Giorgio Mastropasqua

Giorgio Mastropasqua (born 13 July 1951) is an Italian former football player and manager, who played as a sweeper.

Giorgio Mastropasqua
Mastropasqua with Juventus in 1973
Personal information
Date of birth (1951-07-13) 13 July 1951
Place of birth Rivoli, Italy
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1970 Juventus 0 (0)
1970–1971 Perugia 2 (0)
1971–1973 Ternana 63 (3)
1973–1974 Juventus 2 (0)
1974–1979 Atalanta 135 (13)
1979–1980 Bologna 26 (3)
1980–1982 Lazio 69 (5)
1982–1984 Catania 44 (1)
1984–1986 Piacenza 60 (0)
1986–1988 Pavia 62 (1)
Managerial career
2011 AlzanoCene
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Mastropasqua was born in Rivoli, Piedmont. Throughout his playing career, which spanned from 1969 to 1988, he played for prestigious teams in the Italian top-flight, such as Juventus, Ternana, Atalanta, Bologna and Lazio.[1]

Coaching career

In the summer of 2011, Mastropasqua was named manager of AlzanoCene in the Italian Serie D,[2] but he resigned after a few months in autumn after a disappointing start to the season

Style of play

Mastropasqua often played as a sweeper, and was known for revolutionising the role in Italy during the 1970s under his Ternana manager Corrado Viciani and the team's dynamic and hard-working possession–based system, which focussed on short passing on the ground. He served as one of the first modern exponents of the position, due to his unique technical characteristics, namely a player who was not only tasked with defending and protecting the back-line, but also advancing out of the defence into midfield and starting attacking plays with their passing after winning back the ball.[1][3]

Honours

Ternana[3]

References
  1. Bedeschi, Stefano (14 July 2018). "Gli eroi in bianconero: Giorgio MASTROPASQUA" (in Italian). Tutto Juve. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  2. "Alzano Cene 1909". www.alzanocene.it. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  3. "Gioco Corto: la Ternana di Corrado Viciani" (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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