MILAN – He died at 82 Tarcisio Burgnich. The former Inter and Napoli defender disappeared overnight after a long illness. He had been champion of Europe with Italy in 1968 and vice-champion of the world in 1970. The funeral will be held tomorrow, Thursday, at 2.30 pm in Viareggio in the church of San Giovanni Bosco.
Burgnich, a Rock born between silence and work
by Maurizio Crosetti
May 26, 2021
Born in Ruda on 25 April 1939, raised in Udinese together with Zoff, Burgnich made his Serie A debut at the age of 20 with the Friulian shirt and then was bought by Juventus on the recommendation of Boniperti but after winning the Scudetto he was immediately sold to Palermo. after only one season. In 1962 the arrival of Helenio Herrera at Inter for 100 million lire and the beginning of a long love story: 476 official matches, 7 goals, four championships, two European Cups and two Intercontinental. With the national team 66 appearances, two goals (one, unforgettable, in the 4-3 to Germany in Mexico City), the title of European champion in 1968 and the second place in the World Cup of 70, when he was beaten by Pelé with head but he entered the photo that made him eternal.
Burgnich, Gianfelice Facchetti: “Shy and of few words, he was the same as dad”
by Franco Vanni
May 26, 2021
In blue, where he had made his debut against the Soviet Union in 1963, “Roccia” played until the 1974 World Cup. After the summer he also left Inter to join Napoli, where he ended his career in 1977, after winning a Italian Cup. After retiring, he coached Livorno, Catanzaro, Bologna (where he launched a very young Mancini), Como (with promotion to Serie A), Genoa, Vicenza, Cremonese, Salernitana, Foggia, Lucchese, Ternana. The last bench in Pescara, in 2001, before becoming an Inter observer.
Inter greet their “Rock”
The condolences ofInter: “Hi Tarcisio, you will always be our ‘Rock’. There are men you would always like to have by your side, players you would always want in your team, legends you would always like to be part of your history. Tarcisio Burgnich embodied the strength and values of our Club and Inter had the privilege of seeing him fight for his colors: statuesque, relentless, humble and always loyal. He entered the history of the Grande Inter and in the memory of the Nerazzurri fans for his great temperament and character that he showed on the pitch, with Giacinto Facchetti he formed one of the strongest pairs of full-backs in the world in that Inter Milan where the defense was a fixed point, forged by the magician Herrera with athletically and mentally prepared champions to face and stop any type of opponent. As in the match that Burgnich always carried in his heart, played two years after his arrival at the Nerazzurri, the final one against the sacred monsters of Real Madrid by Di Stéfano, Pusk ás, Gento, the ones we had only seen in the stickers. And then the story that repeats itself, exactly one year later, against Eusebio’s Benfica at San Siro “.
Tarcisio Burgnich, the Rock that jumped; with Pelè: “My butt without crests”
Gianni Mura
07 April 2014
The other reactions
Even the Naples, the club with which he ended his career, greets him: “SSC Napoli expresses deep condolences for the death of Tarcisio Burgnich. ‘La Roccià was unforgettable protagonist with the blue shirt in the 70s”. Bruno Pizzul, historical sports commentator, remembers him thus: “He was the very image of the football defender. When he applied himself to an opponent he rarely gave him space and without being particularly foul: decisive and rude this yes, very good at man marking”. President Gravina: “On the eve of the European Championship, a great European champion leaves us. His death is yet another wound inflicted on the hearts of the Azzurri fans and all football fans”. Dino Zoff, companion of many battles in the national team: “Tarcisio’s lack was heavy. We had known each other for many years but in recent years it was me on one side and he on the other, the last time I felt it was a year ago. ‘the great loss of a great defender and a good man, a great person “. Roberto Boninsegna: “Only he could mark Pele”. Sandro Mazzola: “Tarcisio was a fantastic teammate, for what he did on and off the pitch. Often when we played and there was the opposing champion to mark it was always up to him to mark him. He was very strong. I remember that when we took the ‘walk’ we took him around leaving him behind, but then he made up for it during the match “. Gabriele Oriali: “On my first call-up to Inter I was in the room with him, he was my mentor, he taught me a lot, I really loved him, I will miss him very much.” Roberto Mancini, Italy coach: “Hello Mister, thanks for that magical debut in Bologna, I’ll always be grateful to you!”.
The ‘Rock’ Burgnich: “Inter from the Scudetto, Gattuso as Luisito Suarez”
by Franco Vanni
December 16, 2020
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