# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gigi-meroni
# Generated: 2026-08-14T07:09:13.230Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gigi-meroni"
name: "Gigi Meroni"
slug: "gigi-meroni"
description: "Luigi \"Gigi\" Meroni was an Italian professional footballer who played as a winger. Throughout his career, he drew comparisons to George Best due to his playing style, appearance, and lifestyle."
tagline: "Italian footballer (1943-1967)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Luigi_Meroni%2C_immagine_sul_suo_monumento_sul_corso_Umberto.jpeg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Italy"
  isoCode: "IT"
category:
  name: "Footballers"
  slug: "footballers"
profileType:
  name: "Football / Soccer Player"
  slug: "footballer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q937857"
birthDate: "1943-02-24"
deathDate: "1967-10-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           53.75
  momentum:             3.384030418250949
  historical:           19.41837066666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
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    title: "جيجي ميروني"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "جيجى ميرونى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "لویجی مرونی"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Luigi Meroni"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Meroni"
    title: "Luigi Meroni"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigi_Meroni"
    title: "Gigi Meroni"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Gigi Meroni"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Τζίτζι Μερόνι"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigi_Meroni"
    title: "Gigi Meroni"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Gigi Meroni"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "لویجی مرونی"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Gigi Meroni"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigi_Meroni"
    title: "Gigi Meroni"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Meroni"
    title: "Luigi Meroni"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ლუიჯი მერონი"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Meroni"
    title: "Luigi Meroni"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Meroni"
    title: "Luigi Meroni"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Meroni"
    title: "Luigi Meroni"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigi_Meroni"
    title: "Gigi Meroni"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Мерони, Луиджи"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigi_Meroni"
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    title: "Луїджі Мероні"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B7%AF%E6%98%93%E5%90%89%C2%B7%E6%A2%85%E7%BD%97%E5%B0%BC"
    title: "路易吉·梅罗尼"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2484564"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump