Giuseppe Chiappella

Giuseppe Chiappella

Personal information
Full name	Giuseppe Chiappella
Date of birth	(1924-09-28)September 28, 1924
Place of birth	Milan, Italy
Date of death	December 26, 2009(2009-12-26) (aged 85)
Place of death	Milan, Italy
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1946-1949	Pisa	97	(4)
1949-1959	Fiorentina	305	(2)
National team
1953–1957	Italy	17	(0)
Teams managed
1960	Fiorentina
1964–1967	Fiorentina
1968–1969	Napoli
1969–1973	Napoli
1973–1974	Cagliari
1976–1977	Internazionale
1978	Fiorentina
1978–1979	Hellas Verona
1979–1980	Pisa
1981–1982	Pescara
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Giuseppe Chiappella (September 28, 1924 – December 26, 2009) was an Italian football midfielder and manager. He started his career with Pisa, but is most famous for making over 300 appearances for Fiorentina.^[1] He represented Italy at national level in 17 games.

After Chiappella retired from professional football, he went on to management; he was at the helm at some of Italy's top clubs such as Fiorentina, Napoli and Internazionale.

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