Aldo Olivieri
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aldo Olivieri | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | San Michele Extra, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 5 April 2001 (aged 90) | ||
| Place of death | Lido di Camaiore, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1929–1933 | Hellas Verona | 99 | (0) |
| 1933–1934 | Padova | 8 | (0) |
| 1934–1938 | Lucchese | 121 | (0) |
| 1938–1942 | Torino | 81 | (0) |
| 1942–1943 | Brescia | 32 | (0) |
| 1943–1946 | Viareggio | 4 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1936–1940 | Italy | 24 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1950–1952 | Inter Milan | ||
| 1952–1953 | Udinese | ||
| 1953–1955 | Juventus | ||
| 1958–1959 | Triestina | ||
| 1959–1960 | Hellas Verona | ||
| 1967–1968 | Casertana | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Aldo Olivieri (2 October 1910 – 5 April 2001) was an Italian football goalkeeper from 1931 to 1943, and manager after World War II.
Olivieri was born in San Michele Extra, Verona. Nicknamed Ercolino Semprimpiedi ("Always-Standing Little Hercules"), a famous definition of Italian journalist Gianni Brera, he played for Hellas Verona, Lucchese, and Brescia in Serie B, and Torino in Serie A.
With the Italy national football team, Olivieri became World Champion in 1938.
A courageous, spectacular and athletic shot-stopper, Olivieri is regarded as one of Italy's greatest ever goalkeepers; throughout his career, he was known in particular for his reflexes, intelligence, and ability to rush off his line, which earned him the nickname il Gatto Magico (the magic cat).
He died in Lido di Camaiore at 90 years old. He was the penultimate survivor of the 1938 winning team squad. The last member, who died on 5 November 2006, was defender Pietro Rava.
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