| Giuseppe Rizza | |
| Fullname: | Giuseppe Rizza |
| Birth Date: | 8 April 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Noto, Italy |
| Death Place: | Catania, Italy |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | 1995–2006 |
| Youthclubs1: | Juventus |
| Years1: | 2007–2008 |
| Years2: | 2008–2012 |
| Years3: | 2009–2010 |
| Years4: | 2010–2011 |
| Years5: | 2011 |
| Years6: | 2011–2012 |
| Years7: | 2012–2014 |
| Years8: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Juve Stabia |
| Clubs2: | Livorno |
| Clubs3: | → Arezzo (loan) |
| Clubs4: | → Pergocrema (loan) |
| Clubs5: | → Juve Stabia (loan) |
| Clubs6: | → Pergocrema (loan) |
| Clubs7: | Nocerina |
| Clubs8: | Noto |
| Caps1: | 25 |
| Caps2: | 7 |
| Caps3: | 19 |
| Caps4: | 18 |
| Caps5: | 3 |
| Caps6: | 16 |
| Caps7: | 14 |
| Caps8: | 16 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 26 July 2012 |
| Ntupdate: | 26 July 2012 |
Giuseppe Rizza (8 April 1987 – 6 July 2020) was an Italian footballer who played as a defender.
Rizza went through the Juventus youth system, and, after graduating, was sold to Juve Stabia in the former Italian Serie C1 in a co-ownership deal. In June 2008, his co-ownership was resolved, and he returned to Juventus for €50,000,[1] but, along with several other youth players, was loaned out to Serie B teams. Rizza, along with Francesco Volpe, was sold on co-ownership deals to A.S. Livorno Calcio, who had recently been relegated to Serie B following a poor Serie A campaign.[2] Rizza made 7 league appearances for Livorno during the 2008–09 Serie B campaign.
Rizza was sold permanently by Juventus in June 2009, for an undisclosed fee, with Juventus profiting €86,000.[3] Upon his permanent transfer to Livorno, Rizza was loaned out to A.C. Arezzo in July,[4]
Giuseppe Rizza died in Catania, Italy, on 6 July 2020, at the age of 33. His death was due to complications from a ruptured brain aneurysm.[5]