Career
A strong, tenacious, and consistent defender, he was usually deployed as a left-back. As a manager, he was known for his use of "zona mista" tactics, and his attempt to implement "pressing" tactics into his teams. Radice played in Serie A for teams such as, Triestina and Padova.
He subsequently moved to Triestina and Padova to gain more playing time, where he impressed before being recalled to
However, serious injuries to his knee cut his playing career short, and he retired in 1965. In total he made 95 appearances for, 75 of which came in Serie A, scoring 1 goal throughout his career, which came in Serie A. As a coach, Radice began his career with, winning the 1966-1967 Serie C Girone A.
He remained at the club from 1966-1971, apart from a year-long spell with Treviso between 1968-1969. Radice has also coached a number of other Serie A teams, including Inter (1983-1984), (1981-1982), Roma (1989-1990), and Fiorentina (1973-1974.
1991-1993), as well as Cesena for a season, when the team was in the lower division, helping the club to its first ever Serie A promotion during the 1972-1973 Serie B season.
In the 1992-1993 season Fiorentina was entrusted to Radice. The team started well, and at the turn of the year was sitting in second place, having scored 15 points in the first 13 matches. However, a mid-season feud with the club"s chairman Vittorio Cecchi Gori led to the departure of Radice, and Fiorentina nose-dived in the standings.
They scored only 15 more points in the remaining 21 matches, and finished only 16th.
The result was relegation to Serie B. Player Manager Individual Hall of Fame.