Gianni Di Marzio
.JPG) Di Marzio in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giovanni Di Marzio | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Naples, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 22 January 2022 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death |
Padova , Italy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1964 |
Juve Stabia | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1968–1969 |
Internapoli (assistant) | ||
| 1969–1971 |
Napoli (youth) | ||
| 1971–1972 |
Nocerina | ||
| 1972–1973 |
Juve Stabia | ||
| 1973–1974 |
Brindisi | ||
| 1974–1977 |
Catanzaro | ||
| 1977–1979 |
Napoli | ||
| 1979–1980 |
Genoa | ||
| 1980–1982 |
Lecce | ||
| 1982–1983 |
Catania | ||
| 1984–1985 | Padova | ||
| 1987–1988 | Cosenza | ||
| 1988–1989 |
Catanzaro | ||
| 1989–1990 | Cosenza | ||
| 1991–1992 |
Palermo | ||
| 1996–1998 |
Venezia (director of sports) | ||
| 2001–2006 | Juventus (scout) | ||
| 2011–2016 | Queens Park Rangers (scout) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Giovanni "Gianni" Di Marzio (8 January 1940 – 22 January 2022) was an Italian professional football manager.[1]
Career
After leaving his footballer career for an injury, Di Marzio debuted as a manager in 1968 in
Catanzaro, where after his second season in charge, led the team to an unexpected promotion to Serie A in 1976.[2][3] The team then finished 15th in only their second ever Serie A campaign and were automatically relegated. Di Marzio had shown enough to earn a move to Napoli for the following season.[3]
With
Palermo from relegation in 1992.[4]
Di Marzio successively took on a career as a football pundit and manager, working as
Venezia and Palermo, as well as transfer consultant and scout at Queens Park Rangers.[4]
Managerial statistics
| Team | Nat | From | To | League Record | Cup Record | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | G | W | D | L | Win % | G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
 Italy
|
1 July 1974 | 30 June 1977 | 106 | 36 | 39 | 31 | 33.96 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16.67 | 119 | 38 | 43 | 38 | 31.93 | |
| Italy
|
1 July 1988 | 30 June 1989 | 31 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 22.58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 22.58 | |
| Total | 137 | 43 | 53 | 41 | 31.39 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16.67 | 150 | 45 | 57 | 48 | 30.00 | |||
Personal life
Di Marzio's son, Gianluca, is a renowned Italian football journalist and pundit, working with Sky Italia.[4][2]
Death
He died in Padua on 22 January 2022, at the age of 82.[2]
References
- ^ Gianni Di Marzio at FootballDatabase.eu
- ^ Gazzetta dello Sport(in Italian). 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Catanzaro Season Summaries". webalice.it. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "È morto Gianni Di Marzio, ex allenatore di Catania e Palermo: portò Maradona in Italia". Giornale di Sicilia (in Italian). 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Club Managers". calcio-seriea.it. Retrieved 11 May 2022.