Piermario Morosini
{{short description|Italian footballer (1986–2012)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
|name = Piermario Morosini
|image = Piermario Morosini playing for Livorno in 2012.jpg
|image_size = 250
|caption = Morosini with Livorno in 2012
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1986|7|5|df=y}}
|birth_place = Bergamo, Italy
|death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|4|14|1986|7|5|df=y}}
|death_place = Pescara, Italy
|position = Midfielder
|youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Atalanta
|years1 = 2005–2007 |caps1 = 5 |goals1 = 0 |clubs1 = Udinese
|years2 = 2006–2007 |caps2 = 16 |goals2 = 0 |clubs2 = → Bologna (loan)
|years3 = 2007–2009 |caps3 = 66 |goals3 = 1 |clubs3 = Vicenza
|years4 = 2009–2012 |caps4 = 0 |goals4 = 0 |clubs4 = Udinese
|years5 = 2009–2010 |caps5 = 17 |goals5 = 0 |clubs5 = → Reggina (loan)
|years6 = 2010 |caps6 = 14 |goals6 = 0 |clubs6 = → Padova (loan)
|years7 = 2011 |caps7 = 15 |goals7 = 0 |clubs7 = → Vicenza (loan)
|years8 = 2012 |caps8 = 8 |goals8 = 0 |clubs8 = → Livorno (loan)
|totalcaps = 141
|totalgoals = 1
|nationalyears1 = 2001–2003 |nationalteam1 = Italy U17 |nationalcaps1 = 16 |nationalgoals1 = 1
|nationalyears2 = 2003–2004 |nationalteam2 = Italy U18 |nationalcaps2 = 7 |nationalgoals2 = 0
|nationalyears3 = 2004–2005 |nationalteam3 = Italy U19 |nationalcaps3 = 12 |nationalgoals3 = 0
|nationalyears4 = 2005–2007 |nationalteam4 = Italy U20 |nationalcaps4 = 3 |nationalgoals4 = 0
|nationalyears5 = 2006–2009 |nationalteam5 = Italy U21 |nationalcaps5 = 18 |nationalgoals5 = 0
}}
Piermario Morosini (5 July 1986 – 14 April 2012) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. On 14 April 2012, during a match between Pescara and Livorno, Morosini suffered a fatal cardiac arrest on the pitch.
Early life
Piermario Morosini was born on 5 July 1986, in Bergamo, Italy. His mother Camilla died in 2001, when he was fifteen years old. His father, Aldo, died in 2003, followed shortly after by a disabled brother who committed suicide, leaving him alone with a disabled elder sister.{{cite news|title=Obituary: Piermario Morosini (5/7/1986 – 14/4/2012)|url=http://forzaitalianfootball.com/2012/04/piermario-morosini-571986-1442012/|accessdate=12 October 2015|newspaper=Forza Italian Football|date=14 April 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718094520/http://forzaitalianfootball.com/2012/04/piermario-morosini-571986-1442012/|archivedate=18 July 2012}}
Shortly after his parents' death, Morosini remarked that "these are the things that change your life, but at the same time make you so angry and help you achieve what was also a dream of my parents."{{cite news|title=Obituary: Piermario Morosini (5/7/1986 – 14/4/2012)|url=http://forzaitalianfootball.com/2012/04/piermario-morosini-571986-1442012/|accessdate=12 October 2015|newspaper=Forza Italian Football|date=14 April 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718094520/http://forzaitalianfootball.com/2012/04/piermario-morosini-571986-1442012/|archivedate=18 July 2012}}
Club
Morosini started his career at hometown club Atalanta, and was sold to Udinese in a co-ownership deal during 2005.
On 23 October 2005, he debuts in Serie A in the match Udinese-Inter, collecting in total five appearances in this league. In this season 2005–06 he debuts also in UEFA Cup in the match Levski Sofia-Udinese.
Udinese got full ownership from Atalanta in 2006, and loaned him to Bologna in order to gain experience. From 2007 to 2009 half of the registration rights was farmed to Serie B club Vicenza Calcio. Morosini signed four-year contract with Vicenza and sold for €500,000. Udinese acquired Morosini back from Vicenza for €300,000.Vicenza Calcio SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2009 {{in lang|it}}, [http://www.registroimprese.it CCIAA]
On 31 August 2009, Morosini signed for newly relegated side Reggina on loan.
