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Giuseppe Bruscolotti (born 1 June 1951) is a former Italian footballer who played as a right-back. He is mostly remembered for his lengthy spell with S.S.C. Napoli, where he served as the club's captain and contributed to the team's first ever Serie A title in 1987. Throughout his career, he was referred to as "Pal e fierr" ("iron pole") by the fans, due to his physical strength.[3]

Giuseppe Bruscolotti

Personal information
Full name	Giuseppe Bruscolotti
Date of birth	(1951-06-01) 1 June 1951 (age 71)
Place of birth	Sassano, Campania, Italy
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1972	Sorrento[1]	60	(1)
1972–1988	Napoli[2]	387	(9)
Total		447	(10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Sassano, Campania, Bruscolotti began his career with Sorrento in 1970. He immediately helped the club to Serie B promotion, winning the Serie C1 title during the 1970–71 season, and was a part of a defence which only conceded 12 goals in the league; the following season, however, the club were immediately relegated to Serie C once again, after finishing in second-last place in the league.[4]

Bruscolotti subsequently moved to S.S.C. Napoli in 1972, where he spent most of his career, making over 500 appearances for the team during his sixteen seasons in Naples; he made his Serie A debut with Napoli during the 1972–73 season, in a 1–0 win over Ternana on 24 September 1972. Bruscolotti became a symbol and a legend of the club, and played a key role in helping Napoli to their first ever Serie A title in 1987; he was also the team's captain from 1978 until 1984, when he handed over the armband to Diego Maradona.[5] He retired at the age of 37 in 1988;[3][6] he holds the record for most Serie A appearances for Napoli (387), and has made the second most appearances in all league competitions for the club.[7] He also made 96 appearances for Napoli in the Coppa Italia, and 28 in European competitions. Bruscolotti also scored 11 goals for Napoli throughout his career; one of his most notable goals came in a 1–0 home victory over Anderlecht in the return leg of the 1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals, although Napoli were eliminated by the eventual champions on aggregate.[6] His most important goal for the club came in the second leg of the 1976 Anglo-Italian League Cup final, which saw Napoli triumph over Southampton.[8] In addition to these titles, Bruscolotti also won two Coppa Italia titles with Napoli.[3][6][9][10]

Style of play

A tenacious, imposing, and powerful full-back, Bruscolotti was known in particular for his physical strength and balance, as well as his excellent man-marking ability, leadership, and his hard-tackling style of play.[3][6] Although he was notorious for his aggressive challenges, he was also praised throughout his career for his fair-play attitude.[11]

Honours

Club

Sorrento[4]

• Serie C (1): 1970–71

Napoli

• Serie A (1): 1986–87[5]
• Coppa Italia (2): 1975–76,[9] 1986–87[10]
• Anglo-Italian League Cup (1): 1976[8]

Records

• Second-most appearances in all competitions (S.S.C. Napoli) (after Marek Hamšík): 511[3][5][6]
• Second-most league appearances for S.S.C. Napoli (only Serie A regular-seasons) (after Marek Hamšík): 387[3][5][6]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Giuseppe Bruscolotti

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[es] Giuseppe Bruscolotti

Giuseppe Bruscolotti (Sassano, provincia de Salerno, Italia, 1 de junio de 1951) es un exfutbolista italiano de los años setenta y ochenta. Se desempeñaba como defensa.

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[it] Giuseppe Bruscolotti

Giuseppe Bruscolotti (Sassano, 1º giugno 1951) è un dirigente sportivo ed ex calciatore italiano, di ruolo difensore.

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[ru] Брусколотти, Джузеппе

Джузеппе Брусколотти (итал. Giuseppe Bruscolotti; род. 1 июня 1951, Сассано) — итальянский футболист, игравший на позиции правого защитника. Наиболее известен своим длительным выступлением за «Наполи», где был капитаном команды и внёс свой вклад в первое в истории неаполитанцев завоевание титула чемпиона Италии в 1987 году. Среди болельщиков Брусколотти получил прозвище Железный столб (итал. Pal'e fierro) из-за своей физической силы[1].

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