Luigi Radice
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 January 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Cesano Maderno, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left-Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1953–1954 | Milan | ||
| 1954–1955 | Ceriano Laghetto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1965 | Milan | 75 | (1) |
| 1959–1960 | → Triestina (loan) | 31 | (0) |
| 1960–1961 | → Padova (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1962 | Italy | 5 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1969–1970 | Monza | ||
| Treviso | |||
| 1972–1973 | Cesena | ||
| 1973–1974 | Fiorentina | ||
| 1975 | Cagliari | ||
| 1975–1980 | Torino | ||
| 1980–1981 | Bologna | ||
| 1981–1982 | A.C. Milan | ||
| 1982–1983 | Bari | ||
| 1983–1984 | Inter Milan | ||
| 1984–1989 | Torino | ||
| 1989–1990 | A.S. Roma | ||
| 1990–1991 | Bologna | ||
| 1991–1993 | Fiorentina | ||
| 1993 | Cagliari | ||
| 1995–1996 | Genoa | ||
| 1996–1998 | Monza | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Luigi "Gigi" Radice (born 15 January 1935) is a former Italian football manager and former player.
A strong, tenacious, and consistent defender, he was usually deployed as a left-back. As a manager, he was known for his use of "zona mista" tactics, and his attempt to implement "pressing" tactics into his teams.
Radice played in Serie A for teams such as Milan, Triestina and Padova. Initially a member of the Milan Youth squad, he initially struggled to find space in the first team; he made his Serie A debut with Milan on 25 March 1956, in a 0–0 away draw against SPAL, but he made only 19 appearances in total during his first three seasons at the club, as Milan won the 1956–57 and the 1958–59 Serie A titles. He subsequently moved to Triestina and Padova to gain more playing time, where he impressed before being recalled to Milan. During his second stint with the club, he played a pivotal role in helping Milan to win the 1961–62 Serie A title and the 1962–63 European Cup. However, serious injuries to his knee cut his playing career short, and he retired in 1965. In total he made 95 appearances for Milan, 75 of which came in Serie A, scoring 1 goal throughout his Milan career, which came in Serie A.
Radice was also a member of the Italian squad for the World Cup in 1962, making 2 appearances at the tournament as Italy were eliminated in the first round; he made 5 appearances for Italy in total between 1961 and 1963.
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