Giorgio Ferrini was an Italian

Italy

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 footballer

Football (soccer)

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Ferrini was born at Trieste

Trieste

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. He started his career at A.S. Varese 1910

A.S. Varese 1910

A.S. Varese 1910 is an Italian football club from Varese, founded 22 March 1910. It currently plays in Serie B, ranked one division below Serie A in the Italian football league.-History:...

 (1957-59), and moved to Torino F.C.

Torino F.C.

Torino Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is a professional Italian football club based in Turin, Piedmont, that was founded in 1906. The club has spent most of its history in the top tier in Italian football....

 in 1959, where he played until 1975, making 443 appearances and scoring 42 goals. He also earned 7 caps for the Italy national football team

Italy national football team

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, and played in the 1962 FIFA World Cup

1962 FIFA World Cup

The 1962 FIFA World Cup, the seventh staging of the World Cup, was held in Chile from 30 May to 17 June. It was won by Brazil, who retained the championship by beating Czechoslovakia 3–1 in the final...

, including the infamous Battle of Santiago

Battle of Santiago

The Battle of Santiago is the name given to a particularly unsavoury and infamous football match during the 1962 FIFA World Cup. It was a game played between hosts Chile and Italy on June 2, 1962 in Santiago...

, and the 1968 UEFA European Football Championship

1968 UEFA European Football Championship

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, where Italy lifted their first European title.

He died in Turin

Turin

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, at the age of 37, due to an aneurysm

Aneurysm

An aneurysm or aneurism is a localized, blood-filled balloon-like bulge in the wall of a blood vessel. Aneurysms can commonly occur in arteries at the base of the brain and an aortic aneurysm occurs in the main artery carrying blood from the left ventricle of the heart...

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External links

• Testimonies and memories from Associazione Ex Calciatori Granata (in Italian)