Giuseppe Rizza
Giuseppe Rizza was an Italian footballer who played as a defender.
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, he returned to Juventus for €50,000, however, along with several other youth players, he was loaned out to Serie B teams. Rizza, along with Francesco Volpe, who was sold on co-ownership deals to A.S. [Livorno Calcio]. At the time, the team 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.