Giuseppe Virgili

Italian footballer

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.^[1]

Virgili also scored two goals in 7 appearances for the national team between 1955 and 1957.^[1]

Virgili died in hospital at the age of 80, following an illness.^[2] He was inducted into the Fiorentina Hall of Fame in 2013.^[2]

^ ^a ^b "Giuseppe Virgili". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Viiola in lutto, è morto Giuseppe Virgili" (in Italian). QUInews. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.