Jorge Piotti
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 25 April 1938||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1956–1959 | Club Atlético Platense | 79 | (25) |
1964–1966 | Toronto Italia | ||
1966–1967 | Boston Tigers | ||
1967 | Toronto Roma | ||
1968 | Los Angeles Wolves | 22 | (3) |
1969 | Rochester Lancers | ||
1970 | Hellas | ||
1971 | Toronto First Portuguese | ||
1972–1973 | Toronto Italia | ||
Managerial career | |||
1983 | Dinamo Latino | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jorge Piotti or Georgio Piotti (born 1940) is an Argentine football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
[edit]Piotti played with Club Atlético Platense, and with Calcio Catania.[2] In 1964, he played in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Toronto Italia.[3] In his debut season with Italia he was selected for the ECPSL All-Star team.[4] He assisted Italia by reaching the ECPSL Championship finals match, but were defeated by Toronto City.[5] He re-signed with Toronto Italia for the 1965 season.[6] He assisted in securing the ECPSL Championship title against Primo Hamilton FC.[7]
After three seasons with Toronto Italia he played in the American Soccer League in 1967 with Boston Tigers.[8][9] For the remainder of the 1967 season he played in the National Soccer League with Toronto Roma.[10] In 1968, he played in the North American Soccer League with Los Angeles Wolves.[11][12] In 1969, he returned to the American Soccer League to play with the Rochester Lancers.[13]
In 1970, he returned to play in the NSL with Hellas.[14] The Ontario Football Association suspend Piotti and former Italia teammate Carlos Metidieri in 1970 for appearing in a match with Hellas while under contract to the Rochester Lancers.[15] For the 1971 NSL season he played with Toronto First Portuguese.[16] He returned to former team Toronto Italia for the 1972 NSL season.[17] He also played with Italia during the 1973 indoor season in the Toronto Indoor Soccer League.[18] He re-signed with Italia for the 1973 season.[19]
Managerial
[edit]In 1983, he was named the technical director and head coach for Dinamo Latino in the National Soccer League.[20][21] Piotti was the head coach for Pineto United in 1989.[22]
References
[edit]- ^ "2018 Wall of Fame Induction". torontoazzurri.com. p. 25. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Toronto Italia Signs Top Soccer Scorer". The Globe and Mail. 31 March 1965. p. 29.
- ^ Rimstead, Paul (24 June 1964). "Italia's tiny twins are soccer giants". Toronto Daily Star. p. 16.
- ^ "Hamilton Steelers Under New Sponsor". The Globe and Mail. 10 November 1964. p. 35.
- ^ Waring, Ed (14 September 1964). "Soccer Crown on Toronto City". The Globe and Mail. p. 20.
- ^ Kernaghan, Jim (1 May 1965). "Grab brightest stars is the game's name". Toronto Daily Star. p. 41.
- ^ Waring, Ed (23 September 1965). "Italia Wins Soccer Crown But Finds Season Costly". The Globe and Mail. p. 28.
- ^ "Hartford Soccer Team Seeks Crown". Newspapers.com. Hartford Courant. 13 July 1967. p. 63. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ Waring, Ed (27 April 1967). "Won't be outlaw: Falcons' star Carlos Metidieri going to Boston". The Globe and Mail. p. 27.
- ^ "Teutons tripped by Roma". Windsor Star. 18 September 1967. p. 19.
- ^ "Another rap for Stojovic". Toronto Daily Star. 29 August 1968. p. C20.
- ^ "NASL-Jorge Piotti". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Lancers Start with 1-0 Victory". Newspapers.com. Democrat and Chronicle. 5 May 1969. p. 41. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ McHugh, John (26 August 1970). "Goalie's great game wasted on Apollo offence sputters". Toronto Daily Star. p. 14.
- ^ "Suspended soccer stars". Toronto Daily Star. 17 March 1970. p. 13.
- ^ "Sudbury beaten twice in games at Toronto". The Globe and Mail. 4 October 1971. p. S7.
- ^ Waring, Ed (10 July 1972). "Piotti to be reported for charging officials after tie: Dispute arises after claim of goal on shot by Italia's Oscar Marin". The Globe and Mail. p. S3.
- ^ "Piotti signs TISL contract". The Globe and Mail. 13 February 1973. p. 32.
- ^ "One-goal win". Toronto Star. 13 July 1973. p. 19.
- ^ ""Me Gusta el Futbol Rapido, Simple de Rotacion y Marca": Jorge Piotti Entrenador de Dinamo". El Popular. 27 April 1983. p. 11.
- ^ "Dinamo Latino Debuta el 2 de Mayo Frente al Panhellenic". El Popular. 20 April 1983. p. 9.
- ^ Laskaris, Sam (14 September 1989). "Injuries a setback for soccer hopefuls". Toronto Star. p. N20.
- 1938 births
- Argentine football managers
- Argentine men's footballers
- Club Atlético Platense footballers
- Catania FC players
- Toronto Italia players
- Toronto First Portuguese players
- Boston Tigers players
- Toronto Roma players
- Los Angeles Wolves players
- Rochester Lancers (1967–1980) players
- Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League players
- American Soccer League (1933–1983) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Canadian National Soccer League players
- Footballers from Buenos Aires
- Canadian National Soccer League coaches
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders