Gianni Di Marzio

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Gianni Di Marzio
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Di Marzio in 2009
Personal information
Full name Giovanni Di Marzio
Date of birth (1940-01-08)8 January 1940
Place of birth Naples, Italy
Date of death 22 January 2022(2022-01-22) (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[]

  1. ^ Gianni Di Marzio at FootballDatabase.eu
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
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