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{{Short description|Italian football manager (1935–2018)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name        = Luigi Radice
| image       = Luigi Radice 1962.jpg
| caption     = Radice with [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]] in 1962
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1935|1|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Cesano Maderno]], Italy
| death_date  = {{death date and age|2018|12|07|1935|01|15|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Turin]], Italy
| height      = 1.73 m
| position    = [[Left-back]]
| youthyears1 = 1953&ndash;1954 | youthclubs1 = [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]]
| years1 = 1955&ndash;1959  | caps1 = 20  | goals1 = 0  | clubs1 = [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]]
| years2 = 1959&ndash;1960  | caps2 = 31  | goals2 = 0  | clubs2 = [[U.S. Triestina Calcio|Triestina]]
| years3 = 1960             | caps3 = 2   | goals3 = 0  | clubs3 = [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]]
| years4 = 1960&ndash;1961  | caps4 = 24  | goals4 = 0  | clubs4 = [[Calcio Padova|Padova]]
| years5 = 1961&ndash;1965  | caps5 = 53  | goals5 = 1  | clubs5 = [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]]
| totalcaps = 128 | totalgoals = 1
| nationalyears1 = 1962 | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalteam1 = [[Italy national football team|Italy]]
| manageryears1   = 1966&ndash;1968  | managerclubs1   = [[A.C. Monza Brianza 1912|Monza]]
| manageryears2   = 1968&ndash;1969  | managerclubs2   = [[Treviso F.B.C. 1993|Treviso]]
| manageryears3   = 1972&ndash;1973  | managerclubs3   = [[A.C. Cesena|Cesena]]
| manageryears4   = 1973&ndash;1974  | managerclubs4   = [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]]
| manageryears5   = 1975             | managerclubs5   = [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]
| manageryears6   = 1975&ndash;1980  | managerclubs6   = [[Torino F.C.|Torino]]
| manageryears7   = 1980&ndash;1981  | managerclubs7   = [[Bologna F.C. 1909|Bologna]]
| manageryears8   = 1981&ndash;1982  | managerclubs8   = [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]]
| manageryears9   = 1982&ndash;1983  | managerclubs9   = [[A.S. Bari|Bari]]
| manageryears10  = 1983&ndash;1984  | managerclubs10  = [[Inter Milan]]
| manageryears11  = 1984&ndash;1989  | managerclubs11  = [[Torino F.C.|Torino]]
| manageryears12  = 1989&ndash;1990  | managerclubs12  = [[A.S. Roma|Roma]]
| manageryears13  = 1990&ndash;1991  | managerclubs13  = [[Bologna F.C. 1909|Bologna]]
| manageryears14  = 1991&ndash;1993  | managerclubs14  = [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]]
| manageryears15  = 1993             | managerclubs15  = [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]
| manageryears16  = 1995&ndash;1996  | managerclubs16  = [[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa]]
| manageryears17  = 1996&ndash;1998  | managerclubs17  = [[A.C. Monza Brianza 1912|Monza]]
}}
'''Luigi''' "'''Gigi'''" '''Radice''' ({{IPA|it|luˈiːdʒi ˈdʒiːdʒi raˈdiːtʃe}}; 15 January 1935 – 7 December 2018) was an Italian [[Association football|football]] [[coach (sport)|manager]] and player.

A strong, tenacious, and consistent [[Defender (association football)|defender]], he was usually deployed as a [[left-back]]. As a manager, he was known for his use of "[[zona mista]]" tactics, and his early attempts to implement "pressing" and [[zonal marking]] tactics into his teams.<ref name="A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: Luigi Radice">{{cite web|url=http://www.acmilan.com/en/archive/show_player/Luigi-Radice|title=A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: Luigi Radice|website=acmilan.com|access-date=1 April 2015}}</ref><ref name=magliarossonera.it>{{cite web|url=http://www.magliarossonera.it/protagonisti/Gioc-Radicel.html|title=Luigi Radice (II)|website=magliarossonera.it|language=it|access-date=24 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="Calcio legend Luigi Radice dies">{{cite web |url=https://www.football-italia.net/131715/calcio-legend-luigi-radice-dies |title=Calcio legend Luigi Radice dies |publisher=Football Italia |date=7 December 2018 |access-date=7 December 2018 }}</ref>

