Massa began his youth career with Flegrea, before joining local side Internapoli in 1965, whose home stadium was the Stadio Arturo Collana in the Vomero region of Naples. His performances caught the attention of Lazio, and he subsequently joined the club in 1966, remaining with the team until 1972, scoring 31 goals in 137 appearances and forming a notable offensive partnership with striker Giorgio Chinaglia, playing in a creative role; together, they helped the club obtain promotion to Serie A during the 1971–72 season, while Chinaglia finished the season as the league's top-scorer, largely thanks to Massa's assists.[1][2]
His performances caught the attention of larger clubs, and he subsequently joined Inter, where he remained for two seasons, but failed to impress, and later joined Napoli ahead of the 1974–75 Serie A season. Under manager Luis Vinicio, he won a Coppa Italia with the club in 1976, and also reached the semi-finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup the following season. He left Napoli in 1978, to join Avellino, where he remained until 1981, before joining Campania in 1982, where he ultimately ended his career in 1984.[1][2]
Style of playedit
A mobile and diminutive winger, Massa was a traditional number 7, who was known in particular for his speed, technique, dribbling skills, and eye for goal, as well as his ability to create goalscoring opportunities for his teammates.[1][2]
Managerial careeredit
As a manager, Massa worked as a coach in the Napoli youth system.[1][2]
Personal lifeedit
Giuseppe Massa's daughter, Azzurra, is also a footballer, who currently plays for Carpisa Yamamy. His son, Maurizio, died in 2004 from a rare blood disease.[1][2]
Deathedit
Massa died on 17 October 2017, at the age of 69.[1][2]
^ abcdefgPASQUALE TINA (18 October 2017). "Addio a Giuseppe Massa, l'ala destra che si esaltò nel Napoli di Vinicio" (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
^ abcdefg (in Italian). La Gazzetta di Parma. 18 October 2017. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
External linksedit
Inter Profile (in Italian)
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giuseppe, massa, april, 1948, naples, october, 2017, naples, italian, professional, footballer, played, forward, midfielder, personal, informationdate, birth, 1948, april, 1948place, birthnaples, italydate, death17, october, 2017, 2017, aged, place, deathnaple. Giuseppe Massa 26 April 1948 in Naples 17 October 2017 in Naples was an Italian professional footballer who played as a forward or midfielder Giuseppe MassaPersonal informationDate of birth 1948 04 26 26 April 1948Place of birthNaples ItalyDate of death17 October 2017 2017 10 17 aged 69 Place of deathNaplesHeight1 68 m 5 ft 6 in Position s Striker Right wingerYouth careerFlegreaSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1965 1966Internapoli25 4 1966 1972Lazio137 31 1972 1974Internazionale43 4 1974 1978Napoli102 24 1978 1981Avellino65 10 1982 1984Campania45 3 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Playing career 2 Style of play 3 Managerial career 4 Personal life 5 Death 6 Honours 7 References 8 External linksPlaying career editMassa began his youth career with Flegrea before joining local side Internapoli in 1965 whose home stadium was the Stadio Arturo Collana in the Vomero region of Naples His performances caught the attention of Lazio and he subsequently joined the club in 1966 remaining with the team until 1972 scoring 31 goals in 137 appearances and forming a notable offensive partnership with striker Giorgio Chinaglia playing in a creative role together they helped the club obtain promotion to Serie A during the 1971 72 season while Chinaglia finished the season as the league s top scorer largely thanks to Massa s assists 1 2 His performances caught the attention of larger clubs and he subsequently joined Inter where he remained for two seasons but failed to impress and later joined Napoli ahead of the 1974 75 Serie A season Under manager Luis Vinicio he won a Coppa Italia with the club in 1976 and also reached the semi finals of the European Cup Winners Cup the following season He left Napoli in 1978 to join Avellino where he remained until 1981 before joining Campania in 1982 where he ultimately ended his career in 1984 1 2 Style of play editA mobile and diminutive winger Massa was a traditional number 7 who was known in particular for his speed technique dribbling skills and eye for goal as well as his ability to create goalscoring opportunities for his teammates 1 2 Managerial career editAs a manager Massa worked as a coach in the Napoli youth system 1 2 Personal life editGiuseppe Massa s daughter Azzurra is also a footballer who currently plays for Carpisa Yamamy His son Maurizio died in 2004 from a rare blood disease 1 2 Death editMassa died on 17 October 2017 at the age of 69 1 2 Honours editLazioSerie B 1968 69 Coppa delle Alpi winner 1971 Napoli 1 2 Coppa Italia winner 1975 76 Anglo Italian League Cup winner 1976 References edit a b c d e f g PASQUALE TINA 18 October 2017 Addio a Giuseppe Massa l ala destra che si esalto nel Napoli di Vinicio in Italian La Repubblica Retrieved 18 October 2017 a b c d e f g Addio a Giuseppe Massa gioco nell Inter nella Lazio e nel Napoli in Italian La Gazzetta di Parma 18 October 2017 Archived from the original on 21 October 2017 Retrieved 18 October 2017 External links editInter Profile in Italian nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to association football in Italy about a forward born in the 1940s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Giuseppe Massa amp oldid 1164978950, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
