Giuseppe Spalazzi

Giuseppe Spalazzi (17 March 1943 – 17 July 2025) was an Italian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Background After his competitive career, he settled in Chiavari, in Liguria, where he opened a boutique. He died on 17 July 2025, at the age of 82.

Career Raised in Agazzano, in 1958 he joined the youth team of Piacenza; he made his first team debut at the age of eighteen, on 19 March 1961 on the pitch of Mestrina, in the 1960–61 Serie C championship which ended with the relegation of the Emilians. He remained at Piacenza for the following two seasons in Serie D, as a reserve for Antonio Cucchetti first and Pietro Tappani later. In his three seasons with Piacenza Football Club, he made 9 appearances, conceding 11 goals.

In 1963 he was hired by Bologna, who added him to the De Martino: in his first season he took part in the Viareggio Tournament 1964 playing as a starter and losing the final against Dukla Prague. With the departure of Cimpiel he became a reserve for Negri and subsequently for Giuseppe Vavassori and made his Serie A debut on 23 May 1965, conceding five goals away to Torino. In 1966, in an evening friendly match in Riccione against local team, he was kicked by center forward Bighi, fracturing his jaw and remaining unavailable for more than six months. The Apulian team was promoted to Serie A in the 1968–69 season and Spalazzi was bought in full for a fee of 140 million. and was nicknamed the "kamikaze goalkeeper" by fans. in the 1974–75 season he only played the Coppa Italia, because shortly before the start of the Serie B championship he seriously injured his knee. He tried in vain to recover for a year before finally ending his racing career.

Honours Genoa Serie B: 1972–73