Giacomo Bulgarelli
Giacomo Bulgarelli |
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| Full name | Giacomo Bulgarelli |
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| Date of birth | (1940-10-24)24 October 1940 |
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| Place of birth | Portonovo di Medicina, Italy |
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| Date of death | 12 February 2009(2009-02-12) (aged 68) |
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| Place of death | Bologna, Italy |
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| Playing position | Midfielder |
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| Senior career* |
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
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| 1959–1975 | Bologna | 391 | (43) |
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| 1975 | Hartford Bicentennials | 2 | (0) |
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| National team |
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| 1962–1967 | Italy | 29 | (7) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
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Giacomo Bulgarelli (24 October 1940 – 12 February 2009) was an Italian international footballer. He was born in Portonovo di Medicina, province of Bologna.[1]
His entire Italian club career was spent with Bologna, for whom he made 391 Serie A appearances between 1958–59 and 1974–75.[2] He won the title with them in 1964, after they defeated Inter Milan in a play-off.[3]
He finished his career with a brief spell in 1975 with the Hartford Bicentennials in the USA.[2]
Bulgarelli played for Italy at the 1960 Summer Olympics, and then made his debut for the Italian national team at the 1962 World Cup, scoring two goals in Italy's final group match against Switzerland.. He also played for Italy at the 1966 World Cup, and made a total of 29 appearances for the national side, scoring 7 times.[4]
After his retirement from professional football, he had a successful career as a football commentator, and he partnered up with fellow pundit Massimo Caputi to provide the Italian commentary for the EA Sports FIFA video game series from 1998-2002.[5]
He died in February 2009, after a lengthy illness.[3]
Honours
Club
- Bologna
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