Aurelio Milani
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 May 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Desio, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 25 November 2014 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Milan, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1950–1952 | Aurora Desio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1953 | Atalanta | 0 | (0) |
| 1953–1955 | Fanfulla | 40 | (6) |
| 1955–1957 | Simmenthal-Monza | 64 | (37) |
| 1957–1958 | Triestina | 30 | (17) |
| 1958–1960 | Sampdoria | 44 | (14) |
| 1960–1961 | Padova | 33 | (18) |
| 1961–1963 | Fiorentina | 51 | (23) |
| 1963–1965 | Inter | 29 | (7) |
| 1966–1967 | Verbania | 8 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1964 | Italy | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Aurelio Milani (14 May 1934 – 25 November 2014) was an Italian footballer who played as a striker. Milani played for several different Italian clubs in Serie A and Serie B, winning the top scorer award in both divisions. In total, he collected 157 appearances in Serie A, scoring 62 goals, and 100 appearances in Serie B, scoring 54 goals. Milani is mostly remembered for his two seasons spent with Internazionale's Grande Inter side under manager Helenio Herrera. He was part of their European Cup victory in 1964, and with Inter, he also won the 1964–65 Serie A title, and the 1964 Intercontinental Cup. He also represented the Italian national side on one occasion.
A powerful player, Milani was a fast, strong, hard-working, and traditional centre-forward. He excelled in the air due to his heading accuracy, and he also possessed a powerful and accurate shot, which allowed him to be a prolific goalscorer throughout his career. He was also a generous team player, who was capable of playing with his back to goal, holding up the ball, and laying it off for team-mates, providing them with assists.
Milani began his career playing for the Aurora Desio youth side at the beginning of the 1950s, before being scouted by Atalanta, who loaned him to Fanfulla during the 1953–54 Serie B season and the 1954–55 Serie C season. Simmenthal's Monza purchased him, which allowed him to play in Serie B again. With the club, he scored 37 times over two Serie B seasons, winning the Serie B top scorer award during the 1955–56 Serie B season. His impressive performances caught the eye of the Triestina management, and during the following season, Milani scored 17 goals in 30 Serie B appearances for the Friuli club.
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