On 1 February 2010, he was loaned to Calcio Padova. In June 2010, the club decided not to buy him outright.{{cite news|url=http://www.padovacalcio.it/dettaglio-news.php?id=3276|title=Calciomercato|date=23 June 2010|accessdate=24 June 2010|work=Calcio Padova|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926221700/http://www.padovacalcio.it/dettaglio-news.php?id=3276|archivedate=26 September 2011}}
In January 2011 he was transferred on loan to Vicenza and played 15 times for this club.
On 31 January 2012, he went on loan to Livorno playing 8 matches.{{cite news|url=http://www.udinese.it/ENG/script/view_flsh_news.php?id=2454 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120918005932/http://www.udinese.it/ENG/script/view_flsh_news.php?id=2454 |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 September 2012 |title=Morosini sold to Livorno |date=31 January 2012 |accessdate=17 April 2012 |publisher=Udinese Calcio }}{{cite news|url=http://www.livornocalcio.it/notizie/notizie.php?id=6926|title=Nuovo acquisto: Il centrocampista Morosini al Livorno|date=31 January 2012|accessdate=17 April 2012|publisher=AS Livorno Calcio|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216020857/http://www.livornocalcio.it/notizie/notizie.php?id=6926|archivedate=16 February 2012}}
International career
Morosini made his international debut for the Italy U-17 team in 2001 and his U-21 debut in 2006.{{cite news |title=Piermario Morosini: Footballer in Italy's Serie B |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/piermario-morosini-footballer-in-italys-serie-b-7658054.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/piermario-morosini-footballer-in-italys-serie-b-7658054.html |archive-date=26 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |date=18 April 2012 |access-date=24 April 2018 |newspaper=The Independent}} He was called up for the 2009 European U21 Championships as back-up.{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2292/editorials/2012/04/15/3037517/piermario-morosini-the-tragic-soul-whose-death-football-must |title=Piermario Morosini: The tragic soul whose death football must learn from |last=Voakes |first=Kris |date=15 April 2012 |access-date=24 April 2018 |work=Goal}}
Death and legacy
On 14 April 2012, while representing Livorno, Morosini suffered cardiac arrest and fell to the ground in the 31st minute of the Serie B match away to Pescara.{{cite news|title=Morosini dies on pitch|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1049011/piermario-morosini-dies-on-pitch,-serie-a-called-off?cc=5901|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416200701/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1049011/piermario-morosini-dies-on-pitch,-serie-a-called-off?cc=5901|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 April 2012|accessdate=14 April 2012|newspaper=ESPN|date=14 April 2012}} He stumbled on the ground, trying to get up, before losing consciousness and receiving medical attention on the field.{{cite news|title=Piermario Morosini Dead: Livorno Player Dies After Cardiac Arrest At Series B Match In Italy|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/14/piermario-morosini-dead-livorno-cardiac-arrest-italy_n_1425650.html|accessdate=14 April 2012|newspaper=The Huffington Post|date=14 April 2012}} A defibrillator was used on Morosini, who was conscious when he was taken on the stretcher.{{cite news|title=Livorno's Piermario Morosini dies after cardiac arrest during Serie B match in Pescara, Italy|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/livornos-piermario-morosini-in-hospital-after-collapsing-during-match-at-pescara-in-italy/2012/04/14/gIQARdfIHT_story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415003202/http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/livornos-piermario-morosini-in-hospital-after-collapsing-during-match-at-pescara-in-italy/2012/04/14/gIQARdfIHT_story.html|archive-date=15 April 2012|accessdate=14 April 2012|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=14 April 2012|url-status=dead}} According to the news agency ANSA, a city police car was blocking the stadium's exit for the ambulance for nearly a minute, but a heart specialist said that the delay made no difference.{{cite news|title=Heart attack on pitch kills Italian player|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/sport/football/2012/04/2012414155412147942.html|accessdate=14 April 2012|newspaper=Al Jazeera|date=14 April 2012}} After Morosini was taken to the hospital, the match was abandoned with Livorno leading 2–0, and some players reportedly "left the field in tears".{{cite news|title=Morosini dies from heart attack|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/europe/story/Piermario-morosini-dies-from-heart-attack-livorno-midfielder-pescara-041412/|accessdate=14 April 2012|newspaper=Fox News|date=14 April 2012}}
