Gianluigi Savoldi (9 June 1949, in

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– 13 April 2008, in

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) was an Italian professional

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who played as a

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. His older brother

Giuseppe Savoldi Giuseppe Savoldi (; born 21 January 1947) is an Italian former professional football player and coach, who played during the sixties, seventies and eighties, as a forward. A versatile attacker, he played club football in Italy for Atalanta, Bo ...

and nephew Gianluca Savoldi (Giuseppe's son) also played football professionally.

Honours

Juventus *

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