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Gino Colaussi

Gino Colaussi
Personal information
Full name Gino Colaussi
Date of birth (1914-03-04)4 March 1914
Place of birth Italy
Date of death 27 July 1991(1991-07-27) (aged 77)
Playing position Forward
National team
Italy

Luigi Colausig (Gino Colaussi) (4 March 1914 – 27 July 1991) was an Italian footballer who played as a striker.

Colaussi was born in Gradisca d'Isonzo, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. He was a striker in Serie A for USC Triestina, Juventus and Vicenza, and also played in Serie B with Padova.

Colaussi represented the Italy national football team at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. He scored a goal in Italy's quarterfinal and semifinal victories, and two in the victorious final, contributing to his nation's second World Cup title with a total of four goals.

Colaussi died in Opicina, near Trieste.



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