Giuseppe Savoldi

Giuseppe Savoldi
Savoldi playing for Bologna in the 1974–75 season
Personal information
Date of birth (1947-01-21)21 January 1947
Place of birth Gorlago, Bergamo, Italy
Date of death 26 March 2026(2026-03-26) (aged 79)
Place of death Bergamo, Italy
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) 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)
International career
1968–1969 Italy U-21 7 (1)
1975 Italy 4 (1)
Managerial career
1985–1988 Atalanta U19
1989 Carrarese
1997 Siena
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giuseppe Savoldi (21 January 1947 – 26 March 2026) was an Italian professional football player and coach. He played a forward. He played club football in Italy for Atalanta, Bologna and Napoli. In 1975, he broke the world football transfer record when he joined Napoli from Bologna for £1,200,000.[1] He was capped by the Italy national team in 1975.[2]

Savoldi died on 26 March 2026 in Bergamo, Italy at the age of 79.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "The History of the World Transfer Record". BBC News. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Giuseppe Savoldi" (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  3. ↑ È morto Beppe Savoldi: aveva 79 anni (in Italian)

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