Giuseppe Grezar Explained

Giuseppe Grezar
Birth Date:25 November 1918
Years1:1938–1942
Caps1:83
Goals1:51
Years2:1942–1943
Caps2:30
Goals2:3
Years3:1943
Caps3:15
Goals3:1
Years4:1945–1949
Caps4:123
Goals4:16
Nationalyears1:1942–1948
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:1

Giuseppe Grezar (pronounced as /it/; 25 November 1918 – 4 May 1949) was an Italian football player, who played as a midfielder for Torino F.C. and died in the Superga air disaster together with the whole Grande Torino team.[1]

Career

Grezar was born in Trieste. He played as a midfielder, debuting for Triestina. He was acquired by Torino in 1942.

With Torino, Grezar played 154 times and won five consecutive Serie A scudetti, until dying with most of the team in the Superga air disaster near Turin, in May 1949. He was capped eight times for the Italy national team, scoring one goal. He also played with Ampelea Isola in 1944.[2]

The Stadio Giuseppe Grezar in Trieste is dedicated to him.

Honours

Club

Torino

1942–43, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49

1942–43

Individual

2016[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Giuseppe Grezar.
  2. http://www.tuttotrieste.net/prsng/grezar.htm Pino Grezar
  3. Web site: De Marzi. Massimo. 2 December 2016. Castellini, Fossati, Grezar e Claudio Sala inseriti nella Hall of Fame granata. 19 February 2021. Torino Oggi. it-IT.