Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 March 1897 | ||
Place of birth | Turin, Italy | ||
Date of death | 8 April 1974 | (aged 77)||
Place of death | Laigueglia, Italy | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Torino | |||
Teams managed | |||
1939–1953 | Torino (President) | ||
1949–1950 | Italy | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Ferruccio Novo (born 22 March 1897 in Turin – died 8 April 1974 in Laigueglia) was an Italian association football player, coach, and sports manager, who played as a defender. He is a former president of Calcio Torino.
Novo spent his entire career playing for Italian club Torino F.C..
Novo became Torino's president in 1939. Moreover, as the Technical Commission Chairman of the Italy national football team, he led them to the 1950 FIFA World Cup. In 2014, he was inducted posthumously into the Italian Football Hall of Fame.