Giuseppe Rizza


Giuseppe Rizza was an Italian footballer.

Club career

Juventus

Rizza went through the Juventus youth system, and, after graduating, was sold to Juve Stabia in the former Italian Serie C1 in a co-ownership deal. In June 2008, his co-ownership was resolved, and he returned to Juventus for €50,000, but, along with several other youth players, was loaned out to Serie B teams. Rizza, along with Francesco Volpe, was sold on co-ownership deals to A.S. Livorno Calcio, who had recently been relegated to Serie B following a poor Serie A campaign. Rizza made 7 league appearances for Livorno during the 2008–09 Serie B campaign.

A.S. Livorno

Rizza was sold permanently by Juventus in June 2009, for an undisclosed fee, with Juventus profiting €86,000. Upon his permanent transfer to Livorno, Rizza was loaned out to A.C. Arezzo in July,

Death

Giuseppe Rizza died in Catania, Italy, on 6 July 2020, at the age of 33. His death was due to complications from a ruptured brain aneurysm.