Giosuè Stucchi (13 March 1931 – 10 May 2021) was an Italian professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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.
He played for seven seasons (168 games, 2 goals) in the
Serie A
The Serie A (), officially known as Serie A Enilive in Italy and Serie A Made in Italy abroad for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Italy and the highest tier of the Italian football league system. Establish ...
for
Udinese Calcio
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and
A.S. Roma
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.
In 1956 he seriously injured
Oscar Massei, which prevented Massei from making his debut for the
Italy national team, for which he was called up. Massei ended up never playing for Italy.
References
External links
Profileat Enciclopediadelcalcio.it
1931 births
2021 deaths
Footballers from the Province of Monza e Brianza
Italian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Serie A players
Serie B players
Udinese Calcio players
AS Roma players
Brescia Calcio players
Vigevano Calcio players
20th-century Italian sportsmen
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