Jorge Piotti Explained

Jorge Piotti
Birth Date:25 April 1938[1]
Birth Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1956–1959
Caps1:79
Goals1:25
Years2:1964–1966
Years3:1966–1967
Years4:1967
Years5:1968
Caps5:22
Goals5:3
Years6:1969
Years7:1970
Years8:1971
Years9:1972–1973
Manageryears1:1983
Managerclubs1:Dinamo Latino

Jorge Piotti or Georgio Piotti (born 1940) is an Argentine football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Piotti played with Club Atlético Platense, and with Calcio Catania.[2] In 1964, he played in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Toronto Italia.[3] In his debut season with Italia he was selected for the ECPSL All-Star team.[4] He assisted Italia by reaching the ECPSL Championship finals match, but were defeated by Toronto City.[5] He re-signed with Toronto Italia for the 1965 season.[6] He assisted in securing the ECPSL Championship title against Primo Hamilton FC.[7]

After three seasons with Toronto Italia he played in the American Soccer League in 1967 with Boston Tigers.[8] [9] For the remainder of the 1967 season he played in the National Soccer League with Toronto Roma.[10] In 1968, he played in the North American Soccer League with Los Angeles Wolves.[11] [12] In 1969, he returned to the American Soccer League to play with the Rochester Lancers.[13]

In 1970, he returned to play in the NSL with Hellas.[14] The Ontario Football Association suspend Piotti and former Italia teammate Carlos Metidieri in 1970 for appearing in a match with Hellas while under contract to the Rochester Lancers.[15] For the 1971 NSL season he played with Toronto First Portuguese.[16] He returned to former team Toronto Italia for the 1972 NSL season.[17] He also played with Italia during the 1973 indoor season in the Toronto Indoor Soccer League.[18] He re-signed with Italia for the 1973 season.[19]

Managerial

In 1983, he was named the technical director and head coach for Dinamo Latino in the National Soccer League.[20] [21] Piotti was the head coach for Pineto United in 1989.[22]

References

  1. Web site: 2018 Wall of Fame Induction. dead. January 2, 2022. torontoazzurri.com. 25. January 2, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220102202314/https://torontoazzurri.com/index.php/wall-of-fame/.
  2. News: March 31, 1965. Toronto Italia Signs Top Soccer Scorer. 29. The Globe and Mail.
  3. News: Rimstead. Paul. June 24, 1964. Italia's tiny twins are soccer giants. 16. Toronto Daily Star.
  4. News: November 10, 1964. Hamilton Steelers Under New Sponsor. 35. The Globe and Mail.
  5. News: Waring. Ed. September 14, 1964. Soccer Crown on Toronto City. 20. The Globe and Mail.
  6. News: Kernaghan. Jim. May 1, 1965. Grab brightest stars is the game's name. 41. Toronto Daily Star.
  7. News: Waring. Ed. September 23, 1965. Italia Wins Soccer Crown But Finds Season Costly. 28. The Globe and Mail.
  8. Web site: July 13, 1967. Hartford Soccer Team Seeks Crown. 2020-08-12. Newspapers.com. Hartford Courant. 63. en.
  9. News: Waring. Ed. April 27, 1967. Won't be outlaw: Falcons' star Carlos Metidieri going to Boston. 27. The Globe and Mail.
  10. News: September 18, 1967. Teutons tripped by Roma. 19. Windsor Star.
  11. News: August 29, 1968. Another rap for Stojovic. C20. Toronto Daily Star.
  12. Web site: NASL-Jorge Piotti. 2020-08-12. www.nasljerseys.com.
  13. Web site: May 5, 1969. Lancers Start with 1-0 Victory. 2020-08-12. Newspapers.com. Democrat and Chronicle. 41. en.
  14. News: McHugh. John. August 26, 1970. Goalie's great game wasted on Apollo offence sputters. 14. Toronto Daily Star.
  15. News: March 17, 1970. Suspended soccer stars. 13. Toronto Daily Star.
  16. News: October 4, 1971. Sudbury beaten twice in games at Toronto. S7. The Globe and Mail.
  17. News: Waring. Ed. July 10, 1972. Piotti to be reported for charging officials after tie: Dispute arises after claim of goal on shot by Italia's Oscar Marin. S3. The Globe and Mail.
  18. News: February 13, 1973. Piotti signs TISL contract. 32. The Globe and Mail.
  19. News: July 13, 1973. One-goal win. 19. Toronto Star.
  20. News: April 27, 1983. "Me Gusta el Futbol Rapido, Simple de Rotacion y Marca": Jorge Piotti Entrenador de Dinamo. 11. El Popular.
  21. News: April 20, 1983. Dinamo Latino Debuta el 2 de Mayo Frente al Panhellenic. 9. El Popular.
  22. News: Laskaris. Sam. September 14, 1989. Injuries a setback for soccer hopefuls. N20. Toronto Star.

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