Francesco Rizzo (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 May 1943 | ||
Place of birth | Rovito, Italy | ||
Date of death | 17 July 2022 | (aged 79)||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1959–1960 | Cosenza | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1960–1961 | Cosenza | ||
1961 | AC Milan | ||
1961–1962 | Alessandria | ||
1962–1968 | Cagliari | ||
1968–1970 | Fiorentina | 47 | (8) |
1970–1972 | Bologna | 53 | (4) |
1972–1974 | Catanzaro | ||
1974 | Cesena | ||
1974–1979 | Genoa | ||
International career | |||
1966 | Italy | 2 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Francesco Rizzo (Italian pronunciation: [franˈtʃesko ˈrittso]; 30 May 1943 – 17 July 2022) was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]
Club career
[edit]Born in Rovito, in the province of Cosenza, Rizzo began playing football with Cosenza. After spells with Milan and Alessandria, he joined Cagliari where he made his Serie A debut against Fiorentina on 29 November 1964.[2]
During his club career he played for Cosenza, Alessandria, Cagliari, Fiorentina, Bologna, Catanzaro, Cesena and Genoa.
International career
[edit]At international level, Rizzo earned two caps and scored two goals for the Italy national team in 1966,[3] and was part of the Italian squad for the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
References
[edit]- ^ Ornano, Fabio (17 July 2022). "Lutto nel mondo rossoblù: addio a Francesco "Cicillo" Rizzo".
- ^ Almanacco illustrato del calico 1979. Panini. 1979. p. 59.
- ^ "Italy – International Matches 1960–1969". www.rsssf.org.
External links
[edit]- (in Italian) Profile at enciclopediadelcalcio.it
- (in Italian) Profile at FIGC
- Francesco Rizzo at WorldFootball.net
Categories:
- 1943 births
- 2022 deaths
- Italian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Italy men's international footballers
- 1966 FIFA World Cup players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- Cosenza Calcio players
- US Alessandria Calcio 1912 players
- Cagliari Calcio players
- ACF Fiorentina players
- Bologna FC 1909 players
- US Catanzaro 1929 players
- AC Cesena players
- Genoa CFC players
- Footballers from the Province of Cosenza
- Italian football midfielder stubs