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Aldo Agroppi
Italian footballer (1944–2025) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aldo Agroppi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈaldo aˈɡrɔppi]; 14 April 1944 – 2 January 2025) was an Italian professional coach and a footballer, who played as a midfielder.
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Club career
Agroppi played for 12 seasons (249 games, 17 goals) in Serie A with clubs Torino Calcio and Perugia Calcio.[1] An important player for Torino, he made over 200 appearances for the club, winning two Coppa Italia titles.[2]
International career
Agroppi made his international debut for the Italy national team on 17 June 1972 in a game against Romania.[3]
Managerial career
As a coach, Agroppi managed several Italian clubs throughout his career: Pescara, Pisa, Perugia, Padova, Fiorentina, Como, and Ascoli. He coached Fiorentina on two occasions: he firstly coached the team during the 1985–86 season, leading the club to a fourth-place finish in Serie A, although he was subsequently banned from football for four months for his involvement in the Totonero 1986 match-fixing scandal during his spells with Perugia;[4] he later returned to manage the team in the 1992–93 season, but with less success, as the club were relegated to Serie B at the end of the season.[5]
Death
Agroppi died from pneumonia in Piombino, on 2 January 2025, at the age of 80.[6][7]
Honours
- Torino;[2]
- Coppa Italia: 1967–68, 1970–71
- Individual;
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