Giuseppe Rizza

Giuseppe Rizza (8 April 1987 – 6 July 2020) was an Italian footballer.

Giuseppe Rizza
Personal information
Full name Giuseppe Rizza
Date of birth 8 April 1987
Place of birth Noto, Italy
Date of death 6 July 2020(2020-07-06) (aged 33)
Place of death Catania, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1995–2006 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Juve Stabia 25 (1)
2008–2012 Livorno 7 (0)
2009–2010 → Arezzo (loan) 19 (0)
2010–2011 → Pergocrema (loan) 18 (0)
2011 → Juve Stabia (loan) 3 (0)
2011–2012 → Pergocrema (loan) 16 (0)
2012–2014 Nocerina 14 (0)
2014–2016 Noto 16 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 July 2012
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 July 2012

Club career

Juventus

Rizza went through the Juventus youth system, and, after graduating, was sold to Juve Stabia in the former Italian Serie C1 in a co-ownership deal. In June 2008, his co-ownership was resolved, and he returned to Juventus for €50,000,[1] but, along with several other youth players, was loaned out to Serie B teams. Rizza, along with Francesco Volpe, was sold on co-ownership deals to A.S. Livorno Calcio, who had recently been relegated to Serie B following a poor Serie A campaign.[2] Rizza made 7 league appearances for Livorno during the 2008–09 Serie B campaign.

A.S. Livorno

Rizza was sold permanently by Juventus in June 2009, for an undisclosed fee, with Juventus profiting €86,000.[3] Upon his permanent transfer to Livorno, Rizza was loaned out to A.C. Arezzo in July,[4]

Death

Giuseppe Rizza died in Catania, Italy, on 6 July 2020, at the age of 33. His death was due to complications from a ruptured brain aneurysm.[5]

References
  1. "Transfer market: joint-ownerships settled yesterday". Juventus F.C. 26 June 2008. Archived from the original on 8 July 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  2. "Cinque nuovi acquisti del Livorno Calcio". AS Livorno Calcio (in Italian). 7 July 2008. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
  3. "Annual Financial Report at 30 June 2009" (PDF). Juventus FC. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  4. "UFFICIALE: Arezzo, i primi sette colpi". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian). 10 July 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  5. "Morto Giuseppe Rizza, l'ex Juventus aveva solo 33 anni. La causa un aneurisma cerebrale". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 6 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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