Giuseppe Corti was born in Bergamo on February 3, 1957.
He started his football in the Milan academy. In 1975-76 he joined the top squad but never made his debut.
In 1976 he joined Udinese in Serie C. The Zebrette narrowly missed out on promotion finishing 2nd. The manager was Livio Fongaro and Corti played 16 league games.
In 1977-78 he spent a season with Pergocrema (Crema-Lombardy) in Serie C. The "Cannibali" finished 13th under Giorgio Veneri and the following year would have to play in the new C2. Corti played 32 league games and scored 7 goals.
In 1978 he joined Monza in Serie B where he stayed two years. In the first the Brianzoli almost won promotion to Serie A but lost in a playoff to Pescara 0-2 in Bologna. The manager was Alfredo Magni and Corti played 24 league games plus the playoff and 3 in Coppa Italia. His teammates included future Lazio, Paolo Monelli (1987-88) and Paolo Beruatto (1987-1990)
The following season the Biancorossi finished 6th and Corti played 30 league games with 1 goal (Pistoiese). One of his teammates was future Milan and Italy player, Daniele Massaro.
In 1980 he signed for Genoa where he stayed four seasons, one in B (2nd and promoted) and 3 in A (13th, 12th and 14th relegated). Corti played 98 league games with 4 goals (Pescara, Lazio, Udinese, Cagliari) and 8 games in Coppa Italia with 1 goal (Brescia). His manager was Gigi Simoni for all four seasons. His teammates included Lazio connections: Silvano Martina (1987-89), Enrico Todesco (1979-80), Stefano Di Chiara (1973-76), Giuliano Fiorini (1985-87), Fernando Viola (1976-77, 1978-82).
In 1984 he joined Arezzo in Serie B. The Amaranto had three different managers, Enzo Riccomini (1-23), Giuseppe Chiappella (24-32) and Mario Rossi (33-38), and finished 14th. Corti played 26 league games. He played alongside Lazio connections Alessandro Bertoni (1989-91) and Fabrizio Di Mauro (1993-94).
In the autumn of 1985, he joined Lazio in Serie B. Lazio had been relegated and were in financial difficulty after the Giorgio Chinaglia presidency. There was uncertainty and discontent and the team suffered. Under Gigi Simoni, Lazio risked relegation but ultimately finished 11th. Corti played 22 league games with 1 goal (Genoa).
In 1986 he moved to Parma in Serie B. He stayed one and a half seasons and the Ducali finished 7th and 8th, the first year under Arrigo Sacchi and the second Zdeněk Zeman. Corti played 11 league games and 3 in Coppa Italia. During the second season he moved back to Pergocrema in Serie C2.
In his second spell in Crema the "Canarini" finished 13th, under three different managers. Corti played 16 league games.
In 1988-89 he spent a season with Fiorenzuola (Piacenza) in Serie D finishing 4th and then three more seasons at amateur level with San Paolo d'Argon.
After retiring he became a scout. He worked with Palermo, where he had the merit of bringing a little known Edinson Cavani, and then Atalanta for six years.
In 2018 he returned to Palermo and is in charge of the scouting sector.
Corti was a defensive central midfielder. He was a physical and hard-working player. He played 34 games in Serie A and 147 in B, winning a promotion with Genoa.
At Lazio he only stayed one season and it was a bad one for the club in general. He played 22 games in a difficult year.
Lazio Career
Season | Total Serie B appearances | Serie B Goals |
1985-86 | 22 | 1 |
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