Gianni Di Marzio
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Giovanni Di Marzio | ||
Date of birth | 8 January 1940 | ||
Place of birth | Naples, Italy | ||
Date of death | 22 January 2022 | (aged 82)||
Place of death | Padova, Italy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1963–1964 | Juve Stabia | ||
Teams managed | |||
1968–1969 | Internapoli (assistant) | ||
1969–1971 | Napoli (youth) | ||
1971–1972 | Nocerina | ||
1972–1973 | Juve Stabia | ||
1973–1974 | Brindisi | ||
1974–1976 | Catanzaro | ||
1977–1979 | Napoli | ||
1979–1980 | Genoa | ||
1980–1982 | Lecce | ||
1982–1983 | Catania | ||
1984–1985 | Padova | ||
1987–1988 | Cosenza | ||
1988–1989 | Catanzaro | ||
1989–1990 | Cosenza | ||
1991–1992 | Palermo | ||
1996–1998 | Venezia (director of sports) | ||
2001–2006 | Juventus (scout) | ||
2011–2016 | Queens Park Rangers (scout) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Giovanni "Gianni" Di Marzio (8 January 1940 – 22 January 2022) was an Italian professional football manager.[1]
Career[]
After leaving his footballer career for an injury, he debuted as a manager in 1968 in Serie C.[2] He had his breakout as the coach of Catanzaro, which he led to an unexpected promotion in Serie A in 1976.[2]
With Napoli he got a Coppa Italia final in 1978, losing the trophy against Inter Milan.[2] In 1983 he brought Catania in Serie A, and in 1988 Cosenza in Serie B.[2] He retired from management after failing to rescue Palermo from relegation in 1992.[3]
Di Marzio successively took on a career as a football pundit and manager, working as Maurizio Zamparini's collaborator during his periods at Venezia and Palermo, as well as transfer consultant and scout at Queens Park Rangers F.C..[3]
Personal life[]
Di Marzio's son, Gianluca, is a renowned Italian football journalist and pundit, working with Sky Italia.[3][2]
Death[]
He died in Padua on 22 January 2022, at the age of 82.[2]
References[]
- ^ Gianni Di Marzio at FootballDatabase.eu
- ^ a b c d e f "È morto Gianni di Marzio: scoprì Maradona e allenò Napoli e Catanzaro". Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "È morto Gianni Di Marzio, ex allenatore di Catania e Palermo: portò Maradona in Italia". Giornale di Sicilia (in Italian). 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- 1940 births
- 2022 deaths
- Sportspeople from Naples
- S.S. Juve Stabia players
- Italian football managers
- A.S.G. Nocerina managers
- S.S. Juve Stabia managers
- U.S. Catanzaro 1929 managers
- S.S.C. Napoli managers
- Genoa C.F.C. managers
- U.S. Lecce managers
- Calcio Catania managers
- Calcio Padova managers
- Cosenza Calcio managers
- Palermo F.C. managers
- Venezia F.C. non-playing staff
- Juventus F.C. non-playing staff
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. non-playing staff
- Serie A managers
- Serie B managers
- Italian footballers