Giovan Battista Pirovano

Giovan Battista Pirovano
Personal information
Date of birth5 May 1937
Place of birthVercelli, Italy
Date of death8 November 2014 (aged 77)
Place of deathVercelli, Italy
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 12 in)[1]
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1958–1961Pro Vercelli84(2)
1961–1963Verona73(12)
1963–1970Fiorentina145(11)
1970–1971Legnano18(0)
1971–1972Pro Vercelli
Total320(25)
National team
1966Italy1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Giovan Battista Pirovano (5 May 1937 – 8 November 2014) was an Italian footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Vercelli, Pirovano played for Pro Vercelli, Verona, Fiorentina and Legnano.[1]

With Fiorentina he won the 1966 Italian Cup and the 1969 league championship.[2]

He made one international appearance for Italy, in 1966.[1]

Later life and death

He died on 8 November 2014, aged 77.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Giovan Battista Pirovano". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "E' morto stamani Giovan Battista Pirovano. In viola ha vinto Scudetto e Coppa Italia" (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.