Alberto Ginulfi
Ginulfi with Roma in 1970
Personal information
Date of birth (1941-11-30)30 November 1941
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Date of death 6 September 2023(2023-09-06) (aged 81)
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1962 Tevere Roma
1962–1975 Roma 157 (0)
1975–1976 Verona 30 (0)
1976–1977 Fiorentina 1 (0)
1977–1978 Cremonese 30 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alberto Ginulfi (30 November 1941 – 6 September 2023) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Ginulfi played for 12 seasons (188 games) in the Serie A for Italian clubs A.S. Roma, Hellas Verona F.C., and ACF Fiorentina, winning two Coppa Italia and an Anglo-Italian Cup with Roma.[1][2]

Ginulfi was one of the very few goalkeepers who could boast that he saved a penalty kick by Brazilian former footballer Pelé - widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time. Ginulfi saved the penalty in a friendly match between Roma and Santos on 3 March 1972.[2][3]

Style of play

Ginulfi was considered an extremely consistent and modern goalkeeper for his time.[1]

Death

Alberto Ginulfi died on 6 September 2023, at the age of 81.[4]

Honours

Roma[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "ALBERTO GINULFI" (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 Schianchi, Andrea (6 September 2023). "È morto Ginulfi, lo storico portiere della Roma che parò un rigore a Pelé". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  3. ↑ Carotenuto, Angelo (30 November 2011). "Quel rigore lungo una vita Io, il portiere che fregò Pelé". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Addio Alberto Ginulfi, Romanista E Portiere Giallorosso Per 13 Anni". A. S. Roma. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "ALBERTO GINULFI" (in Italian). almanaccogiallorosso.it. Retrieved 31 August 2016.


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