Giorgio Chinaglia

Giorgio Chinaglia fascinates me less for the goals than for the geography of his career. Born in Carrara but raised playing football in Cardiff, starting out at Swansea before returning to make his name at Lazio and later crossing to America, he was a striker who refused to stay put. I admire that hunger to carve out a place anywhere the game took him, claiming his territory one goal at a time. He passed in 2012, but the predatory instinct he showed in front of net still gets talked about. To a border-crossing finisher like that, I'd gladly raise a respectful glass.

Name (English)

Giorgio Chinaglia

Name (Japanese)

ジョルジョ・キナーリャ

Reading

じょるじょ・きなーりゃ

Born

January 24, 1947 – April 1, 2012

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Boar

Origin

Carrara, Province of Massa-Carrara, Italy

Height

186 cm

Occupation

association football player / manager

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A3

Tags

• Province of Massa-Carrara
• association football player
• manager

Last updated

2026-06-02

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