Giorgio Mastropasqua
![]() Mastropasqua with Juventus in 1973 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 13 July 1951 | ||
Place of birth | Rivoli, Italy | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1969–1970 | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
1970–1971 | Perugia | 2 | (0) |
1971–1973 | Ternana | 63 | (3) |
1973–1974 | Juventus | 2 | (0) |
1974–1979 | Atalanta | 135 | (13) |
1979–1980 | Bologna | 26 | (3) |
1980–1982 | Lazio | 69 | (5) |
1982–1984 | Catania | 44 | (1) |
1984–1986 | Piacenza | 60 | (0) |
1986–1988 | Pavia | 62 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
2011 | AlzanoCene | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Giorgio Mastropasqua (born 13 July 1951) is an Italian former football player and manager, who played as a sweeper.
Playing career[]
Mastropasqua was born in Rivoli, Piedmont. Throughout his playing career, which spanned from 1969 to 1988, he played for prestigious teams in the Italian top-flight, such as Juventus, Ternana, Atalanta, Bologna and Lazio.[1]
Coaching career[]
In the summer of 2011, Mastropasqua was named manager of AlzanoCene in the Italian Serie D,[2] but he resigned after a few months in autumn after a disappointing start to the season
Style of play[]
Mastropasqua often played as a sweeper, and was known for revolutionising the role in Italy during the 1970s under his Ternana manager Corrado Viciani and the team's dynamic and hard-working possession–based system, which focussed on short passing on the ground. He served as one of the first modern exponents of the position, due to his unique technical characteristics, namely a player who was not only tasked with defending and protecting the back-line, but also advancing out of the defence into midfield and starting attacking plays with their passing after winning back the ball.[1][3]
Honours[]
Ternana[3]
References[]
- ^ a b Bedeschi, Stefano (14 July 2018). "Gli eroi in bianconero: Giorgio MASTROPASQUA" (in Italian). Tutto Juve. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.alzanocene.it. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ a b "Gioco Corto: la Ternana di Corrado Viciani" (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- 1951 births
- Living people
- People from Rivoli, Piedmont
- Italian footballers
- Association football defenders
- Serie A players
- A.C. Perugia Calcio players
- Ternana Calcio players
- Juventus F.C. players
- Atalanta B.C. players
- Bologna F.C. 1909 players
- S.S. Lazio players
- Calcio Catania players
- Piacenza Calcio 1919 players
- F.C. Pavia players
- Italian football defender, 1950s birth stubs