Giorgio Puia
Giorgio Puia (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒordʒo ˈpuːja]; 8 March 1938) is an Italian football manager and former player who played as a defender.
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| Date of birth | 8 March 1938 (age 82) | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gorizia, Italy | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 195?–1958 | Pro Gorizia | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 1958–1960 | Triestina | 32 | (7) | |||||||||||||
| 1960–1963 | L.R. Vicenza | 81 | (19) | |||||||||||||
| 1963–1972 | Torino | 250 | (10) | |||||||||||||
| Total | 363 | (36) | ||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||
| 1962–1970 | Italy | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1975 | Ivrea | |||||||||||||||
| 1976–1977 | Biellese | |||||||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | Latina | |||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||
Club career
During his club career, Puia played for A.S. Pro Gorizia, U.S. Triestina Calcio, Vicenza and Torino.[1]
International career
Puia earned 7 caps for the Italy national football team between 1962 and 1970,[1] and was included in the Italian squad for the 1970 FIFA World Cup,[2] although his only World Cup appearances came in the 1970 qualifying tournament;[3] Italy reached the final of the competition, only to lose out to Brazil 4–1. He made his international debut on 11 November 1962 against Austria, whilst his final appearance came on 10 May 1970 against Portugal.[4][1]
Honours
References
- "Giorgio Puia". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
- Italy 1970 World Cup Squad at Planet World Cup
- "Giorgio PUIA". World Football: Statistics. FIFA. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
- List of Italy appearances at FIGC (in Italian)
External links
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