Giuseppe Wilson
Italian former footballer (1945-2022)
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- Giuseppe Wilson ( Italian pronunciation: [dʒuˈzɛppe ˈwilson] , born Joseph Wilson , 27 October 1945 – 6 March 2022), also known as Pino Wilson , was an Italian footballer who played as a centre back.
- At club level Wilson played for Internapoli and Lazio, as well as representing the Italy national team three times in 1974.
- Early life Wilson was born in Darlington to a Neapolitan woman Lina Di Francesca and Dennis Wilson, an Englishman who worked as an iron and steel worker at the local factory.
- When Joseph Wilson was just six months old, his family moved to Naples, his mother's hometown as she found it hard to settle in the United Kingdom due to the cold winters.
- Club career Internapoli and Lazio Wilson started his career with Internapoli in 1964–65 and he played for the side more than 150 times.
Giuseppe Wilson (Italian pronunciation: [dʒuˈzɛppe ˈwilson], born Joseph Wilson, 27 October 1945 – 6 March 2022), also known as Pino Wilson, was an Italian footballer who played as a centre back. Although born in Northern England, he played the majority of his football career in Italy.
At club level Wilson played for Internapoli and Lazio, as well as representing the Italy national team three times in 1974. Wilson was one of 15 named in the Italian football betting scandal in 1980 (along with Bruno Giordano, Massimo Cacciatori and Lionello Manfredonia, in the first instance).
Early life
Wilson was born in Darlington to a Neapolitan woman Lina Di Francesca and Dennis Wilson, an Englishman who worked as an iron and steel worker at the local factory. Wilson's parents had met while Dennis was serving with the British Army in Italy. When Joseph Wilson was just six months old, his family moved to Naples, his mother's hometown as she found it hard to settle in the United Kingdom due to the cold winters. His father found a job as supervisor at a NATO base.
Club career
Internapoli and Lazio
Wilson started his career with Internapoli in 1964–65 and he played for the side more than 150 times.
He joined S.S. Lazio in 1969. At Lazio he would enjoy his most notable spell as a footballer, staying with them for a decade playing over 300 games for them. This was a successful period for the club who won their first ever Serie A title in 1973–74 as well as the Coppa delle Alpi in 1971.
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