Giacomo Bulgarelli

Giacomo Bulgarelli

Bulgarelli with Bologna
Personal information
Full name	Giacomo Bulgarelli
Date of birth	(1940-10-24)24 October 1940
Place of birth	Portonovo di Medicina, Italy
Date of death	12 February 2009(2009-02-12) (aged 68)
Place of death	Bologna, Italy
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1959–1975	Bologna	391	(43)
1975	Hartford Bicentennials	2	(0)
Total		393	(43)
International career
1962–1968	Italy	29	(7)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Italy (as player) UEFA European Championship Winner 1968 Italy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giacomo Bulgarelli (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒaːkomo bulɡaˈrɛlli]; 24 October 1940 – 12 February 2009) was an Italian international footballer who played as a midfielder. Regarded as one of Italy's greatest ever midfielders, Bulgarelli spent his entire club career with Italian side Bologna, where he also served as the team's captain; an important figure with the club, he is the team's record all-time appearance holder, and won the Serie A title with the Bolognese side in 1964, among other trophies. Following his retirement, he had a brief spell in America with the Hartford Bicentennials in 1975, and later also had a successful career as a football commentator in the 90s.

At international level, Bulgarelli represented Italy at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome,^[1] where the team finished in fourth place, and in two FIFA World Cups; he made his senior international debut at the 1962 edition of the tournament, and marked the occasion with two goals, becoming Italy's youngest ever World Cup goalscorer. He was also a member of the Italian side that won UEFA Euro 1968.