Giuseppe Grezar

Giuseppe Grezar (25 November 1918 - 4 May 1949) was an Italian football player, who played for Torino FC and died in the Superga air disaster together with the whole Grande Torino team.

Biography

Grezar was born in Trieste. He played as a midfielder, debuting for Triestina. He was acquired by Torino in 1942.

With Torino, Grezar played 154 times and won five consecutive Serie A scudetti, until dying with most of the team in the Superga air disaster near Turin, in May 1949. He was capped eight times for the Italian national team, scoring one goal. He also played with Ampelea Isola in 1944.^[1]

The Stadio Giuseppe Grezar in Trieste is dedicated to him.

References

↑ Pino Grezar at tuttotrieste.net, retrieved 10-5-2015 (Italian)

External links

Statistics at Enciclopedia del Calcio website (Italian)

Superga air disaster

4 May 1949

Torino F.C. players and staff	Agnisetta Bacigalupo A. Ballarin D. Ballarin Bongiorni Castigliano Civalleri Corina Erbstein Fadini Gabetto Grava Grezar Lievesley Loik Maroso Martelli Mazzola Menti Operto Ossola Rigamonti Schubert

Others	Biancardi Bonaiuti Casalbore Cavallero D'Inca Meroni Pangrazi Tosatti

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