Giovanni Seghedoni, better known as Gianni, was born in Modena on March 3, 1932.
He started playing football for his home town club in 1951. A year later he was sent to Toma Maglie (near Lecce) in Serie C on loan and in 1953 he signed for Prato.
His breakthrough as a player came with his move to Bari in 1954. After a first promotion to Serie B, he was sent on loan to Reggiana in Serie D in 1955, but returned to Puglia in 1956 helping them to promotion to Serie A. He played three seasons in Serie A with Bari and in 1961 he moved to Lazio.
Lazio had just been relegated to Serie B for the first time in their history and were looking for an immediate promotion back to the elite football of Serie A. Seghedoni became famous for the ghost goal against Napoli, that eventually was crucial for Napoli’s promotion and Lazio having to stay in Serie B for another year. In 1962-63 Lazio finally got the promotion they deserved.
Seghedoni was a very physical midfielder, a great fighter with a good shot from outside the box. He played 49 games for Lazio in Serie B, scoring one goal, and 4 in Coppa Italia. In 1963 he joined Vis Pesaro and played two more years before retiring.
He had a very lengthy career as manager: from 1966, when he started with Lecce in Serie C to 1995 with Sassuolo. He managed Catanzaro in 1970-71 taking them to Serie A for the first time in their history but could not avoid their relegation back to Serie B the following year. In Serie A he managed L.R. Vicenza in 1972 and Como in 1982. All the other coaching jobs have been with Serie B and Serie C clubs.
Once he stopped coaching, he became a talent scout for Parma and in March 2006 team manager for Modena.
He died in Modena on April 21, 2016.
Lazio Career
Season | Total apperances (goals) | Serie B | Coppa Italia |
1961-62 | 36 | 33 | 3 |
1962-63 | 17 (1) | 16 (1) | 1 |
Total | 53 (1) | 49 (1) | 4 |
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