Giuseppe Coverlizza (4 August 1914 – 16 December 1945) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a forward in Serie A for Triestina and Liguria. In 1945, he was shot dead by a police officer during a political fight.[1][2][3]

Giuseppe Coverlizza
Personal information
Date of birth (1914-08-04)4 August 1914
Place of birth Trieste, Italy
Date of death 16 December 1945(1945-12-16) (aged 31)
Place of death Trieste, Italy
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1935–1937 Triestina 1 (0)
1937–1938 Liguria 6 (0)
1938–1939 Sanremese
1939–1942 Fiumana
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

References

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  1. ^ "The transfer lists offer a tangible demonstration of the growth of the Italian football movement". Il Littoriale. 8–9 August 1936. pp. 6–8.
  2. ^ La Gazzetta dello Sport, 28 December 1945, p. 2
  3. ^ Trieste 1900-1999: one hundred years of history (5 ed.). Trieste: Publisport. 1999. p. 250.