Role Footballer Playing position Height 1.79 m | Years Team Position Midfielder Name Giovanni Azzini | |
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Date of birth (1929-09-28)28 September 1929 Date of death 4 June 1994(1994-06-04) (aged 64) Died June 4, 1994, Cremona, Italy | ||
Giovanni Azzini (born 28 September 1929 in Quinzano d'Oglio; died 4 June 1994 in Cremona) was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Club career
Azzini played for 5 seasons (152 games, 2 goals) in the Serie A for Calcio Padova.
Match-fixing accusations
Azzini is mostly remembered for being accused of fixing a game that his team Padova lost 0–3 to Atalanta B.C. on 30 March 1958. He maintained that the key witness, his ex-girlfriend Silveria Marchesini, was lying as revenge for him leaving her. Nevertheless, he was found guilty and banned from football for life. The ban was later reduced to 2 years on appeal.
International career
Azzini played his only game for the Italy national football team on 21 July 1952, against Hungary, during the 1952 Summer Olympics.
References
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