Giuseppe Savoldi

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Giuseppe Savoldi
Personal information
Date of birth	January 21, 1947 (1947-01-21) (age 61)
Place of birth	Gorlago, Italy
Height	175 cm
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	retired
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1965-68 1968-75 1975-79 1979-82 1982-83	Atalanta Bologna S.S.C. Napoli Bologna Atalanta	057 (17) 201 (85) 118 (55) 029 (11) 016 0(1)
National team
1975	Italy	004 0(1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Giuseppe Savoldi (born 21 January 1947 in Gorlago, Bergamo) is a retired Italian professional football player, who played during the sixties, seventies and eighties. He played as an attacker for Atalanta, Bologna and S.S.C. Napoli, as well as the Italian national side.

[edit] Biography

Savoldi made his debut in Series A in 1965 with Atalanta. From 1968 to 1975 he played in the red and blue of Bologna, making 201 appearances, scoring 85 goals. In 1975 he was signed by S.S.C. Napoli for the then world record figure of two billion Lira (£1.2 million).

He closed his career playing again with Bologna and finally for one season (1982/83) with the club he started his career with; Atalanta.

During his career in Serie A he made 405 appearances scoring 168 goals. Despite this impressive record he did not have as much fortune in the national squad, winning only four caps, and scoring one goal.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Roberto Boninsegna	Serie A Top Scorer (Shared with Paolo Pulici & Gianni Rivera) 1972-73	Succeeded by Giorgio Chinaglia