Giuseppe Chiappella

Giuseppe Chiappella

Chiappella in 1970
Personal information
Full name	Giuseppe Chiappella
Date of birth	(1924-09-28)28 September 1924
Place of birth	Milan, Italy
Date of death	26 December 2009(2009-12-26) (aged 85)
Place of death	Milan, Italy
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946–1949	Pisa	97	(4)
1949–1959	Fiorentina	305	(2)
International career
1953–1957	Italy	17	(0)
Managerial career
1960	Fiorentina
1964–1967	Fiorentina
1968–1969	Napoli
1969–1973	Napoli
1973–1974	Cagliari
1976–1977	Internazionale
1978	Fiorentina
1978–1979	Hellas Verona
1979–1980	Pisa
1981–1982	Pescara
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giuseppe Chiappella (Italian pronunciation: [dʒuˈzɛppe kjapˈpɛlla]; 28 September 1924 – 26 December 2009) was an Italian football midfielder and manager. He started his playing career with Pisa, but is most famous for making over 300 appearances for Fiorentina. He represented Italy at international level in 17 games between 1953 and 1957.

After Chiappella retired from professional football, he went on to management; he was at the helm at some of Italy's top clubs such as Fiorentina, Napoli and Internazionale.