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Adolfo Baloncieri

Adolfo Baloncieri
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Personal information
Full name Adolfo Baloncieri
Date of birth (1897-07-27)27 July 1897
Place of birth Alessandria, Italy
Date of death 23 July 1986(1986-07-23) (aged 88)
Place of death Genoa, Italy
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Youth career
Alessandria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919–1925 Alessandria 120 (74)
1925–1932 Torino 192 (97)
1932–1933 Comense 3 (0)
1943–1944 Alessandria 1 (0)
National team
1920–1930 Italy 47 (25)
Teams managed
1931–1932 Torino (assistant)
1932–1933 Comense
1934–1936 A.C. Milan
1936–1937 Novara
1937–1939 Liguria
1939–1940 Napoli
1941–1945 Alessandria
1945–1946 A.C. Milan
1946–1947 Chiasso
1947–1950 Sampdoria
1950 Roma
1951–1952 Chiasso
1954–1955 Palermo
1961–1962 Chiasso
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Bronze medal – third place 1928 Amsterdam Team competition

Adolfo Baloncieri (Italian pronunciation: [aˈdolfo balonˈtʃɛːri]; 27 July 1897 – 23 July 1986) was an Italian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Critically regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, Gianni Brera considered him one of the greatest Italian playmakers ever, alongside the likes of Giuseppe Meazza and Valentino Mazzola. In 2010, Carlo Felice Chiesa wrote: "If it were possible to rank all-time great "registas" of world football, Adolfo Baloncieri, an athlete from a period so remote from our own, would end up among the first, if not first." Baloncieri began his club career with Alessandria, but most notably played for Torino, where he won league titles in 1927 and 1928 (the 1927 title was later revoked). Following his retirement, he also coached several clubs in Italy.

At international level, he took part at three editions of the Summer Olympic games with Italy, captaining the Italy national football team to a bronze medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics, and also won the Central European International Cup with Italy. With 25 goals, he is the sixth highest all-time scorer of the Italian national team, alongside Filippo Inzaghi and Alessandro Altobelli, and he is also the highest scoring midfielder in the history of the Italian national side.


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