Giuseppe Baldini

Giuseppe Baldini
Personal information
Full nameGiuseppe Baldini
Date of birth11 March 1922
Place of birthRussi, Italy
Date of death26 November 2009 (aged 87)
Place of deathGenova, Italy
Playing positionStriker
Youth career
1937–1939Pontedera
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1939–1942Fiorentina51(8)
1942–1943Internazionale25(6)
1945–1946Andrea Doria23(13)
1946–1950Sampdoria129(53)
1950–1951Genoa31(6)
1951–1953Como54(19)
1953–1955Sampdoria56(18)
1955–1960Como111(38)
Total480(161)
National team
1949Italy1(0)
Teams managed
1960–1962Como
1965–1966Sampdoria
1967–1968Savona
1969–1970Virtus Entella
1972–1973Virtus Entella
1976–1977Avellino
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Giuseppe Baldini (11 March 1922, Russi, Province of Ravenna – 26 November 2009) was an Italian association football player and manager. During his playing career, Baldini played at both professional and international levels as a striker, before becoming a football manager.

Career

Born in Russi, Baldini began his career as a youth player with Pontedera, before turning professional with Fiorentina in 1939. Baldini later played club football for Internazionale, Andrea Doria, Sampdoria, Genoa and Como, as well as making one appearance for the Italian national side in 1949.

After retiring from the game he became a football manager, and managed Como, Sampdoria, Savona, Virtus Entella and Avellino.

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