Giuseppe Virgili

Giuseppe Virgili

Personal information
Date of birth	(1935-07-24)24 July 1935
Place of birth	Udine, Italy
Date of death	10 June 2016(2016-06-10) (aged 80)
Place of death	Florence, Italy
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1952–1954	Udinese	35	(9)
1954–1958	Fiorentina	101	(55)
1958–1960	Torino	56	(30)
1960–1962	Bari	35	(9)
1962–1965	Livorno	71	(25)
1965–1966	Taranto	6	(0)
Total		304	(128)
International career
1955–1957	Italy	7	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giuseppe Virgili (Italian pronunciation: [dʒuˈzɛppe virˈdʒiːli]; 24 July 1935 – 10 June 2016) was an Italian footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Udine, Virgili played for Udinese, Fiorentina, Torino, Bari, Livorno and Taranto at club level.

International career

Virgili also scored two goals in 7 appearances for the national team between 1955 and 1957.

Later life and death

Virgili died in hospital at the age of 80, following an illness. He was inducted into the Fiorentina Hall of Fame in 2013.