Giovanni Giacomazzi

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Giovanni Giacomazzi
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Full name Giovanni Giacomazzi
Date of birth January 18, 1928
Place of birth    San Martino di Lupari, Italy
Height 1.73 m
Playing position Defender
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1948-49
1949-57
1949-53
1953-56
1956-60
1960-61
Luparense
Inter
Alessandria
Sampdoria
Padova
Cremonese
-(-)
208(3)
169(2)
72(3)
120(3)
28(1)   
National team
1954-55 Italy 8(0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Giovanni Giacomazzi (January 18, 1928 in San Martino di Lupari, PadovaDecember 12, 1995) was an Italian football (soccer) player. Giovanni Giacomazzi was one of five players that played every game for Italy at the 1954 World Cups (the others being Lorenzi, Nesti, Pandolfini and Tognon). He rose the ranks quickly having in one year gone from Serie D to Inter and staying there for eight seasons. A classic player, humble and hard working always giving 110% of himself. Strong, bold, and determined in only a year he earned the starting spot of the #3 shirt. Soon he formed the central part of a defense strong enough to win two championships (in 1953 and 1954) and earn a call up to the national team. With the 'Azzurri' he took part in the 1954 World Cup and won eight consecutive caps from 1954-1955. As a veteran player he went to Alessandria where he played three seasons in Serie A and four in Serie B along with a talented youngster in Gianni Rivera.

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