The technician and manager was 82 years old. To make the announcement on social media, his son Gianluca: “And now you can finally train your dear Diego”
Farewell to Gianni Di Marzio, former Italian coach and sports manager, consultant for Palermo. The announcement was made by his son Gianluca, a journalist on Sky.
Di Marzio, 82, had had an excellent career as a coach and in the 70s he brought Catanzaro to Serie A. In 1977 he arrived on the Napoli bench of Napoli, led to the final of the Italian Cup. It was he who discovered a very young Diego Maradona in Argentina, reporting him to President Corrado Ferlaino but the operation was not possible due to the closure of the borders to the market. He had maintained a splendid relationship with the Pibe.
After his coaching career, Di Marzio had been manager of numerous clubs, including Zamparini’s Venezia which won Serie A.
January 22, 2022 (change January 22, 2022 | 08:06)
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