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Luigi "Gigi" Meroni (Italian pronunciation: [luˈiːdʒi ˈdʒiːdʒi meˈroːni]; 24 February 1943 – 15 October 1967) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a winger. He played 145 matches in Serie A, scoring 29 goals.
Luigi Meroni, detto Gigi, è stato un calciatore italiano, di ruolo centrocampista. Promettente talento del calcio italiano degli anni sessanta, morì tragicamente all'età di soli 24 anni, poco dopo la fine di una partita tra il Torino, squadra in cui giocava, e la Sampdoria, venendo investito da un'auto mentre attraversava corso Re ...
Sep 6, 2018 · A footballer whose refusal to conform brought a splash of colour to Italian football. By Matthew Evans @Matt_The_Met. There may never be another Gigi Meroni, a footballer whose love of art came first and who brought back joy to Torino before his untimely death aged 24.
Oct 15, 2012 · Gigi Meroni, the symbol of a Torino side challenging for their first Scudetto since the Superga air disaster in 1949, was tragically killed in a road accident aged just 24.
Oct 15, 2023 · Fiumi d’inchiostro hanno raccontato Gigi Meroni. La sua vita, il suo estro, la sua classe: 56 anni sono passati da quando la Farfalla granata smise di volare.
Oct 1, 2020 · It’s the epic of a football player from the 1960s who was a character much before football players became characters, an ante litteram influencer way before Instagram and the Internet. Gigi Meroni was larger than life itself and that’s why perhaps his life was cut so short.
Those who saw him play and those who simply saw the grainy footage do not hesitate to describe Gigi Meroni as a football genius. With his socks down and a Beatles haircut they called him Italy's George Best.
