Italian footballer
Giovanni Azzini|
| Date of birth |
(1929-09-28)28 September 1929 |
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| Place of birth |
Quinzano d'Oglio, Italy |
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| Date of death |
4 June 1994(1994-06-04) (aged 64) |
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| Place of death |
Cremona, Italy |
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| Height |
1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
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| Position(s) |
Midfielder |
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| Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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| 1948–1955 |
Brescia |
160 |
(1) |
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| 1955–1958 |
Padova |
90 |
(1) |
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| 1958–1960 |
banned |
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|
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| 1960–1962 |
Padova |
62 |
(1) |
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| 1962–1963 |
Brescia |
7 |
(0) |
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| 1952 |
Italy |
1 |
(0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Giovanni Azzini (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni atˈtsiːni]; 28 September 1929 – 4 June 1994) was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder.
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.[1]
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