Eugenio Perico

Eugenio Perico
Personal information
Date of birth (1951-10-15)15 October 1951
Place of birth Curno, Italy
Date of death 17 December 2025(2025-12-17) (aged 74)
Place of death Bergamo, Italy
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Left-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1971 Atalanta 0 (0)
1971–1972 Spezia 36 (3)
1972–1973 Cremonese 38 (0)
1973–1981 Ascoli 236 (7)
1981–1987 Atalanta 148 (1)
Total 458 (11)
Managerial career
1998–2010 Atalanta U15
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eugenio Perico (15 October 1951 – 17 December 2025) was an Italian football player and manager who played as a left-back.[1]

Perico played for the likes of Atalanta, Spezia, and Ascoli before coaching the Atalanta under-15 team from 1998 to 2010.[2]

Perico died in Bergamo on 17 December 2025, at the age of 74.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Atalanta mourn the passing of Eugenio Perico". Atalanta BC. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Addio a Eugenio Perico, da ragazzo del dottor Brolis a fratello maggiore di Donadoni". Bergamo & Sport (in Italian). 17 December 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  3. ^ Belotti, Marina (18 December 2025). "Morto Eugenio Perico, il capitano che marcò Maradona. Magrin: «All'Atalanta diede tutto, viveva per il pallone»". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Bergamo. Retrieved 19 December 2025.