Giorgio Morini | |
Birth Date: | 11 October 1947 |
Birth Place: | Carrara, Italy |
Height: | 1.72m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 1967–1968 |
Clubs1: | Internazionale |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1968–1972 |
Clubs2: | Varese |
Caps2: | 84 |
Goals2: | 7 |
Years3: | 1972–1976 |
Clubs3: | Roma |
Caps3: | 105 |
Goals3: | 5 |
Years4: | 1976–1981 |
Caps4: | 75 |
Goals4: | 4 |
Years5: | 1981–1983 |
Clubs5: | Pro Patria |
Caps5: | 55 |
Goals5: | 1 |
Years6: | 1983–1984 |
Clubs6: | Chiasso |
Caps6: | 13 |
Goals6: | 1 |
Nationalyears1: | 1975 |
Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Manageryears1: | 1996 |
Managerclubs1: | Milan |
Giorgio Morini (pronounced as /it/; born 11 October 1947) is an Italian former football manager and player, who played as a midfielder. As a player, Morini was part of the A.C. Milan team that won the 1978–79 Serie A title. He also coached the Italian football team Milan for part of the 1996–97 season.
Born in Carrara, Morini started his career with Inter during the 1967–68 season, but never played a game for the side. He moved to A.S. Varese 1910 the following year, spending four seasons with the club. He made his Serie A debut against Cagliari on 6 October 1968.[1]
After moving to A.S. Roma in 1972, Morini made a name for himself, representing the capital side for the next four seasons. In 1976, he earned a contract with A.C. Milan, spending another four seasons there, and winning the Scudetto in 1979.
After two seasons at minor club Pro Patria and a short spell with low-league team FC Chiasso, Morini ended his career in 1984.
He played 3 games for the Italy national football team in 1975, making his debut on 19 April against Poland.[2]
Morini was linked to the 1980 Totonero illegal Italian football gambling scandal, and was suspended from play for ten months.[3]
Giorgio Morini took up coaching, once his active career came to an end, leading youth-teams to glory, primarily at Italian club A.C. Milan. When Óscar Tabárez was fired from the Rossonero senior side in 1996, Morini took over for a short period during the 1996–97 Serie A season; that was his first and, until now, last run as a coach of a top-flight side.