A sad news came through from United States. The news reports that one of Lazio legend Giorgio Chinaglia has passed away in Florida at the age of 65 of complications from a heart attack.
Giorgio Chinaglia was born in Carrara, Tuscany in 1947, but in 1955, he moved to Cardiff, Wales with his parents, because of unemployment in Italy following World War II. When he was 13 years old, by which time his father had bought an Italian restaurant in Cardiff, Chinaglia was spotted scoring a hat trick for Cardiff Schools, and joined Swansea Town in the Football League Third Division in 1962.
While with Lazio from 1969-1976, Chinaglia scored 98 goals in 209 matches, and helped Lazio win its first Italian title (Scudetto) in 1974, and later became one of Lazio's president. The player also represented Italy in the 1974 World Cup.
Then in 1976, he moved to United States and joined the Cosmos and played alongside Pele and Franz Beckenbauer. Chinaglia was the all-time leading scorer in the North American Soccer League. He scored 262 goals in his eight seasons with the Cosmos. He became a naturalized US citizen in 1979 and was inducted into the Soccer Hall of Fame in 2000.
For all you have done for Lazio, we would grateful to you. Thank you, Giorgio. Rest In Peace.
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