Umberto Pinardi

Umberto Pinardi (22 May 1928 – 21 June 2025) was an Italian professional football player and coach.^[1][2]

Umberto Pinardi

Personal information
Date of birth	(1928-05-22)22 May 1928
Place of birth	San Martino Sinzano, Collecchio, Italy
Date of death	21 June 2025(2025-06-21) (aged 97)
Place of death	Parma, Italy
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946–1947	Dop. Ceretti e Tanfani
1947–1949	Gallaratese
1949–1952	Como	92	(7)
1952–1954	Juventus	12	(1)
1954–1956	Udinese	46	(7)
1956–1959	Lazio	61	(1)
1959–1960	Udinese	27	(2)
1960–1961	Como	22	(1)
Managerial career
1964–1967	Pisa
1968–1969	Massese
1969–1970	Ternana
1970–1971	Massese
1972–1973	Palermo
1973–1975	Brescia
1975–1976	SPAL
1976–1978	Modena
1980–1981	Taranto
1983–1984	Cavese
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Life and career

Born in San Martino Sinzano, a Collecchio frazione, at young age Pinardi moved to Milan, where he became passionate for football playing in amateur parish clubs.^[3] A full-back and centre-half defender, he made his professional debut in 1947, playing in the Serie B club Gallaratese.^[3] He made his Serie A debut with Como, and in 1954 he moved to Juventus, where a serious injury compromised his tenure in the club and the rest of his career.^[3]

As a football manager, Pinardi started his career in Serie D, and spent most years in Serie B, even having a brief Serie A stint with Palermo.^[3] As a coach, he is best remembered for having launched the career of Evaristo Beccalossi at Brescia.^[3]

Pinardi died on 21 June 2025, at the age of 97.^[3][4]

Honours

• Coppa Italia winner: 1958