Giovanni Azzini

Midfielder, Football player

1929 – 1994

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Who was Giovanni Azzini?

Giovanni Azzini was an Italian footballer.

He is mostly remembered for being accused of fixing a game that his team Calcio Padova lost on 30 March 1958 to Atalanta B.C. 0–3. He maintained that the key witness, his ex-girlfriend Silveria Marchesini, was lying as revenge for him leaving her. Nevertheless, he was found guilty and banned from football for life. The ban was later reduced to 2 years on appeal.

He played his only game for the Italy national football team on 21 July 1952 in a game against Hungary during the 1952 Summer Olympics.

He played for 5 seasons in the Serie A for Padova.

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Born
Sep 28, 1929
Quinzano d'Oglio
Lived in
  • Quinzano d'Oglio
Died
Jun 4, 1994
Cremona

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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