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{{short description|Italian footballer}}
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| birth_place = [[Uliveto Terme]], [[Italy]]
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'''Giuliano Taccola''' (born June 28, 1944 in [[Uliveto Terme]]; died March 16, 1969 in [[Cagliari]]) was an [[Italy|Italian]] professional [[Association football|football]] player.
'''Giuliano Taccola''' (28 June 1944 in [[Uliveto Terme]] – 16 March 1969 in [[Cagliari]]) was an Italian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]].


==Career==
He played for 2 seasons (41 games, 18 goals) in the [[Serie A]] for [[A.S. Roma]].
Taccola began his football career in 1961, and played for several Italian clubs throughout his career, including [[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa]], [[U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912|Alessandria]], [[A.S. Varese 1910|Varese]], [[A.C.D. Virtus Entella|Entella]], and [[Savona 1907 F.B.C.|Savona]], before joining [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] in 1967, where he spent two seasons in the Italian [[Serie A]], playing 41 games and scoring 18 goals.


He made his Serie A debut with Roma on 24 September 1967, marking the occasion with a goal in a 1–1 away draw against [[Internazionale Milano F.C.|Inter]]. He finished his [[1967–68 Serie A|first season]] with the club with ten goals.<ref name="cinquantamila">{{cite web|url=http://www.cinquantamila.it/storyTellerThread.php?threadId=taccola|title=Cronologia della morte di Giuliano Taccola|publisher=Cinquantamila.it|language=Italian|date=17 March 2017|accessdate=18 March 2017}}</ref>
During his second Serie A season in 1968/69, his level of performance dropped due to fever and high heart rate, but the manager [[Helenio Herrera]] decided to continue to play him. On March 2, 1969 he injured his ankle in a game against [[U.C. Sampdoria]], and two weeks later, after a game against [[Cagliari Calcio]], to which he accompanied the team, he suffered a seizure in the locker room. He died in an ambulance on the way to the hospital, with official cause of death being heart failure due to pneumonia.


On 29 September 1968, he scored the opening goal of the [[1968–69 Serie A|1968–69 campaign]], scoring after only 30 seconds in a 2–1 home defeat to [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]].<ref name="cinquantamila"/> During the course of his second Serie A season with the club, however, his level of performance dropped due to fever, weight loss, a sore throat, and a high heart rate, but the club's manager [[Helenio Herrera]] decided to continue to play him. On 25 January 1969, Taccola was hospitalised due to [[tonsillitis]]; he was operated on 5 February. On 2 March 1969, he returned to the pitch but injured his ankle in a game against [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]], and two weeks later, after a game against [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]], to which he accompanied the team, he suffered a seizure in the locker room. He died in an ambulance on the way to the hospital, at the age of 24, with official cause of death being heart failure due to pneumonia. He is survived by his widow, Marzia.<ref name="giustizia">{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Roma/17-03-2017/roma-marzia-taccola-48-anni-dopo-chiedo-verita-giustizia-190124631258.shtml|title=Roma, Marzia Taccola, 48 anni dopo: "Chiedo verità e giustizia"|publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=Italian|author1=Chiara Zucchelli|date=17 March 2017|accessdate=18 March 2017}}</ref> Taccola scored 7 goals in 12 appearances for Roma during his second season with the club.<ref name="cinquantamila"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Taccola - Cordova: "Sulla morte di Giuliano non fu detta tutta la verità. E Herrera..." Losi: "Grandissima tragedia, conoscevo bene lui e la famiglia". - ESCLUSIVE {{!}} Retesport {{!}}|url=http://www.retesport.it/articoli/10175-taccola-cordova-sulla-morte-di-giuliano-non-fu-detta-tutta-la-verita-e-herrera-losi-grandissima-tragedia-conoscevo-bene-lui-e-la-famiglia|website=www.retesport.it|access-date=2020-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Giuliano Taccola|url=https://www.asroma.com/en/club/hall-of-fame-2/taccola|website=www.asroma.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-06}}</ref>
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According to a 2004 interview by [[Ferruccio Mazzola]] in [[L'espresso]], Taccola was a victim of performance-enhancing drugs, the use of which allegedly was widespread under Helenio Herrera.<ref>[http://nuke.25cento.it/Forum25cento/tabid/61/forumid/5/threadid/48/scope/posts/Default.aspx La pillola misteriosa di Herrera]</ref>


