Giuseppe Savoldi
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Giuseppe Savoldi playing for Bologna in the 1974-75 season | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 January 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Gorlago, Bergamo, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1965–1968 | Atalanta | 57 | (17) |
| 1968–1975 | Bologna | 201 | (85) |
| 1975–1979 | Napoli | 118 | (55) |
| 1979–1982 | Bologna | 29 | (11) |
| 1982–1983 | Atalanta | 16 | (1) |
| Total | 421 | (169) | |
| National team | |||
| 1968-69 | Italy U-21 | 7 | (1) |
| 1975 | Italy | 4 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Giuseppe Savoldi (born 21 January 1947 in Gorlago, Bergamo) is a retired Italian professional footballer, who played during the sixties, seventies and eighties, as a forward. He played as a left winger, as an attacking midfielder, or a centre-forward for Atalanta, Bologna and S.S.C. Napoli, as well as the Italian national side. A prolific striker, throughout his career, he was primarily known for his pace, strength, and in particular, his ability in the air.[1]
Biography and Career
Club career
Savoldi made his debut in Serie A in 1965 with Atalanta. From 1968 to 1975 he played in the red and blue kit of Bologna, making 201 appearances, scoring 85 goals. He gained popularity and notoriety as a goalscoring striker with the Emilian club, achieving notable success, winning two Coppa Italia titles in 1970 and 1974, finishing both editions as top scorer with 10 goals. He also win the Anglo-Italian League Cup in 1970, as well as winning the Serie A top scorer award during the 1972–73 Serie A season, with 17 goals.[1]
In 1975 he was signed by S.S.C. Napoli for a then world record two billion Lira (£1.2 million), becoming football's first million pound player.[1] With the club, he continued his success, becoming a popular figure with the fans, as he won his third Coppa Italia title during the 1975–76 season, also finishing as the Coppa Italia top scorer, with 12 goals, during the 1977–78 season. He also helped the club to win the Anglo-Italian League Cup in 1976, the second time he had won this title.[1]
Savoldi ended his career playing with once again Bologna, before finally returning to the club with which he had started his career, Atalanta, for one season (1982–83), in Serie B.[1]
During his career in Serie A he made 405 appearances scoring 168 goals.[1]
International career
In 1975, Savoldi made 4 appearances for the Italian national side, making his debut on 8 June in a 1–0 away defeat to the Soviet Union, in Moscow, also making two appearances in 1976 European Qualifying matches. He scored his only international goal from a penalty in a 3–2 friendly home win over Greece, on 30 December, which was his final international appearance.[1][2]
Honours
Club
- Coppa Italia (2): 1969–70, 1973–74
- Anglo-Italian League Cup (1): 1970
- Coppa Italia (1): 1975–76
- Anglo-Italian League Cup (1): 1976
Individual
- Coppa Italia – Top scorer (3): 1969–70, 1973–74, 1977–78[1][3]
- Serie A – Top scorer (1): 1972–73[1]
References
External links
- Giuseppe Savoldi at National-Football-Teams.com