Giorgio Ferrini

Giorgio Ferrini (18 August 1939 at Trieste – 8 November 1976 in Torino) was an Italian footballer.

He started his career at A.S. Varese 1910 (1957-59), and moved to Torino F.C. in 1959, where he played until 1975, making 443 appearances and scoring 42 goals. He also earned 7 caps for the Italy national football team, and played in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, including the infamous Battle of Santiago, and the 1968 UEFA European Football Championship, where Italy lifted their first European title.

He died at the age of 37 due to an aneurysm.

External links

• Testimonies and memories from Associazione Ex Calciatori Granata (in Italian)

v • d • e Italy squad – 1962 FIFA World Cup 1 Buffon • 2 Losi • 3 Radice • 4 Salvadore • 5 Maldini • 6 Trapattoni • 7 Mora • 8 Maschio • 9 Altafini • 10 Sívori • 11 Menichelli • 12 Mattrel • 13 Albertosi • 14 Rivera • 15 Sormani • 16 Robotti • 17 Pascutti • 18 David • 19 Janich • 20 Tumburus • 21 Ferrini • 22 Bulgarelli • Coach: Mazza & Ferrari

v • d • e Italy squad – UEFA Euro 1968 Winners (1st Title) 1 Albertosi • 2 Anastasi • 3 Anquilletti • 4 Bercellino • 5 Burgnich • 6 Bulgarelli • 7 Castano • 8 De Sisti • 9 Domenghini • 10 Facchetti • 11 Ferrini • 12 Guarneri • 13 Juliano • 14 Lodetti • 15 Mazzola • 16 Prati • 17 Riva • 18 Rivera • 19 Rosato • 20 Salvadore • 21 Vieri • 22 Zoff • Coach: Valcareggi

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