Ferruccio Mazzola facts for kids
Mazzola as captain of Lazio
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 1 February 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Turin, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 7 May 2013 (aged 68) | ||
| Place of death | Rome, Italy | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1963–1964 | Internazionale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1964–1965 | Marzotto | 22 | (6) |
| 1965–1967 | Venezia | 50 | (13) |
| 1967 | Internazionale | 1 | (0) |
| 1967–1968 | Lecco | 18 | (1) |
| 1968–1971 | Lazio | 85 | (11) |
| 1971–1972 | Fiorentina | 16 | (1) |
| 1972–1974 | Lazio | 1 | (0) |
| 1974–1977 | Sant'Angelo | 69 | (3) |
| 1975 | → Hartford Bicentennials (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1976 | Toronto Italia | ||
| Total | 263 | (35) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1981–1983 | Cynthia | ||
| 1983–1986 | Siena | ||
| 1986–1987 | SPAL | ||
| 1987–1988 | Venezia | ||
| 1988–1989 | Siena | ||
| 1989–1990 | Perugia | ||
| 1990–1992 | Spezia | ||
| 1992–1993 | Alessandria | ||
| 1994–1995 | Aosta | ||
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Ferruccio Mazzola (1 February 1945 – 7 May 2013) was an Italian former professional footballer and manager, who played as a midfielder. He was the son of former footballer Valentino Mazzola, and the younger brother of retired footballer Sandro Mazzola.
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Club career
Ferruccio grew up in Internazionale youth team (1963–64); at the time, his older brother, Sandro, was playing in the senior side under legendary manager Helenio Herrera, which, due to its success, has come to be known as La Grande Inter. He played for long periods with Venezia (1965–67), following his father's footsteps, and also Lazio (1968–74), where he won an Italian Championship during the 1973–74 season, also captaining the squad for a time. He also briefly played for the Inter senior side (1967), Marzotto (1964–65), Lecco (1967–68), Fiorentina (1971–72), and Sant'Angelo (1974–77), also spending a season on loan with NASL side Hartford Bicentennials in 1975, before retiring from professional football with Sant'Angelo in 1977, at the age of 30. In the summer of 1976 he played in the National Soccer League with Toronto Italia. Despite being a talented young footballer, he had a difficult career, partially due to his strong character, and was unable to achieve the success of his father and older brother.
Managerial career
He retired from active football in 1977 to pursue a coaching career; he obtained two promotions from Serie C2 to C1 (Siena 1984–85 and Venezia 1987–88).
Death
Mazzola died in Rome on 7 May 2013 after a long illness.
Honours
Venezia
- Serie B: 1965–66
Lazio
- Serie A: 1973–74
- Coppa delle Alpi: 1971
- Serie B: 1968–69
