Giuseppe Bruscolotti

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Giuseppe Bruscolotti
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Personal information
Full name Giuseppe Bruscolotti
Date of birth (1951-06-01) 1 June 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth Sassano, Campania, Italy
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1970–1972 Sorrento [1] 60 (1)
1972–1988 Napoli [2] 387 (9)
Total447(10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giuseppe Bruscolotti (born 1 June 1951) is a former Italian footballer who played as a right-back. He is mostly remembered for his lengthy spell with S.S.C. Napoli, where he served as the club's captain and contributed to the team's first ever Serie A title in 1987. Throughout his career, he was referred to as "Pal e fierr" ("iron pole") by the fans, due to his physical strength. [3]

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Career

Born in Sassano, Campania, Bruscolotti began his career with Sorrento in 1970. He immediately helped the club to Serie B promotion, winning the Serie C1 title during the 1970–71 season, and was a part of a defence which only conceded 12 goals in the league; the following season, however, the club were immediately relegated to Serie C once again, after finishing in second-last place in the league. [4]

Bruscolotti subsequently moved to S.S.C. Napoli in 1972, where he spent most of his career, making over 500 appearances for the team during his sixteen seasons in Naples; he made his Serie A debut with Napoli during the 1972–73 season, in a 1–0 win over Ternana on 24 September 1972. Bruscolotti became a symbol and a legend of the club, and played a key role in helping Napoli to their first ever Serie A title in 1987; he was also the team's captain from 1978 until 1984, when he handed over the armband to Diego Maradona. [5] He retired at the age of 37 in 1988; [3] [6] he holds the record for most Serie A appearances for Napoli (387), and has made the second most appearances in all league competitions for the club. [7] He also made 96 appearances for Napoli in the Coppa Italia, and 28 in European competitions. Bruscolotti also scored 11 goals for Napoli throughout his career; one of his most notable goals came in a 1–0 home victory over Anderlecht in the return leg of the 1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals, although Napoli were eliminated by the eventual champions on aggregate. [6] His most important goal for the club came in the second leg of the 1976 Anglo-Italian League Cup final, which saw Napoli triumph over Southampton. [8] In addition to these titles, Bruscolotti also won two Coppa Italia titles with Napoli. [3] [6] [9] [10]

Style of play

A tenacious, imposing, and powerful full-back, Bruscolotti was known in particular for his physical strength and balance, as well as his excellent man-marking ability, leadership, and his hard-tackling style of play. [3] [6] Although he was notorious for his aggressive challenges, he was also praised throughout his career for his fair-play attitude. [11]

Honours

Club

Sorrento [4]

Napoli

Records

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