Giovanni Lodetti

Giovanni Lodetti is an Italian football player. Lodetti, who played a defensive role in the midfield, was one of the important parts of the cups Milan won in Europe and Italy in the 1960s; He won the 1968 European Championship with the Italian national team.

He was born on 10 August 1942 in Caselle Lurani, in the Lombardy region. He was a midfielder who stood out with his high fitness and ability to read the game; In Milan, he became known as the hard-working person who provided the defensive balance of the team, alongside playmaker Gianni Rivera.

Club career

He played for Milan in the first team from 1961 to 1970. During this period he won two Serie A titles with the club (1961–62 and 1967–68), two European Champion Clubs' Cups (1962–63 and 1968–69), a Cup Winners' Cup (1967–68), an Intercontinental Cup (1969) and an Italian Cup (1966–67). He was transferred to Sampdoria in 1970 and played for Genoa for four seasons. He moved to Foggia in 1974 and ended his career in Novara between 1976-1978.

national team

He played 17 matches for the Italian national team between 1964 and 1968 and scored 2 goals. He took part in the squad that won the 1968 European Championship hosted by his country.

Lodetti died in Milan on September 22, 2023, at the age of 81. He is remembered as one of the veteran names of the generation that formed Milan's golden period.