Pierluigi Frosio

Pierluigi Frosio (20 September 1948 – 20 February 2022) was an Italian professional football player and manager. He played as a sweeper as a player.^[1]

Pierluigi Frosio

Frosio with Perugia in 1975
Personal information
Date of birth	(1948-09-20)20 September 1948
Place of birth	Monza, Italy
Date of death	20 February 2022(2022-02-20) (aged 73)
Place of death	Monza, Italy
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Sweeper
Youth career
1960–1966	Gerardiana
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967–1969	Pro Sesto	47	(3)
1969–1971	Legnano	63	(1)
1971–1972	Rovereto [it]	36	(0)
1972–1974	Cesena	22	(0)
1974–1984	Perugia	323	(8)
1984–1985	Rimini	27	(0)
Total		491	(12)
Managerial career
1985–1987	Perugia (youth)
1986	Perugia
1987	Perugia
1987–1990	Monza
1990–1991	Atalanta
1991–1992	Como
1992–1993	Modena
1993–1994	Ravenna
1996	Novara
1996–1997	Modena
1998–2000	Monza
2001–2003	Padova
2004–2005	Ancona
2006	Lecco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in the Casignolo district of Monza, Frosio began his youth career at local club Gerardiana.^[2] He made his Serie B debut in 1972 for Cesena, helping them to their first promotion to the Serie A.^[1] Between 1974 and 1984, Frosio played for Perugia; he helped them win the Serie B in 1974–75 as captain, and was close to winning the 1978–79 Serie A, finishing unbeaten in second place.^[1]

Frosio finished his career with Rimini in the Serie C2 in 1985, under coach Arrigo Sacchi.^[1] He played 175 Serie A games, and 143 Serie B games.^[3]

Managerial career

After having retired as a player, Frosio took charge of Perugia's youth sector.^[1] In 1987, he was appointed head coach of Monza, whom he helped gain promotion to the Serie B in his first season.^[3] He was then head coach of Serie A side Atalanta in 1990;^[3] Frosio coached other teams, namely Como, Modena, Ravenna, Novara, before returning to Monza between 1998 and 2000.^[3]

He finished his managerial career between the Serie C1 and Serie C2 with Padova, Ancona and Lecco.^[3]

Personal life and death

Frosio and his wife Laura have a son,^[4] Alex, who worked as a journalist for La Gazzetta dello Sport.^[1]

Frosio died in Monza on 20 February 2022, at the age of 73.^[5]

Honours

Player

Perugia

• Serie B: 1974–75

Manager

Monza

• Serie C1: 1987–88
• Serie C2: 1995–96
• Coppa Italia Serie C: 1987–88

References

1. Addio a Pierluigi Frosio, capitano del Perugia dei miracoli e poi tecnico rivoluzionario (in Italian)
2. "Monza: addio a Pierluigi Frosio, il milord operaio del calcio". www.ilcittadinomb.it (in Italian). Retrieved 20 February 2022.
3. "Il Monza in lutto: è morto mister Frosio". MonzaToday (in Italian). Retrieved 20 February 2022.
4. FALCO, LUICA DI (20 February 2022). "Addio a Pierluigi Frosio, una vita dedicata al calcio". Il Giorno (in Italian). Retrieved 20 February 2022.
5. "Il cordoglio del Monza per Piero Frosio - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 20 February 2022.