Personal information | |||
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Full name | Giuseppe Chiappella | ||
Date of birth | September 28, 1924 | ||
Place of birth | Milan, Italy | ||
Date of death | December 26, 2009 | (aged 85)||
Place of death | Milan, Italy | ||
Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1946–1949 | Pisa | 97 | (4) |
1949–1959 | Fiorentina | 305 | (2) |
National team | |||
1953–1957 | Italy | 17 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1960 | Fiorentina | ||
1964–1967 | Fiorentina | ||
1968–1969 | Napoli | ||
1969–1973 | Napoli | ||
1973–1974 | Cagliari | ||
1976–1977 | Internazionale | ||
1978 | Fiorentina | ||
1978–1979 | Hellas Verona | ||
1979–1980 | Pisa | ||
1981–1982 | Pescara | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Giuseppe Chiappella (September 28, 1924 – December 26, 2009) was an Italian football midfielder and manager. He started his career with Pisa, but is most famous for making over 300 appearances for Fiorentina. He represented Italy at national level in 17 games.
After Chiappella retired from professional football, he went on to management; he was at the helm at some of Italy's top clubs such as Fiorentina, Napoli and Internazionale.