Mario Pietruzzi

Mario Pietruzzi
Personal information
Full nameMario Pietruzzi
Date of birth16 June 1918
Place of birthAlessandria, Italy
Date of death5 November 2014 (aged 96)
Playing positionMidfielder-forward
Youth career
Savoia 1920 Litta Parodi
Crema
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1938–1953Alessandria283(24)
Teams managed
1955–1962Derthona
1964–1967Valenzana
1967–1969Alessandria
1972Alessandria
1974Alessandria
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 March 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).

Mario Pietruzzi (16 June 1918 – 5 November 2014) was an Italian professional footballer and manager.[1]

Career

Footballer

As a footballer, he play for all of his career with Alessandria. He is currently the third player which played most matches with the team.[2]

He gained a promotion in Serie A in 1945–46, winning a Serie B championship, and a promotion in Serie B in 1953.

Coach

As a coach he managed Derthona[2] and Valenzana.[3] He managed even Alessandria for two season and, in the 1970s, he signed twice as a caretaker.[2]

References

  1. DELFINO, MASSIMO. "Addio a Pietruzzi, l’ultimo dei grandi giocatori dell’Alessandria nel Dopoguerra". lastampa.it. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://archivio.lastampa.it/LaStampaArchivio/main/History/tmpl_viewObj.jsp?objid=8566022
  3. I primi 100 anni della Valenzana