Giovanni Azzini
Midfielder, Football player
1929 – 1994
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
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on July 23, 2013
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