Former Inter midfielder Evaristo Beccalossi. Biography

Evaristo Beccalossi, a former Inter Milan football player and 1980 Italian champion, died on May 6 at the age of 69. About the early years, career and circumstances of the midfielder's death — in the material of Izvestia.

Early years

Beccalossi was born on May 12, 1956 in Brescia (Italy). From a young age, he was involved in football — he was a pupil of the Brescia club from his hometown. He made his debut for the main team in 1972 at the age of 16 in Serie B, the second most important division of the Italian championship. He played for Brescia until 1978.

Career

In the same year, Beccalossi was promoted to Inter Milan. There he received his 10th game number. For the Nerazzurri, the midfielder spent six seasons (1978-1984), playing 216 matches and scoring 37 goals.

In the 1979-80 season, Beccalossi won the Italian Championship (Scudetto) with Inter. On October 28, 1979, in the derby against Milan, he scored a double, which won 2-0. In addition, in the 1981/82 season, the athlete won the Italian Cup.

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In 1984, Beccalossi left Inter due to the arrival of Hansi Muller in his position. Then he played for Sampdoria, with whom he won the 1984/85 Italian Cup, Monza. He also returned to Brescia, played for Barletta and Pordenone. He finished his career in 1987. Despite his talent, he was not called up to the Italian national team.

After finishing his football career, Beccalossi worked as an expert on Italian TV channels and served as head of the delegation of the Italian youth national teams (U19 and U20).

Illness and death

In January 2025, Beccalossi suffered a brain hemorrhage, after which he was in a coma for 47 days. Then he spent more than a year undergoing treatment at a clinic in his native Brescia. He died on the night of May 6, 2026, six days before his 70th birthday. The cause of death is the consequences of a hemorrhage.