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Giorgio Puia

Giorgio Puia

Italian footballer and manager

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Giorgio Puia (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒordʒo ˈpuːja]; 8 March 1938) is an Italian football manager and former player who played as a defender.

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Club career

During his club career, Puia played for A.S. Pro Gorizia, U.S. Triestina Calcio, Vicenza and Torino.[1]

International career

Puia earned 7 caps for the Italy national football team between 1962 and 1970,[1] and was included in the Italian squad for the 1970 FIFA World Cup,[2] although his only World Cup appearances came in the 1970 qualifying tournament;[3] Italy reached the final of the competition, only to lose out to Brazil 4–1. He made his international debut on 11 November 1962 against Austria, whilst his final appearance came on 10 May 1970 against Portugal.[4][1]

Honours

Club

Torino

References

  1. [1]
    Giorgio Puia at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. [2]
    Italy 1970 World Cup Squad at Planet World Cup
  3. [3]
    "Giorgio PUIA". World Football: Statistics. FIFA. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  4. [4]
    List of Italy appearances at FIGC Archived 5 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
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