Giorgio Bravi

Giorgio Bravi was born in Rome on May 31, 1936.

Source Lazio Wiki

He started playing football with Roma's youth set up but then switched to Lazio.

In the 1955-56 season he joined the first team squad but did not debut. The manager was first Luigi Ferrero and then Jesse Carver and the Biancocelesti finished 3rd in Serie A.

In 1956-57 Bravi went to Taranto on loan. The Rossoblu were in Serie B and finished 17th under three different managers: Mario Perazzolo (1-14), Pietro Bortoletto (15-17) and finally Leonardo Costagliola (18-34). Bravi played 27 league games with 5 goals (Bari, Legnano home and away, Parma x2).

In 1957-58 he went back to Lazio and stayed two seasons. In the first the Biancocelesti had three managers: Milan Ćirić (1-19), Alfredo Monza (20-34) and Fulvio Bernardini (for the Coppa Italia) and Lazio finished 12th. Bravi played 6 league games and another 15 in the reserve league.

The following season Bernardini stayed on. Lazio won the previous year's Coppa Italia which had started in the summer and saw its climax on September 24 when the Biancocelesti beat Fiorentina 1-0 to lift their first ever silverware. In the league Lazio finished 11th. Bravi played 11 league games with 2 goals (Udinese, Triestina) plus a game in the 1958-59 Coppa Italia.

In 1959 he joined Siena where he remained for two years. The Tuscan Bianconeri were in Serie C and finished 4th twice. Bravi played 54 league games and scored 8 goals. His teammates included legendary Roman manager "Sor" Carletto Mazzone plus former Lazio midfielder Dante Castellazzi (1955, 1957-59).

In 1961-62 Bravi spent a season with Prato in Serie B. The "Fiordalisi" (The Bluebottles) were relegated under Cesare Meucci and then László Székely. He played 21 league games with 2 goals (Monza, Lucchese) and 2 games in Coppa Italia.

He then played for Marsala in Sicily in Serie C, finishing 7th before returning to Siena for one final season.

The Robur were still in Serie C and finished 8th under Enrico Radio and then Lauro Toneatto. Bravi played 21 league games with 4 goals.

He retired at 28 and went into coaching.

He started at Roma' youth academy from 1972 to 1977. In 1978-79 he was assistant manager, first to Gustavo Giagnoni and then Ferruccio Valcareggi, for the Giallorossi first squad.

In 1980-81 he was head coach at Siena in C2 but was replaced by Costanzo Balleri. The Bianconeri then finished 4th.

He then coached at Banco di Roma (1982-83 in C2, 12th), Lodigiani youth academy (1983-86) and then at lower levels (A.S.D Tanas Casalotti).

Bravi was a midfielder. The peak of his career was with Lazio in Serie A. He went between the first team and the reserves but played 17 games with 2 goals and won a Coppa Italia in 1958. He had also won a national reserve league title in 1956.

Lazio Career

Season	Total appearances (goals)	Serie A	Coppa Italia
1957-58	6	6	-
1958-59	12 (2)	11 (2)	1
Total	18 (2)	17 (2)	1

Sources

Lazio Wiki