Gianni Di Marzio
Di Marzio in 2009
Personal information
Full name Giovanni Di Marzio
Date of birth (1940-01-08)8 January 1940
Place of birth Naples, Italy
Date of death 22 January 2022(2022-01-22) (aged 82)
Place of death Padova, Italy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1964 Juve Stabia
Managerial career
1968–1969 Internapoli (assistant)
1969–1971 Napoli (youth)
1971–1972 Nocerina
1972–1973 Juve Stabia
1973–1974 Brindisi
1974–1977 Catanzaro
1977–1979 Napoli
1979–1980 Genoa
1980–1982 Lecce
1982–1983 Catania
1984–1985 Padova
1987–1988 Cosenza
1988–1989 Catanzaro
1989–1990 Cosenza
1991–1992 Palermo
1996–1998 Venezia (director of sports)
2001–2006 Juventus (scout)
2011–2016 Queens Park Rangers (scout)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giovanni "Gianni" Di Marzio (8 January 1940 – 22 January 2022) was an Italian professional football manager.[1]

Career

After leaving his footballer career for an injury, he debuted as a manager in 1968 in Serie C.[2] He had his breakout as the coach of Catanzaro, where after his second season in charge, led the team to an unexpected promotion to Serie A in 1976.[2][3] The team then finished 15th in only their second ever Serie A campaign and were automatically relegated. Di Marzio had shown enough to earn a move to Napoli for the following season.[3]

With Napoli he was a Coppa Italia finalist in 1978, losing the trophy against Inter Milan.[2] In 1983 he brought Catania in Serie A, and in 1988 Cosenza in Serie B.[2] He retired from management after failing to rescue Palermo from relegation in 1992.[4]

Di Marzio successively took on a career as a football pundit and manager, working as Maurizio Zamparini's collaborator during his periods at Venezia and Palermo, as well as transfer consultant and scout at Queens Park Rangers.[4]

Managerial statistics

Team Nat From To League Record Cup Record Total
GWDLWin % GWDLWin % GWDLWin %
U.S. Catanzaro 1929[3][5]  Italy 1 July 1974 30 June 1977 106 36 39 31 033.96 12 2 4 6 016.67 119 38 43 38 031.93
U.S. Catanzaro 1929[3][5]  Italy 1 July 1988 30 June 1989 31 7 14 10 022.58 0 0 0 0 !— 31 7 14 10 022.58
Total 137 43 53 41 031.39 12 2 4 6 016.67 150 45 57 48 030.00

Personal life

Di Marzio's son, Gianluca, is a renowned Italian football journalist and pundit, working with Sky Italia.[4][2]

Death

He died in Padua on 22 January 2022, at the age of 82.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Gianni Di Marzio at FootballDatabase.eu
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "È morto Gianni di Marzio: scoprì Maradona e allenò Napoli e Catanzaro". Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Catanzaro Season Summaries". webalice.it. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "È morto Gianni Di Marzio, ex allenatore di Catania e Palermo: portò Maradona in Italia". Giornale di Sicilia (in Italian). 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Club Managers". calcio-seriea.it. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
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