Giuseppe Wilson, known as Pino Wilson, was an Italian footballer who played as a centre back.
10 Facts About Giuseppe Wilson
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At club level Wilson played for Internapoli and Lazio, as well as representing the Italy national team three times in 1974.
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Giuseppe Wilson was one of 15 named in the Italian football betting scandal in 1980.
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Giuseppe Wilson was born in Darlington to a Neapolitan woman Lina Di Francesca and Dennis Giuseppe Wilson, an Englishman who worked as an iron and steel worker at the local factory.
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Giuseppe Wilson's parents had met while Dennis was serving with the British Army in Italy.
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When Joseph Giuseppe Wilson was just six months old, his family moved to Naples, his mother's hometown as she found it hard to settle in the United Kingdom due to the cold winters.
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Giuseppe Wilson's father found a job as supervisor at a Nato base.
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Giuseppe Wilson was named the Defensive Player of the game for Soccer Bowl '78.
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Giuseppe Wilson was briefly involved with an Italian restaurant in his native Darlington named Casa di Chirico, after his grandmother's maiden name.
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Giuseppe Wilson died from a stroke in Rome on 6 March 2022, at the age of 76.