Giuseppe Meazza

Giuseppe Meazza was the kind of player who makes you wish time travel existed just so you could watch him on a Saturday afternoon. Born and raised in Milan, he spent the heart of his career at Inter, where he scored a staggering 284 goals in 408 appearances — numbers that feel almost fictional for an attacking midfielder in an era of muddy pitches and leather balls heavier than a small dog. He was the creative engine behind Italy's back-to-back World Cup wins in 1934 and 1938, and the Azzurri clearly knew what they had, because he captained the side for years. The fact that San Siro — shared by both Milan clubs — was officially renamed Stadio Giuseppe Meazza says everything about the weight his legacy carries in Italian football. He passed away in 1979, just two days before his 69th birthday, but the stadium bearing his name still roars with his memory every match day.

Name (English)

Giuseppe Meazza

Name (Japanese)

ジュゼッペ・メアッツァ

Reading

じゅぜっぺ・めあっつぁ

Born

August 23, 1910 – August 21, 1979

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Dog

Origin

Milan, province of Milan, Italy

Height

170 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe%20Meazza
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%82%BC%E3%83%83%E3%83%9A%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A1%E3%82%A2%E3%83%83%E3%83%84%E3%82%A1
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192131

Tags

• province of Milan
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

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