Luigi Radice facts for kids
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 15 January 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Cesano Maderno, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 7 December 2018 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Turin, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Full-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1953–1954 | AC Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1955–1959 | AC Milan | 20 | (0) |
| 1959–1960 | Triestina | 31 | (0) |
| 1960 | AC Milan | 2 | (0) |
| 1960–1961 | Padova | 24 | (0) |
| 1961–1965 | AC Milan | 53 | (1) |
| Total | 128 | (1) | |
| National team | |||
| 1962 | Italy | 5 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1966–1968 | Monza | ||
| 1968–1969 | Treviso | ||
| 1972–1973 | Cesena | ||
| 1973–1974 | Fiorentina | ||
| 1975 | Cagliari | ||
| 1975–1980 | Torino | ||
| 1980–1981 | Bologna | ||
| 1981–1982 | AC Milan | ||
| 1982–1983 | Bari | ||
| 1983–1984 | Inter Milan | ||
| 1984–1989 | Torino | ||
| 1989–1990 | Roma | ||
| 1990–1991 | Bologna | ||
| 1991–1993 | Fiorentina | ||
| 1993 | Cagliari | ||
| 1995–1996 | Genoa | ||
| 1996–1998 | Monza | ||
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Luigi "Gigi" Radice (born January 15, 1935 – died December 7, 2018) was a famous Italian football player and manager. He was known for being a strong and reliable defender, usually playing as a left-back. As a manager, he liked to use new strategies like "zona mista" and early forms of "pressing" and zonal marking to make his teams play well.
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Playing Career: Clubs
Radice played in Italy's top football league, Serie A, for teams like AC Milan, Triestina, and Padova. He started in the Milan youth team. He made his first Serie A appearance for Milan on March 25, 1956.
During his first three seasons with Milan, he didn't play much. However, Milan won the 1956–57 and 1958–59 Serie A titles during this time. To get more playing time, he moved to Triestina and Padova. He played very well there, which led to Milan asking him to come back.
In his second time with Milan, he was a key player. He helped the team win the 1961–62 Serie A title and the 1962–63 European Cup, which is a big European championship. Sadly, serious knee injuries ended his playing career early in 1965. Overall, he played 95 games for Milan and scored 1 goal.
Playing Career: International Team
Luigi Radice was also part of the Italian national squad. He played in the World Cup in 1962. He played two games in that tournament before Italy was eliminated in the first round. In total, he played five games for Italy between 1961 and 1963.
Managerial Career
Radice started his coaching journey with Monza. He led them to win the 1966–67 Serie C Girone A (a lower league title). He stayed at Monza from 1966 to 1971, except for one year when he coached Treviso. After Treviso, he moved to Cesena. He helped Cesena get promoted to Serie A for the first time ever in the 1972–73 season. He then made his debut as a manager in Serie A with Fiorentina.
After a short time at Cagliari in 1975, Radice joined Torino. Here, he made history by becoming the only coach to lead Torino to win the Scudetto (the Serie A title) since a very sad event called the Superga air disaster. This big win happened in the 1975–76 season. Because of this success, Radice received the Seminatore d'Oro award, which means he was the best coach in Serie A that season.
In April 1979, he was in a serious car accident. He was badly injured and had to go to the hospital. In February 1980, he left Torino.
In the 1980–81 season, Radice coached Bologna. Even though the team started with a 5-point penalty, he guided them to a 7th-place finish. He then coached Milan in the 1981–82 season. He was replaced halfway through the season, and Milan ended up being relegated.
In 1983, he coached Bari in Serie B for the rest of the season. He then managed Inter Milan in the 1983–84 season. After that, he returned to Torino in 1984–85. In his first season back, he led them to a second-place finish.
In 1989, he left Torino again and went on to manage Roma and Bologna. In the 1992–93 season, he was in charge of Fiorentina. The team started well, but a disagreement with the club's chairman led to Radice leaving. After he left, Fiorentina's performance dropped, and they were relegated to Serie B.
Radice later returned to Cagliari in 1993–94. In 1995, he managed Genoa. He finished his coaching career back where he started, at Monza. He helped Monza get promoted to Serie B in the 1996–97 season.
Personal Life
On April 26, 2015, his son shared that his father was suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Luigi Radice passed away on December 7, 2018.
Honours
Player
AC Milan
- Serie A: 1956–57, 1958–59, 1961–62
- European Cup: 1962–63
Manager
Torino
- Serie A: 1975–76
Monza
- Serie C (Girone A): 1966–67
Individual
- Seminatore d'oro: 1975–76
- AC Milan Hall of Fame
- Torino F.C. Hall of Fame: 2014
- Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2019
See also
In Spanish: Luigi Radice para niños