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According to a 2004 interview by [[Ferruccio Mazzola]] in ''[[L'espresso]]'', Taccola was a victim of performance-enhancing drugs, the use of which allegedly was widespread under Helenio Herrera.<ref>[http://nuke.25cento.it/Forum25cento/tabid/61/forumid/5/threadid/48/scope/posts/Default.aspx La pillola misteriosa di Herrera] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814063743/http://nuke.25cento.it/Forum25cento/tabid/61/forumid/5/threadid/48/scope/posts/Default.aspx |date=2007-08-14 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://espresso.repubblica.it/attualita/cronaca/2005/05/16/news/quelle-pillole-che-ci-dava-herrera-1.578|title='Quelle pillole che ci dava Herrera'|publisher=La Repubblica|language=Italian|author1=Alessandro Gilioli|date=16 May 2005|accessdate=18 March 2017}}</ref>
==External links==

* [http://www.playerhistory.com/player/120506/ Career summary by playerhistory.com]
==Honours==
;Savona
*[[Serie C]]: [[1965–66 Serie C|1965–66]]

;Roma
*[[Coppa Italia]]: [[1968–69 Coppa Italia|1968–69]]

;Individual
*[[A.S. Roma Hall of Fame]]: 2018<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.asroma.com/it/club/hall-of-fame/taccola |title=Taccola|website=ASRroma.com |language=it |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123152240/https://www.asroma.com/it/club/hall-of-fame/taccola|archive-date=23 January 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=23 January 2019 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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{{A.S. Roma Hall of Fame}}


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| DATE OF DEATH = March 16, 1969
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Latest revision as of 09:39, 29 April 2024

Giuliano Taccola
Personal information
Date of birth (1944-06-28)28 June 1944
Place of birth Uliveto Terme, Italy
Date of death 16 March 1969(1969-03-16) (aged 24)
Place of death Cagliari, Italy
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1962 Genoa 0 (0)
1962–1963 Alessandria 22 (2)
1963–1964 Varese 2 (0)
1964–1965 Entella 27 (7)
1965–1966 Savona 32 (13)
1966–1967 Genoa 32 (4)
1967–1969 Roma 41 (18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giuliano Taccola (28 June 1944 in Uliveto Terme – 16 March 1969 in Cagliari) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a striker.

Career[edit]

Taccola began his football career in 1961, and played for several Italian clubs throughout his career, including Genoa, Alessandria, Varese, Entella, and Savona, before joining Roma in 1967, where he spent two seasons in the Italian Serie A, playing 41 games and scoring 18 goals.

He made his Serie A debut with Roma on 24 September 1967, marking the occasion with a goal in a 1–1 away draw against Inter. He finished his first season with the club with ten goals.[1]

On 29 September 1968, he scored the opening goal of the 1968–69 campaign, scoring after only 30 seconds in a 2–1 home defeat to Fiorentina.[1] During the course of his second Serie A season with the club, however, his level of performance dropped due to fever, weight loss, a sore throat, and a high heart rate, but the club's manager Helenio Herrera decided to continue to play him. On 25 January 1969, Taccola was hospitalised due to tonsillitis; he was operated on 5 February. On 2 March 1969, he returned to the pitch but injured his ankle in a game against Sampdoria, and two weeks later, after a game against Cagliari, to which he accompanied the team, he suffered a seizure in the locker room. He died in an ambulance on the way to the hospital, at the age of 24, with official cause of death being heart failure due to pneumonia. He is survived by his widow, Marzia.[2] Taccola scored 7 goals in 12 appearances for Roma during his second season with the club.[1][3][4]

According to a 2004 interview by Ferruccio Mazzola in L'espresso, Taccola was a victim of performance-enhancing drugs, the use of which allegedly was widespread under Helenio Herrera.[5][6]

Honours[edit]

Savona
Roma
Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Cronologia della morte di Giuliano Taccola" (in Italian). Cinquantamila.it. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  2. ^ Chiara Zucchelli (17 March 2017). "Roma, Marzia Taccola, 48 anni dopo: "Chiedo verità e giustizia"" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Taccola - Cordova: "Sulla morte di Giuliano non fu detta tutta la verità. E Herrera..." Losi: "Grandissima tragedia, conoscevo bene lui e la famiglia". - ESCLUSIVE | Retesport |". www.retesport.it. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  4. ^ "Giuliano Taccola". www.asroma.com. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  5. ^ La pillola misteriosa di Herrera Archived 2007-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Alessandro Gilioli (16 May 2005). "'Quelle pillole che ci dava Herrera'" (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Taccola". ASRroma.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
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