Francesco Morini
Italian footballer (1944-2021)
Francesco Morini (12 August 1944 – 31 August 2021) was an Italian football player. He played for the Italian national team in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.[1] He earned 11 caps. He played for clubs like U.C. Sampdoria and Juventus F.C.
.jpg) Morini (Enschede, 1971) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francesco Morini | ||
| Date of birth | 12 August 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | San Giuliano Terme, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 31 August 2021 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Forte dei Marmi, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963-1969 1969-1979 1980 |
Sampdoria Juventus Toronto Blizzard | ||
| National team | |||
| 1973-1975 | Italy | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Morini died on 31 August 2021 in Forte dei Marmi, Italy from a heart attack at the age of 77.[2]
Club career statistics
change| Club statistics | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Italy | League | |||
| 1963-64 | Sampdoria | Serie A | 16 | 0 |
| 1964-65 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 1965-66 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 1966-67 | Serie B | 31 | 0 | |
| 1967-68 | Serie A | 29 | 0 | |
| 1968-69 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 1969-70 | Juventus | Serie A | 27 | 0 |
| 1970-71 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 1971-72 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 1972-73 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 1973-74 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 1974-75 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 1975-76 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 1976-77 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 1977-78 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 1978-79 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1979-80 | 0 | 0 | ||
| United States | League | |||
| 1980 | Toronto Blizzard | NASL | 22 | 0 |
| Country | Italy | 418 | 0 | |
| United States | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 440 | 0[3] | ||
International career statistics
change| Italy national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1973 | 4 | 0 |
| 1974 | 6 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 |
References
change- ↑ https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=54527/ Archived 2012-11-08 at the Wayback Machine – FIFA competition record
- ↑ Francesco Morini, former Juve defender, was 77 years old died
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Francesco Morini". www.national-football-teams.com.
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