Giovanni Azzini
Giovanni Azzini (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni atˈtsiːni; -annj]; 28 September 1929 – 4 June 1994) was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 September 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Quinzano d'Oglio, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 4 June 1994 (aged 64) | ||
| Place of death | Cremona, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1955 | Brescia | 160 | (1) |
| 1955–1958 | Padova | 90 | (1) |
| 1958–1960 | banned | ||
| 1960–1962 | Padova | 62 | (1) |
| 1962–1963 | Brescia | 7 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1952 | Italy | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
Azzini played for 5 seasons (152 games, 2 goals) in the Serie A for Calcio Padova.
Match-fixing accusations
Azzini is mostly remembered for being accused of fixing a game that his team Padova lost 0–3 to Atalanta B.C. on 30 March 1958. He maintained that the key witness, his ex-girlfriend Silveria Marchesini, was lying as revenge for him leaving her. Nevertheless, he was found guilty and banned from football for life. The ban was later reduced to 2 years on appeal.
International career
Azzini played his only game for the Italy national football team on 21 July 1952, against Hungary, during the 1952 Summer Olympics.
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