Giorgio Ferrini

Giorgio Ferrini

Ferrini as assistant manager at Torino in 1976
Personal information
Full name	Giorgio Ferrini
Date of birth	(1939-08-18)18 August 1939
Place of birth	Trieste, Italy[1]
Date of death	8 November 1976(1976-11-08) (aged 37)
Place of death	Turin, Italy
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	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)
Honours Men's football Representing  Italy (as player) UEFA European Championship Winner 1968 Italy
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Giorgio Ferrini (it; 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,^[2] 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, they won the Coppa Italia in 1967–68 and 1970–71. He also represented the Italy national team, winning the 1968 European Championship. A hard-working, aggressive, and energetic wide midfielder of quantity, Ferrini was known for his stamina and his hard challenges, as well as his dedication, consistency, and leadership, despite his lack of notable technical ability. A tenacious, influential, and versatile team player, he was capable of playing in several midfield positions, and could also be deployed as a defensive midfielder, or as an offensive central midfielder. Despite his powerful, combative, and at times excessive style of play, he was also known for being a fair and correct player.^[3][4][5][6] Widely regarded as one of the best Italian midfielders of all time.

1. ↑ "-1336". 9 April 2020.
2. ↑ Giulio Rinaldi. "Giorgio Ferrini, capitano per sempre" (in Italian). www.infotoro.it. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
3. ↑ Cite error: The named reference quando un capitano è per sempre was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
4. ↑ Cite error: The named reference Ricordando Giorgio Ferrini was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
5. ↑ Omar Cecchelani (8 November 2013). "Il Capitano guerriero: Giorgio Ferrini" [The warrior Captain: Giorgio Ferrini.] (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
6. ↑ "Giorgio Ferrini" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.