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.

Giorgio Chinaglia (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒordʒo kiˈnaʎʎa]; 24 January 1947 – 1 April 2012) was an Italian footballer who played as a striker. He grew up and played his early football in Cardiff, Wales, and began his career with Swansea Town in 1964. He later returned to Italy to play for Massese, Internapoli and S.S. Lazio in 1969.

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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

Blood type

Private

Height

186 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player / manager

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

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

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.