Italian men's footballers

Armando Frigo (5 August 1917 – 10 September 1943) was an Italian-American football (soccer) player who played as a midfielder. He was known as the second American-born player after Alfonso Negro to have played in Serie A.

Eugenio Ghiozzi (born 1 March 1955), best known by his stage name Gene Gnocchi, is an Italian television presenter, comedian and former footballer.
Gnocchi was born in Fidenza into a working-class family. He was an aspiring vocalist in a rock band when he was younger, and also has a degree as a lawyer; however he was largely unsuccessful in both roles.
He took advice from the general public and attempted to become a comedian. He started to appear on the then unknown stage of Milan's Zelig in the 1980s, and also as an emerging comedian on the Maurizio Costanzo Show.
Gnocchi started enjoying success in the 1990s and now is mostly known for his role in Quelli che il calcio, a Raidue football-related TV show with Simona Ventura, usually aired on Sundays.

Stefano Bettarini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsteːfano bettaˈriːni]; born 6 February 1972) is an Italian retired professional footballer who played as a defender, and a television personality. He played once for the Italy national team. He was a contestant on Grande Fratello VIP, 2016 and currently a host presenter in L'Isola dei Famosi.

Filippo Galli (born 19 May 1963) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a defender.
He is mostly remembered for his lengthy and successful spell with A.C. Milan, where he played alongside Baresi, Maldini, Costacurta, and Tassotti, forming a strong defensive line-up under managers Arrigo Sacchi and Fabio Capello, in the teams which were respectively known as The Immortals and The Invincibles; during his 15 seasons with the club, he won five Serie A titles and three UEFA Champions League titles, among other trophies.

Francesco Zagatti (18 April 1932 – 7 March 2009) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a defender. He usually played as an attacking full-back on either flank, and was known to be a generous, tenacious, and hard-working player, with an ability to make runs down the flank and get on the end of his teammates' passes.

Giorgio Turchi (January 27, 1931 – February 3, 2022) was an Italian professional footballer.

Giovanni "Gianni" Toppan (8 November 1920 – 1 February 1987) was an Italian professional footballer, who played as a midfielder.

Pierluigi Ronzon (Italian pronunciation: [ˌpjɛrluˈiːdʒi ronˈdzon]; born 7 March 1934) is a former Italian football player from Gemona del Friuli in the Province of Udine. He played club football as a midfielder or defender for some of the top clubs in his country, including Sampdoria, Napoli, Lazio, Atalanta and A.C. Milan.At international level, he represented Italy on one occasion, in a game played on 13 March 1960. Notably, for Napoli he scored the match-winning goal of the 1961–62 Coppa Italia final against Spal 1907; this was the first time a club from Serie B had won the cup.

Mario Renosto (15 June 1929 in Venice – 14 November 1988) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
He played for 9 seasons (121 games, 30 goals) in the Serie A for S.S.C. Venezia, A.C. Milan, A.S. Roma, Novara Calcio and U.S. Triestina Calcio.
His older brother Giacinto Renosto also played football professionally. To distinguish them, Giacinto was referred to as Renosto I and Mario as Renosto II.

Aldo Puccinelli (25 December 1920 – 11 March 1994) was an Italian association football player and manager who played as a forward. He holds the record of league appearances with Lazio (339).