Pierluigi Frosio, captain of the Perugia of miracles and then revolutionary technician died

Pierluigi Frosio passed away today, February 20. Born in Monza, class of 1948, he plays free and in 1972 he makes his debut in Cesena in Serie B, contributing to the first historic promotion of the club in Serie A. After a season in the top flight, he returns to the cadet series, in Perugia, to contribute to writing about it. the most glorious page of history. He stayed in Umbria for 10 years (from 1974 to 1984) and as captain he won the championship of B and in 1978-1979, in A, he touched the scudetto. His Perugia is in second place without suffering defeats in the whole championship, earning participation in the Uefa Cup. He ends his career in Rimini (in C2) in 1985 with Arrigo Sacchi on the bench.

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Once his shoes are off, he starts again as a coach from the Perugia youth team. In 1987 he was in Monza with whom he tore the promotion to Serie B and then in 1990 he moved to Atalanta, in A. Among the many teams he led in the minor leagues also Como, Modena and Ravenna, Novara, Padua and Ancona.

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A well-known face of football broadcasts, Pierluigi was the father of Alex, a colleague of the Gazzetta dello Sport. And the condolences of the entire editorial staff go to him and his entire family.