Giorgio Ferrini
Ferrini as assistant manager at Torino in the 1976–77 season
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giorgo Ferrini | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Roncello, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 8 November 1976 (aged 37) | ||
| Place of death | Turin, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 19??–1955 | Ponziana | ||
| 1955–1958 | Torino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1959 | → Varese (loan) | 34 | (10) |
| 1959–1975 | Torino | 443 | (42) |
| Total | 477 | (52) | |
| National team | |||
| 1960 | Italy Olympic | 3 | (0) |
| 1962–1968 | Italy | 7 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1976 | Torino (Assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Giorgio Ferrini (18 August 1939 – 8 November 1976) was an Italian football manager and former football player who played as a midfielder.
Nicknamed 'La Diga' (The Dam) for his qualities as a defensive midfielder, Ferrini played for Torino from 1959 to 1975, and is the most capped player in the history of the Granata with 566 appearances in all competitions, ahead of Paolo Pulici (437). At club level, he won the Coppa Italia in 1967–68 and 1970–71. He also represented the Italian national team, winning the 1968 European Championship.
He grew up in the youth team of Ponziana and in 1955 was signed by Torino and inserted in their youth system, where he stayed for three years. In 1957 he was auditioned by the national team manager Giuseppe Galluzzi in view of an international youth tournament
On 11 August 1958 Ferrini was loaned to Varese in Serie C. In his only season with the biancorossi, he contributed 10 goals to the salvation of the team played mainly as a starter.
Returning from loan, he contended his starting spot with Italo Mazzero in the midfield as the team were preparing to play in the Serie B. On 20 September 1959 he made his debut with Torino away to Sambenedettese (0–0) and the following week scored his first goal at home against Cagliari (5–0). He finished the season with 38 appearances and three goals, achieving direct promotion to Serie A and becoming fundamental to the club for his pace and determination.
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