Giorgio Mastropasqua

Giorgio Mastropasqua
	Mastropasqua with Juventus in 1973
Personal information
Date of birth	13 July 1951 (age 72)
Place of birth	Rivoli, Italy
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender, midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1969–1970	Juventus
1970–1971	Perugia
1971–1973	Ternana
1973–1974	Juventus
1974–1979	Atalanta
1979–1980	Bologna
1980–1982	Lazio
1982–1984	Catania
1984–1986	Piacenza
1986–1988	Pavia
Managerial career
2011	AlzanoCene
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated July 17, 2023

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

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]

Serie B: 1971–72

Related Research Articles

Franchino Baresi is an Italian football youth team coach and a former player and manager. He mainly played as a sweeper or as a central defender, and spent his entire 20-year career with Serie A club AC Milan, captaining the club for 15 seasons. He is considered to be one of the best defenders in the history of the sport. He was ranked 19th in World Soccer magazine's list of the 100 greatest players of the 20th century. With Milan, he won three UEFA Champions League titles, six Serie A titles, four Supercoppa Italiana titles, two European Super Cups and two Intercontinental Cups.

<i>Catenaccio</i> Association football formation originating from Italy

Catenaccio or The Chain is a tactical system in football with a strong emphasis on defence. In Italian, catenaccio means "door-bolt", which implies a highly organised and effective backline defence focused on nullifying opponents' attacks and preventing goal-scoring opportunities.

In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.

Ternana Calcio, commonly referred to as Ternana, is an Italian football club based in Terni, Umbria.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tarcisio Burgnich</span> Italian footballer (1939–2021)

Tarcisio Burgnich was an Italian football manager and player, who played as a defender.

Cristiano Lucarelli is an Italian football manager and a former player who played as a striker from 1992 until 2012. He is the head coach of Serie B club Ternana.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Giorgio Ghezzi</span> Italian footballer (1930–1990)

Giorgio Ghezzi, nicknamed "Kamikaze", was an Italian football manager and player who played as a goalkeeper.

Cesare Maldini was an Italian professional football manager and player who played as a defender.

Corrado Grabbi is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was nicknamed "Ciccio" throughout his career.

Enzo Bearzot was an Italian professional football player and manager. A defender and midfielder, he led the Italy national team to victory in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nereo Rocco</span> Italian football manager (1912–1979)

Nereo Rocco was an Italian football player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time, he is famous for having been one of the most successful head coaches in Italy, winning several domestic and international titles during his tenure with A.C. Milan. At Padova, he was one of the first proponents of catenaccio in the country.

Fabio Liverani is an Italian football manager and former midfielder, who was most recently in charge of Cagliari.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gianluca Signorini</span> Italian footballer

Gianluca Signorini was an Italian footballer, who played as a defender. He made more than 200 appearances for Genoa C.F.C.

Virtus Bergamo Alzano Seriate 1909 was an Italian association football club from Alzano Lombardo, Lombardy. In 2019 it was bought by Ciserano Calcio.

Luigi De Canio is an Italian football manager and a former player who played as a full-back.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ivano Blason</span> Italian footballer

Ivano Blason was an Italian footballer. He was a defender, who is credited with being one of the first sweepers in world football. He represented Italy at the 1950 FIFA World Cup.

Stefano Pettinari is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or striker for Ternana.

Fabio Pisacane is an Italian football coach and former player, who played as a defender. He is currently working for Cagliari as a technical collaborator.

Niccolò Corrado is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Serie B team Ternana.

Domenico Toscano is an Italian football coach and former midfielder, currently working as head coach of Serie C Group B club Cesena.

References

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

This biographical article related to association football in Italy, about a defender born in the 1950s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[tuttojuve-1] 1 2 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.

[storiedicalcio-3] 1 2 "Gioco Corto: la Ternana di Corrado Viciani" (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

[1]

[2]

[3]

Personal information
Mastropasqua with Juventus in 1973
Date of birth	(1951-07-13) 13 July 1951 (age 72)
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