Giorgio Ferrini
Giorgio Ferrini (18 August 1939 – 8 November 1976) was an Italian football manager and former football player who played as a midfielder.
He played for Torino from 1959 to 1975, for which he captained, and is the most capped player in the history of the Granata with 566 appearances in all competitions, ahead of Paolo Pulici (437). At club level, he won the Coppa Italia in 1967–68 and 1970–71. He also represented the Italian national team, winning the 1968 European Championship.
He was nicknamed la Diga for his qualities as an incontrista or defensive midfielder.
Club career
Early career
He grew up in the youth team of Ponziana and in 1955 was signed by Torino and inserted in their youth system, where he stayed for three years. In 1957 he was auditioned by the national team manager Giuseppe Galluzzi in view of an international youth tournament
On 11 August 1958 Ferrini was loaned to Varese in Serie C. In his only season with the biancorossi, he contributed 10 goals to the salvation of the team played mainly as a starter.
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