==Club career==
Radice played in [[Serie A]] for teams such as [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]], [[U.S. Triestina Calcio|Triestina]] and [[Calcio Padova|Padova]]. Initially a member of the [[A.C. Milan Primavera|Milan Youth squad]], he struggled to find space in the first team; he made his [[Serie A]] debut with Milan on 25 March 1956, in a 0–0 away draw against [[S.P.A.L. 2013|SPAL]]. He made only 19 appearances in total during his first three seasons at the club, as Milan won the [[1956–57 Serie A|1956–57]] and the [[1958–59 Serie A]] titles. He subsequently moved to Triestina and Padova to gain more playing time, where he impressed fans before being recalled to Milan. During his second stint with the club, he played a pivotal role in helping Milan to win the [[1961–62 Serie A]] title and the [[1962–63 European Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.enciclopediadelcalcio.com/RadiceLuigi.html |title=Radice |access-date=1 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090801071122/http://www.enciclopediadelcalcio.com/RadiceLuigi.html |archive-date=1 August 2009}}</ref> However, serious injuries to his knee cut his playing career short, and he retired in 1965. In total, he made 95 appearances for Milan, 75 of which came in Serie A, scoring 1 goal throughout his Milan career, which came in Serie A.<ref name="A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: Luigi Radice"/><ref name=magliarossonera.it/>

==International career==
Radice was also a member of the [[Italy national football team|Italian squad]] for the [[1962 FIFA World Cup|World Cup in 1962]], making two appearances at the tournament as Italy was eliminated in the first round; he made five appearances for Italy in total between 1961 and 1963.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=865&squadra=1|title=Nazionale in cifre: Radice, Luigi|website=figc.it|publisher=FIGC|language=it|access-date=24 April 2015}}</ref>

==Managerial career==
Radice began his managerial career with [[A.C. Monza Brianza 1912|Monza]], winning the [[1966–67 Serie C]] Girone A; he remained at the club from 1966 until 1971, apart from a year-long spell with [[Treviso Calcio|Treviso]] between 1968 and 1969. After his experience with Treviso he moved to [[A.C. Cesena|Cesena]], with whom he achieved the club's first promotion to [[Serie A]] in 1972–73. He made his managerial debut in Serie A the following season with [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]].

After a brief time at [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]] in 1975, Radice moved to [[Torino F.C.|Torino]], where he became the first and only coach to lead the club to the [[Scudetto]] since the [[Superga air disaster|Superga tragedy]], winning the title during the [[1975–76 Serie A|1975–76 season]]. Radice was awarded the ''Seminatore d'Oro'' that season as the best coach in Serie A.<ref name=magliarossonera.it/>

On 17 April 1979, he was involved in a car accident on the [[Autostrada A10 (Italy)|Autostrada dei Fiori]] in which former football player [[Paolo Barison]] lost his life. Radice was severely injured and hospitalised at [[Imperia]], a 56-year-old man was also killed in the crash.<ref>{{cite news |title=Addio a Gigi Radice nel '79 a Imperia gli salvarono la vita |url=https://la-riviera.it/cronaca/addio-a-gigi-radice-nel-79-a-imperia-gli-salvarono-la-vita/ |access-date=8 December 2018 |work=La Riviera |date=7 December 2018 |language=it-IT}}</ref>  During the [[1979–80 Serie A|1979–80 season]], in February 1980, he left Turin.<ref>{{cite news |title=Torino pay tribute to 'maestro' Radice |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20181207-torino-pay-tribute-maestro-radice |access-date=8 December 2018 |work=France 24 |date=7 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Piva |first1=Andrea |title=Gigi Radice: morto l'allenatore del Torino dello scudetto del 1976 |url=https://www.toro.it/toro/primo-piano/gigi-radice-morto/1101994/?refresh_cp |access-date=8 December 2018 |work=Toro.it |date=7 December 2018 |language=it-IT}}</ref>

In [[1980–81 Serie A|1980–81]], Radice led [[Bologna F.C. 1909|Bologna]] to a 7th-place finish despite starting the season with a 5-point penalty following the [[Totonero 1980|Totonero scandal]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://corrieredibologna.corriere.it/bologna/bologna-calcio/18_dicembre_07/bologna-morto-83-anni-gigi-radice-a3dbe982-fa34-11e8-be68-7790e78e043e.shtml|title=Morto a 83 anni Gigi Radice, fu l'uomo del "miracolo" rossoblù nel 1980|work=Il Corriere dei Bologna|language=it|date=7 December 2018}}</ref> He coached Milan in the [[1981–82 Serie A|1981–82]] season, but was replaced by [[Italo Galbiati]] halfway through the season which ended with the relegation of the ''Rossoneri''.<ref name="goal.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/it/notizie/calcio-in-lutto-e-morto-gigi-radice-regalo-lultimo-scudetto/2zccg28u1nv11wx65krx2fpys|title=Calcio in lutto, è morto Gigi Radice: regalò l'ultimo scudetto al Torino |website=Goal.com|access-date=15 December 2021}}</ref>