Morosini was rushed to the Santo Spirito hospital, but reports later indicated he died before reaching the hospital.{{cite news|title=Tragedia in campo a Pescara Morosini muore per arresto cardiaco|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Squadre/SerieB/2012-04-14/morosini-infarto-campo-pescara-livorno-91922844629.shtml|accessdate=14 April 2012|newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport|date=14 April 2012 |language=Italian}}{{cite news|title=Italy footballer Morosini dies after collapse on pitch|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17714715|accessdate=14 April 2012|newspaper=BBC News|date=14 April 2012}} Italian media reports were alerted of Morosini's death after an "explosion of shouts and tears" by his teammates who had gone to the hospital.{{cite news|title=Serie B player Piermario Morosini dies after collapsing during game |url=http://sports.nationalpost.com/2012/04/14/serie-b-player-piermario-morosini-dies-after-collapsing-during-game/ |accessdate=14 April 2012 |newspaper=National Post |date=14 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120721103901/http://sports.nationalpost.com/2012/04/14/serie-b-player-piermario-morosini-dies-after-collapsing-during-game/ |archivedate=21 July 2012}} All of the Italian football league matches for the weekend were suspended.{{cite news|title=Piermario Morosini's death was tragedy that not only Livorno suffered |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2012/apr/15/piermario-morosini-livorno-serie-b-italy|accessdate=12 October 2015|newspaper=The Guardian|date=15 April 2012|location=London}} Livorno and Vicenza then decided they would retire the number 25, the number Morosini wore whilst their player.{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/italian-club-livorno-to-retire-piermario-morosinis-number-25-shirt-7647949.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/italian-club-livorno-to-retire-piermario-morosinis-number-25-shirt-7647949.html |archive-date=26 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | location=London | work=The Independent | date=16 April 2012 | title=Italian club Livorno to retire Piermario Morosini's number 25 shirt}}
Morosini's death came four weeks after Fabrice Muamba suffered a cardiac arrest in an English FA Cup match, after which awareness of heart risk had been raised in Italian football. Morosini's sister, who is disabled, was left with no family. However, Udinese player Antonio Di Natale confirmed that he would financially support and look after her.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/serie-a/9206293/Udinese-captain-Antonio-Di-Natale-to-look-after-disabled-sister-of-Piermario-Morosini-following-players-death.html|title=Udinese captain Antonio Di Natale to look after disabled sister of Piermario Morosini following player's death|date=16 April 2012|accessdate=21 March 2014|publisher=The Telegraph}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17727031|title=Piermario Morosini's club Udinese to care for his sister |work=BBC News |date= 16 April 2012|accessdate=1 September 2013}}
Several days after Morosini's death, the Curva Sud of the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia—the home stadium of Atalanta—was renamed the Curva Piermario Morosini in his honor.{{cite web |url=https://forzaitalianfootball.com/2012/04/atalanta-pay-tribute-to-piermario-morosini-by-renaming-the-curva-sud/ |title=Atalanta pay tribute to Piermario Morosini by renaming the Curva Sud |publisher=Forza Italian Football |date=17 April 2012}}
On the third anniversary of his death, Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon dedicated his side's 1–0 away win over Monaco in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League quarter-final to Morosini.{{cite news|title=Buffon dedicates Juventus' win against Monaco to Morosini|url=http://forzaitalianfootball.com/2015/04/buffon-dedicates-juventus-win-against-monaco-to-morosini/|accessdate=12 October 2015|newspaper=Forza Italian Football|date=15 April 2015}} The award for the best player of Campionato Primavera is named after him.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120423044634/http://www.livornocalcio.it/rosa/giocatore.php?scheda=158 Profile at official website of A.S. Livorno Calcio]
- [http://forzaitalianfootball.com/ Forza Italian Football site]
- [http://www.sportlive.it/foto/calcio/piermario-morosini-foto-ricordo Photo Gallery] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610090953/http://www.sportlive.it/foto/calcio/piermario-morosini-foto-ricordo |date=10 June 2012 }}
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Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Udinese Calcio players
Category:Bologna FC 1909 players
Category:AS Reggina 1914 players
Category:Calcio Padova players
Category:US Livorno 1915 players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Italy men's youth international footballers
Category:Italy men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Footballers from Bergamo
Category:Association football players who died while playing
Category:Filmed deaths in sports
Category:Sport deaths in Italy