Giorgio Mastropasqua

Giorgio Mastropasqua (born 13 July 1951) is an Italian former football player and manager, who played as a sweeper.

Giorgio Mastropasqua

Mastropasqua with Juventus in 1973
Personal information
Date of birth	(1951-07-13) 13 July 1951 (age 74)
Place of birth	Rivoli, Italy
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender, midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1969–1970	Juventus	0	(0)
1970–1971	Perugia	2	(0)
1971–1973	Ternana	63	(3)
1973–1974	Juventus	2	(0)
1974–1979	Atalanta	135	(13)
1979–1980	Bologna	26	(3)
1980–1982	Lazio	69	(5)
1982–1984	Catania	44	(1)
1984–1986	Piacenza	60	(0)
1986–1988	Pavia	62	(1)
Managerial career
2011	AlzanoCene
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Mastropasqua was born in Rivoli, Piedmont. Throughout his playing career, which spanned from 1969 to 1988, he played for prestigious teams in the Italian top-flight, such as Juventus, Ternana, Atalanta, Bologna and Lazio.^[1]

Coaching career

In the summer of 2011, Mastropasqua was named manager of AlzanoCene in the Italian Serie D,^[2] but he resigned after a few months in autumn after a disappointing start to the season

Style of play

Mastropasqua often played as a sweeper, and was known for revolutionising the role in Italy during the 1970s under his Ternana manager Corrado Viciani and the team's dynamic and hard-working possession–based system, which focussed on short passing on the ground. He served as one of the first modern exponents of the position, due to his unique technical characteristics, namely a player who was not only tasked with defending and protecting the back-line, but also advancing out of the defence into midfield and starting attacking plays with their passing after winning back the ball.^[1][3]

Honours

Ternana^[3]

• Serie B: 1971–72