Luigi Giuliano (footballer)
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Luigi Giuliano was an Italian
professional football player.
He had a distinction of scoring in each of his first 3 Serie A
games in the 1948/49 season. He was the only youth team player who was playing regularly on the first squad of A.C. Torino, however, because of the delay he had in obtaining the passport he did not make the trip to Lisboa which lead to the Superga air disaster
, in which the first squad perished.
His last two seasons with A.S. Roma
were hampered by serious knee injuries, but that did not stop him from playing on the team that won the 1960–61 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, he scored a goal in the competition against Union Saint-Gilloise
and played in the final.
He played his only game for the Italy national football team
on 27 November 1955 against Hungary
.
Overall, he played for 14 seasons in the Serie A
for A.C. Torino and A.S. Roma
(267 games, 21 goals).
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
professional football player.
He had a distinction of scoring in each of his first 3 Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
games in the 1948/49 season. He was the only youth team player who was playing regularly on the first squad of A.C. Torino, however, because of the delay he had in obtaining the passport he did not make the trip to Lisboa which lead to the Superga air disaster
Superga air disaster
The Superga air disaster took place on Wednesday, 4 May 1949, when a plane carrying almost the entire Torino A.C. football squad, popularly known as Il Grande Torino, crashed into the hill of Superga near Turin killing all 31 aboard including 18 players, club officials, journalists accompanying the...
, in which the first squad perished.
His last two seasons with A.S. Roma
A.S. Roma
Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...
were hampered by serious knee injuries, but that did not stop him from playing on the team that won the 1960–61 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, he scored a goal in the competition against Union Saint-Gilloise
R. Union Saint-Gilloise
R. Union Saint-Gilloise is a Belgian football club located in the municipality of Forest, though it is named after the neighbour municipality of Saint-Gilles, Brussels. It had been in the second division in 2004-05, but was subsequently relegated to third division. Its matricule is the n°10...
and played in the final.
He played his only game for the Italy national football team
Italy national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
on 27 November 1955 against Hungary
Hungary national football team
The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation....
.
Overall, he played for 14 seasons in the Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
for A.C. Torino and A.S. Roma
A.S. Roma
Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...
(267 games, 21 goals).