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Giorgio Ferrini

1939 - 1976

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Giorgio Ferrini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒordʒo ferˈriːni]; 18 August 1939 – 8 November 1976) was an Italian football manager and former football player who played as a midfielder. Nicknamed La Diga ('The Dam') for his qualities as a defensive midfielder, Ferrini played for Torino from 1959 to 1975, and is the most capped player in the history of the Granata with 566 appearances in all competitions, ahead of Paolo Pulici (437). At club level, they won the Coppa Italia in 1967–68 and 1970–71. He also represented the Italy national team, winning the 1968 European Championship. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giorgio Ferrini is the 1,738th most popular soccer player (down from 1,684th in 2019), the 3,068th most popular biography from Italy (down from 3,063rd in 2019) and the 123rd most popular Italian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Giorgio Ferrini ranks 1,738 out of 21,273Before her are Argemiro, Enver Marić, Marko Arnautović, Richard Witschge, Fritz Laband, and Sylvain Wiltord. After her are Răzvan Lucescu, Mousa Dembélé, Tomáš Skuhravý, Alex, Barry Hulshoff, and Juan Antonio Pizzi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Giorgio Ferrini ranks 276Before her are Bill Mulliken, Ekaterina Maximova, Arik Einstein, Stephen Cook, Brigitte Fontaine, and Chögyam Trungpa. After her are Dariush Mehrjui, János Göröcs, Tigran Mansurian, Jean Van Hamme, Néstor Combin, and Tetsuya Chiba. Among people deceased in 1976, Giorgio Ferrini ranks 143Before her are Julius Döpfner, Jean Martinon, Angelo Iachino, Radasłaŭ Astroŭski, Lotte Lehmann, and Anna Hübler. After her are John Ainsworth-Davis, Juan d'Arienzo, Traugott Herr, George Parker, Sinn Sisamouth, and Rudi Fischer.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giorgio Ferrini ranks 3,068 out of 5,161Before her are Obizzo II d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara (1247), Kim Rossi Stuart (1969), Nicola Larini (1964), Valerio Adami (1935), Bartolo di Fredi (1330), and Pasquale Festa Campanile (1927). After her are Eugenio Monti (1928), Julius Obsequens (400), Isabella Andreini (1562), Francesco Venier (1489), Marcello Piacentini (1881), and Mario Pizziolo (1909).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Italy

Among soccer players born in Italy, Giorgio Ferrini ranks 123Before her are Massimo Oddo (1976), Edoardo Reja (1945), Angelo Anquilletti (1943), Ciro Ferrara (1967), Sandro Puppo (1918), and Renato Cesarini (1906). After her are Mario Pizziolo (1909), Giovanni Galli (1958), Antonio Juliano (1943), Aldo Boffi (1915), Gabriele Oriali (1952), and Giancarlo De Sisti (1943).