Giuseppe Rizza

Giuseppe Rizza
Personal information
Full name	Giuseppe Rizza
Date of birth	8 April 1987
Place of birth	Noto, Italy
Date of death	6 July 2020 (aged 33)
Place of death	Catania, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1995–2006	Juventus
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2008	Juve Stabia
2008–2012	Livorno
2009–2010	→ Arezzo (loan)
2010–2011	→ Pergocrema (loan)
2011	→ Juve Stabia (loan)
2011–2012	→ Pergocrema (loan)
2012–2014	Nocerina
2014–2016	Noto
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 July 2012; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 July 2012

Giuseppe Rizza (8 April 1987 – 6 July 2020) was an Italian footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Juventus

Rizza went through the Juventus youth system, and, after graduating, was sold to Juve Stabia in the former Italian Serie C1 in a co-ownership deal. In June 2008, his co-ownership was resolved, and he returned to Juventus for €50,000,^[1] but, along with several other youth players, was loaned out to Serie B teams. Rizza, along with Francesco Volpe, was sold on co-ownership deals to A.S. Livorno Calcio, who had recently been relegated to Serie B following a poor Serie A campaign.^[2] Rizza made 7 league appearances for Livorno during the 2008–09 Serie B campaign.

A.S. Livorno

Rizza was sold permanently by Juventus in June 2009, for an undisclosed fee, with Juventus profiting €86,000.^[3] Upon his permanent transfer to Livorno, Rizza was loaned out to A.C. Arezzo in July,^[4]

Death

Giuseppe Rizza died in Catania, Italy, on 6 July 2020, at the age of 33. His death was due to complications from a ruptured brain aneurysm.^[5]

References

^ "Transfer market: joint-ownerships settled yesterday". Juventus F.C. 26 June 2008. Archived from the original on 8 July 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
^ "Cinque nuovi acquisti del Livorno Calcio". AS Livorno Calcio (in Italian). 7 July 2008. Archived from the original on 28 September 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
^ "Annual Financial Report at 30 June 2009" (PDF). Juventus FC. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2011.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "UFFICIALE: Arezzo, i primi sette colpi". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian). 10 July 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
^ "Morto Giuseppe Rizza, l'ex Juventus aveva solo 33 anni. La causa un aneurisma cerebrale". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 6 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

External links

Giuseppe Rizza at Soccerway
Giuseppe Rizza at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)

[Juventus-1] "Transfer market: joint-ownerships settled yesterday". Juventus F.C. 26 June 2008. Archived from the original on 8 July 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2011.

[2] "Cinque nuovi acquisti del Livorno Calcio". AS Livorno Calcio (in Italian). 7 July 2008. Archived from the original on 28 September 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2008.

[3] "Annual Financial Report at 30 June 2009" (PDF). Juventus FC. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2011.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[4] "UFFICIALE: Arezzo, i primi sette colpi". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian). 10 July 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2011.

[5] "Morto Giuseppe Rizza, l'ex Juventus aveva solo 33 anni. La causa un aneurisma cerebrale". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 6 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

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