Giuseppe Rizza
Personal information
Full name Giuseppe Rizza
Date of birth 8 April 1987
Place of birth Noto, Italy
Date of death 6 July 2020(2020-07-06) (aged 33)
Place of death Catania, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1995–2006 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Juve Stabia 25 (1)
2008–2012 Livorno 7 (0)
2009–2010 → Arezzo (loan) 19 (0)
2010–2011 → Pergocrema (loan) 18 (0)
2011 → Juve Stabia (loan) 3 (0)
2011–2012 → Pergocrema (loan) 16 (0)
2012–2014 Nocerina 14 (0)
2014–2016 Noto 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 July 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 July 2012

Giuseppe Rizza (8 April 1987 – 6 July 2020) was an Italian footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Juventus

Rizza went through the Juventus youth system, and, after graduating, was sold to Juve Stabia in the former Italian Serie C1 in a co-ownership deal. In June 2008, his co-ownership was resolved, and he returned to Juventus for €50,000,[1] but, along with several other youth players, was loaned out to Serie B teams. Rizza, along with Francesco Volpe, was sold on co-ownership deals to A.S. Livorno Calcio, who had recently been relegated to Serie B following a poor Serie A campaign.[2] Rizza made 7 league appearances for Livorno during the 2008–09 Serie B campaign.

A.S. Livorno

Rizza was sold permanently by Juventus in June 2009, for an undisclosed fee, with Juventus profiting €86,000.[3] Upon his permanent transfer to Livorno, Rizza was loaned out to A.C. Arezzo in July,[4]

Death

Giuseppe Rizza died in Catania, Italy, on 6 July 2020, at the age of 33. His death was due to complications from a ruptured brain aneurysm.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Transfer market: joint-ownerships settled yesterday". Juventus F.C. 26 June 2008. Archived from the original on 8 July 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Cinque nuovi acquisti del Livorno Calcio". AS Livorno Calcio (in Italian). 7 July 2008. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
  3. ↑ "Annual Financial Report at 30 June 2009" (PDF). Juventus FC. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Arezzo, i primi sette colpi". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian). 10 July 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "Morto Giuseppe Rizza, l'ex Juventus aveva solo 33 anni. La causa un aneurisma cerebrale". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 6 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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