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This is a list of association footballers who died due to football-related incidents.. The primary causes of on-field deaths have evolved over time. Improvements in infection control and emergency surgery since the early days of organised soccer have mostly eliminated the fatal complications that were once common after routine sporting injuries.
Piermario Morosini was born on 5 July 1986, in Bergamo, Italy.His mother Camilla died in 2001, when he was fifteen years old. His father, Aldo, died in 2003, followed shortly after by a disabled brother who committed suicide, leaving him alone with a disabled elder sister.
He was subsequently called up for Italy's squad for the 1990 FIFA World Cup that was played on home soil. [15] At the 1990 FIFA World Cup, Schillaci replaced Andrea Carnevale during Italy's first match against Austria. [16] He scored the decisive goal as the match ended with a 1–0 win for Italy. [17] Against Czechoslovakia, alongside Roberto ...
Gianluca Vialli OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [dʒanˈluːka ˈvjalli]; 9 July 1964 – 5 January 2023) was an Italian football player and manager who played as a striker.Vialli started his club career at his hometown club Cremonese in 1980, where he made 105 league appearances and scored 23 goals.
Calciopoli (Italian: [kalˈtʃɔːpoli]) was a sports scandal in Italy's top professional association football league Serie A and to a lesser extent Serie B. [nb 1] Involving various clubs and numerous executives, both from the same clubs and from the main Italian football bodies (Italian Referee Association (AIA) [it; es], FIGC, and LNP), as well as some referees and referee assistants, the ...
Rolando Ugolini (4 June 1924 – 10 April 2014) was a footballer, who played as a goalkeeper for a number of British clubs. [3]Born in Lucca, Italy, Ugolini moved to Scotland at the age of three and grew up in Armadale, West Lothian, where he played for the local club, Armadale Thistle.
Giovanni Nuvoli (Alghero, 15 December 1953 – Alghero, 23 July 2007) was an Italian football referee who suffered of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis since 2001. [1] With the help of Associazione Luca Coscioni, he fought for his right to die but his attempted euthanasia was blocked by the authorities on 13 February 2007. [1]
Paolo Rossi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaːolo ˈrossi]; [1] [2] 23 September 1956 – 9 December 2020) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a forward.He led Italy to the 1982 FIFA World Cup title, scoring six goals to win the Golden Boot as top goalscorer, and the Golden Ball for the player of the tournament.