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.
Personal information | |||
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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
changeClub statistics | League | |||
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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
changeItaly national team | ||
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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.