Full name Giuseppe Moro Name Giuseppe Moro Place of birth Carbonera, Italy Role Football player | Playing position Height 1.76 m Years Team Position Goalkeeper | |
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Date of birth (1921-01-16)16 January 1921 Date of death 28 January 1974(1974-01-28) (aged 53) Died January 28, 1974, Porto Sant'Elpidio, Italy | ||
Giuseppe Moro (16 January 1921 – 28 January 1974) was an Italian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. An eccentric and athletic player, he is regarded as one of Italy's most spectacular keepers.
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Club career
In eight season in Serie A, Giuseppe Moro defended the goal of six different teams (Fiorentina, Bari, Torino, Lucchese, Sampdoria and Roma).
International career
Moro made his debut with the Italian national team in 1949, producing some notable saves against Hungary. During his second appearance, in a classic England–Italy match played in London, he showcased his best-known block: Stan Mortensen tried to get past Moro with a powerful and accurate shot which the Italian goalkeeper brilliantly denied. Moro kept is sheet clean for 75 minutes, before giving up goals to Jack Rowley and Billy Wright, which did not diminish his outstanding performance.
He also appeared with Italy in the 1950 World Cup in a win against Paraguay, replacing the first-choice goalkeeper Lucidio Sentimenti, who had played the two previous matches.