Guido Vincenzi (; 14 July 1932 – 14 August 1997) was an

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and manager, who played as a defender.

Playing career

Vincenzi began his career with Reggiana in 1950. Just after reaching twenty-one years of age he left the club, which was in

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at the time, and made his way to

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, who had just been crowned the Italian champions in 1953. At Inter he quickly became a starter, and in three months, he made his

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debut. After just 13 games with the club, he earned his first cap for the

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in a 4–1 friendly win against

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in 1954, putting on an impeccable performance in his 'Azzurri' debut in Paris. His other outings with the national team were less fortunate however. His second game was a loss to Switzerland at the

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(of the 17 players that saw action he was the youngest) and his third cap was a loss in

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preventing

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for the

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in Sweden. After having won a Serie A championship with Inter, he moved to

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in 1958, obtaining 297 appearances in 11 seasons, and becoming the fifth leading player for the 'blucerchiati' in this category, behind only

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, and

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Coaching career

After his playing career, Vincenzi tried coaching Sampdoria in the 1973–74 season, finishing 13th in the league and successfully remaining in Serie A.

Death

Vincenzi died of a rare form of muscular dystrophy in 1997.

References

La Gazzetta dello Sport
1932 births 1997 deaths Italian footballers Association football midfielders A.C. Reggiana 1919 players U.C. Sampdoria players Inter Milan players Serie A players Serie B players Italy international footballers 1954 FIFA World Cup players Italian football managers U.C. Sampdoria managers Genoa C.F.C. managers Association football defenders People from Quistello Deaths from muscular dystrophy Sportspeople from the Province of Mantua Footballers from Lombardy {{Italy-footy-defender-1930s-stub