese[2] | 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 | |||
Giuseppe Brizi (19 March 1942 – 9 June 2022) was an Italian professionalfootball player and manager who played as adefender.[4] In 2012, he was inducted intoACF Fiorentina Hall of Fame.[5]
Brizi debuted in professional football during the1959–60 Serie C season, when he played as a midfielder forMaceratese.[2][4] In 1962, he was then bought byFiorentina, whereFerruccio Valcareggi eventually decided to play him as asweeper.[2] In Florence, Brizi had his best spell of his career, making 389 appearances (becoming the player with thesecond highest number of appearances in the history of the club)[6] and contributing to winning, among others, oneScudetto and twoCoppa Italia.[4]
He was part of theItaly national B team's squad that won the1963 Mediterranean Games.
Brizi was the manager ofMaceratese for three non-consecutive tenures, where he won hisGirone during the1979–80 Serie D season,[7]Lanciano,Fermana, andSangiustese.[8]
Brizi died on 9 June 2022, at the age of 80.[9]
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