Giancarlo De Sisti was a tenacious, intelligent Italian midfielder who shone for Fiorentina and Roma through the 1960s and 1970s. Nicknamed for his boyish looks, he combined tireless running with a fine passing range, providing the platform for more celebrated attackers.
He was a member of the Italy side that won the 1968 European Championship on home soil and featured at the 1970 World Cup, where the Azzurri reached the final in Mexico.