Francesco Janich
{{Short description|Italian footballer (1937–2019)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name= Francesco Janich
|image= Francesco Janich - Bologna FC (cropped).jpg
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|caption= Janich with Bologna
|fullname= Francesco Janich
|birth_date= {{birth date|df=yes|1937|3|27}}
|birth_place= Udine, Kingdom of Italy
|death_date= {{death date and age|df=yes|2019|12|2|1937|3|27}}
|death_place= Nemi, Italy
|height= {{height|m=1.80}}
|position= Sweeper
|years1= 1956–1958
|clubs1= Atalanta
|caps1= 38
|goals1= 0
|years2= 1958–1961
|clubs2= Lazio
|caps2= 93
|goals2= 0
|years3= 1961–1972
|clubs3= Bologna
|caps3= 294
|goals3= 0
|years4= 1972–1973
|clubs4= Lucchese
|caps4= 23
|goals4= 0
|totalcaps= 448
|totalgoals= 0
|nationalyears1= 1962–1966
|nationalteam1= Italy
|nationalcaps1= 6
|nationalgoals1= 0
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}}
Francesco Janich ({{IPA|it|franˈtʃesko ˈjaːnitʃ}}; 27 March 1937 – 2 December 2019){{Cite web|url=http://www.ansa.it/emiliaromagna/notizie/2019/12/02/e-morto-janich-libero-del-bologna-dello-scudetto-1964_3acba6ee-f60e-477c-bab3-e4f62ceb08fb.html|title=E' morto Janich, libero del Bologna dello scudetto 1964 – Emilia-Romagna|date=2 December 2019|website=Agenzia ANSA}} was an Italian footballer who played as a sweeper.
Club career
During his club career, Janich played for Atalanta (1956–58), Lazio (1958–61), and Bologna (1961–72) in Serie A, as well as Lucchese (1972–73) in Serie C. He played for the Coppa Italia winners in 1958 (Lazio) and 1970 (Bologna). He was a member of the 1963–64 Serie A champions, Bologna. Over his entire 448-match career, he never scored a goal. He set a record that he played more games never having received a red card or been expelled from a match.{{cite news |url= https://www.corriere.it/sport/19_dicembre_02/addio-janich-libero-grande-bologna-dirigente-napoli-93b48e8e-14ef-11ea-b557-51f830ff2b1f.shtml |title= Addio a Janich, libero del Grande Bologna e dirigente del Napoli |language=Italian |newspaper=Corriere della Sera |date=2019-12-02}}
International career
At international level, Janich earned six caps for the Italy national football team, and played in both the 1962 and 1966 World Cups.{{FIFA player|51439}}
Management career
From 1972 to 1976 and 1978 to 1980, Janich was the general director at Napoli. He spent a year in between as the general director of Lazio.
He later moved to Bari, but was suspended for six months from football as a result of his involvement in the Totonero 1986 match-fixing scandal.
References
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External links
- {{in lang|it}} [http://www.enciclopediadelcalcio.it/Janich.html Profile at enciclopediadelcalcio.it]
- {{in lang|it}} [http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=569&squadra=1 Profile at FIGC] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707130546/http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=569&squadra=1 |date=7 July 2018 }}
{{Italy Squad 1962 World Cup}}
{{Italy Squad 1966 World Cup}}
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Category:Footballers from Udine
Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Italy men's international footballers
Category:1962 FIFA World Cup players
Category:1966 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Bologna FC 1909 players
Category:Lucchese 1905 players
Category:Men's association football sweepers
Category:20th-century Italian sportsmen
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