Name: Giovanni Pirazzini
Nickname: "Gianni"
Country:
ItalyClub: U.S. Foggia
Position: *SWP, CB
Side: RF/BS
Age: 28-34 years (20/09/1944)
Height: 186 cm
Weight: 81 kg
Attack: 68
Defence: 81
Balance: 85
Stamina: 82
Top Speed: 76
Acceleration: 74
Response: 80
Agility: 78
Dribble Accuracy: 74
Dribble Speed: 69
Short Pass Accuracy: 76
Short Pass Speed: 74
Long Pass Accuracy: 74
Long Pass Speed: 73
Shot Accuracy: 67
Shot Power: 81
Shot Technique: 73
Free Kick Accuracy: 60
Curling: 65
Header: 78
Jump: 75
Technique: 75
Aggression: 73
Mentality: 81
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 79
Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 6
Weak Foot Accuracy: 5
Weak Foot Frequency: 5
Consistency: 7
Growth type: Late/Peak
CARDS:
P16 - Extra Attacker
S10 - DF Leader
SPECIAL ABILITIES: D-Line Control
Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Defence Minded
INFO:
Pirazzini was a defender, mainly sweeper. He holds the record for most appearances with Foggia: 424 matches and 13 goals from 1967 to 1980. Captain for seven seasons, he contributed to the three Serie A promotions during the 1970s. He played also for Ravenna in his early career.
Pirazzini was acclaimed as one of the most gifted sweeper in Italy even though he was never truly considered by big clubs. He was a leader in defence but was effective also in attack. He pushed forward often to set up the action or reaching the goal, showing good movements, decent technique and a not bad shot that gave problems even to great goalkeepers like Zoff. Despite his huge size, he had athleticism and was able to hit the ball in acrobatic ways. He had great consistency and he was near to be called for Italy in three occasions.