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Giorgio Pellizzaro

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Giorgio Pellizzaro
Personal information
Date of birth (1947-08-16)16 August 1947
Place of birth Mantua, Italy
Date of death 9 February 2025(2025-02-09) (aged 77)
Place of death Brescia, Italy
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1970 Mantova 50 (0)
1970–1973 Sampdoria 11 (0)
1973–1978 Catanzaro 148 (0)
1978–1979 Foggia 19 (0)
1979–1980 Forlì 29 (0)
1980–1984 Brescia 49 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giorgio Pellizzaro (16 August 1947 – 9 February 2025) was an Italian football goalkeeper and goalkeeper coach.

Early life

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Pellizzaro was born in Mantua, Italy on 16 August 1947. He had a sister and a brother.[1] He was born in Mantua, Italy, and lived over thirty years in Brescia, Italy.[2]

Playing career

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In 1973, Pellizzaro signed for Italian second-tier side Catanzaro, helping the club achieve promotion to the Italian Serie A.[3]

Pellizzaro was known for his reflexes.[4]

Managerial career

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After retiring from professional football, Pellizzaro worked as a goalkeeper coach.[5]

Personal life and death

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Pellizzaro had three children.[6] He died in Brescia, Italy on 9 February 2025, at the age of 77.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Giorgio Pellizzaro, il mantovano maestro dei grandi portieri". gazzettadimantova.it.
  2. ^ ""Ecco come io e Ranieri vinciamo tutti i derby"". bresciaoggi.it (Archived). Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Giorgio Pellizzaro: una vita divisa in due". guerinsportivo.it.
  4. ^ "Giorgio Pellizzaro, un giaguaro tra i pali". ilcalciocalabrese.it.
  5. ^ "Pellizzaro: "I portieri italiani sono sempre meno, quelli che giocano sono quasi tutti stranieri"".
  6. ^ ""Ho girato l'Europa ma il cuore è a Brescia"". bresciaoggi.it.
  7. ^ Addio all'ex portiere del Foggia, Giorgio Pellizzaro (in Italian)
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