In 1983, he replaced Enrico Catuzzi as the manager of [[A.S. Bari|Bari]] in Serie B, coaching the ''Galletti'' for the remaining 13 games of the season. He managed [[Inter Milan]] in the [[1983–84 Serie A|1983–84 season]], then returned to Torino in [[1984–85 Serie A|1984–85]]; notably achieving a second-place finish in his first season back.<ref name="goal.com"/>

In 1989 he left Torino, subsequently managing [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] and Bologna. In the [[1992–93 Serie A|1992–93]] season Fiorentina was entrusted to Radice. The team started well, and at the turn of the year was sitting in second place, having scored 15 points in the first 13 matches. However, a mid-season feud with the club's chairman [[Vittorio Cecchi Gori]] led to the departure of Radice, and Fiorentina nose-dived in the standings. They scored only 15 more points in the remaining 21 matches, and finished only 16th. The result was relegation to [[Serie B]].<ref name=magliarossonera.it/>

Radice later returned to Cagliari in [[1993–94 Serie A|1993–94]], and in 1995 he managed [[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa]]. He ended his managerial coach where he had started, in Monza, with whom he obtained promotion to Serie B in the 1996–97 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ilgiornale.it/news/sport/addio-gigi-radice-costru-leggenda-toro-allolandese-1613173.html|title=Addio a Gigi Radice Costruì la leggenda del Toro all'olandese|website=Ilgiornale.it|date=8 December 2018}}</ref>

==Personal life==
On 26 April 2015, his son revealed that his father was suffering from [[Alzheimer's disease]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ilgiornale.it/news/sport/triste-tramonto-mio-padre-gigi-radice-1120758.html|title = "Il triste tramonto di mio padre, Gigi Radice"|website=Ilgiornale.it|date = 26 April 2015}}</ref> Radice died on 7 December 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/topnews/2018/12/07/morto-radice-tecnico-scudetto-toro-76_1cfd04d3-042a-4bbe-a2b3-cd799c0f102a.html|title=Morto Radice, l'allenatore dell'ultimo scudetto del Torino - Ultima Ora|date=7 December 2018|website=Ansa.it|access-date=15 December 2021}}</ref>

==Honours==
===Player===
'''AC Milan'''<ref name="A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: Luigi Radice"/>
*[[Serie A]]: [[1956–57 Serie A|1956–57]], [[1958–59 Serie A|1958–59]], [[1961–62 Serie A|1961–62]]
*[[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]]: [[1962–63 European Cup|1962–63]]

===Manager===
'''Torino'''<ref name=magliarossonera.it/>
*[[Serie A]]: [[1975–76 Serie A|1975–76]]

'''Monza'''<ref name=magliarossonera.it/>
*[[Serie C]] (Girone A): [[1966–67 Serie C|1966–67]]

===Individual===
*Seminatore d'oro: 1975–76<ref name=magliarossonera.it/>
*AC Milan Hall of Fame<ref name="A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: Luigi Radice"/>
*[[Torino FC Hall of Fame]]: 2014<ref name="firstedition">{{Cite web |date=20 November 2014 |title=Nasce la Hall of Fame del Toro: il 3 dicembre la cerimonia per i primi 5 granata indimenticabili |url=https://www.quotidianopiemontese.it/2014/11/20/nasce-hall-of-fame-toro-3-dicembre-cerimonia-per-i-primi-5-granata-indimenticabili/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919194613/https://www.quotidianopiemontese.it/2014/11/20/nasce-hall-of-fame-toro-3-dicembre-cerimonia-per-i-primi-5-granata-indimenticabili/ |archive-date=19 September 2020 |access-date=19 February 2021 |website=Quotidiano Piemontese |language=it-IT}}</ref>
*[[Italian Football Hall of Fame]]: 2019<ref name="2019-SerieAHoF">{{cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/149677/pirlo-mazzone-boniek-hall-fame|title=Pirlo, Mazzone, Boniek in Hall of Fame|publisher=Football Italia|date=5 February 2020|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.acmilan.com/en/archive/show_player/Luigi-Radice AC Milan.com]

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