Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 February 1943 | ||
Place of birth | Como, Italy | ||
Date of death | 15 October 1967 | (aged 24)||
Place of death | Turin, Italy | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
19??–1960 | Libertas San Bartolomeo | ||
1960–1961 | Como | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1960–1962 | Como | 25 | (3) |
1962–1964 | Genoa | 42 | (7) |
1964–1967 | Torino | 103 | (22) |
Total | 170 | (32) | |
International career | |||
1964 | Italia B | 2 | (1) |
1966–1967 | Italy | 6 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Luigi "Gigi" Meroni (Italian pronunciation: [luˈiːdʒi ˈdʒiːdʒi meˈroːni]; 24 February 1943 – 15 October 1967) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a winger.
He played 145 matches in Serie A, scoring 29 goals.[1] At international level, he represented Italy on six occasions between 1966 and 1967, scoring two goals, and took part at the 1966 FIFA World Cup.