Giuseppe Chiappella

Giuseppe Chiappella (Italian pronunciation: [dʒuˈzɛppe kjapˈpɛlla]; 28 September 1924 – 26 December 2009) was an Italian football midfielder and manager. He started his playing career with Pisa, but is most famous for making over 300 appearances for Fiorentina.[1] He represented Italy at international level in 17 games between 1953 and 1957.

Giuseppe Chiappella

Personal information
Full name	Giuseppe Chiappella
Date of birth	(1924-09-28)28 September 1924
Place of birth	Milan, Italy
Date of death	26 December 2009(2009-12-26) (aged 85)
Place of death	Milan, Italy
Playing position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946–1949	Pisa	97	(4)
1949–1959	Fiorentina	305	(2)
National team
1953–1957	Italy	17	(0)
Teams managed
1960	Fiorentina
1964–1967	Fiorentina
1968–1969	Napoli
1969–1973	Napoli
1973–1974	Cagliari
1976–1977	Internazionale
1978	Fiorentina
1978–1979	Hellas Verona
1979–1980	Pisa
1981–1982	Pescara
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

After Chiappella retired from professional football, he went on to management; he was at the helm at some of Italy's top clubs such as Fiorentina, Napoli and Internazionale.