Giorgio Ferrini
Italian footballer
Died when: 37 years 82 days (446 months)Star Sign: Leo
Giorgio Ferrini (Italian pronunciation: ['d?ord?o fer'ri?ni]; 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, he won the Coppa Italia in 1967–68 and 1970–71.He also represented the Italian national team, winning the 1968 European Championship.
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