Darlington-born players winning international caps
Posted: Wed May 02, 2018 6:45 pm
I discovered quite by chance the other day that Giuseppe Wilson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Wilson), who played in all three of Italy's 1974 World Cup matches was born Joseph Wilson in Arnold Road. Got me wondering if any other Darlo-born players have appeared in a WC finals tournament but this 2014 Echo article about Wilson suggests not (http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/histor ... lian_hero/). So, next best thing, have any Darlo-born players played any international football?
I have to confess I'd never heard of Wilson but he had an interesting career. He played 300 games for Lazio and captained them to the league title but only won 4 Italy caps. He also played in the same NY Cosmos team as Carlos Alberto, Beckenbauer, Dennis Tueart, and Giorgio Chinaglia (a former team-mate at Lazio).
I have to confess I'd never heard of Wilson but he had an interesting career. He played 300 games for Lazio and captained them to the league title but only won 4 Italy caps. He also played in the same NY Cosmos team as Carlos Alberto, Beckenbauer, Dennis Tueart, and Giorgio Chinaglia (a former team-mate at Lazio).