Giovanni Moscardini
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giovanni Moscardini | ||
| Date of birth | 1897 | ||
| Place of birth | Falkirk, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | July 15, 1985 | ||
| Place of death | Prestwick, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Centre Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1918–1919 | AS Barga | ||
| 1919–1924 | Lucchese | ||
| 1924–1925 | Pisa | ||
| 19xx–19xx | Genoa | ||
| 1926–1928 | Campbeltown Grammar School FP | ||
| National team | |||
| 1921–25 | Italy | 9 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Giovanni Moscardini (1897–1985), also known as Johnny Moscardini, was an Italian Scottish footballer who played for Lucchese, Pisa, Genoa and Italy. He was one of the earliest of the Oriundi. While the majority of these foreign-born footballers who played for Italy came from South America, Moscardini was the only one born in Scotland. The football stadium in Barga, Tuscany, where his family came from, is named in his honour.
Moscardini’s father was one of three brothers who left their hometown of Barga in Tuscany in 1872 to move to Scotland. Once there they established several fish-and-chip shops and ice-cream parlours. In 1925 after retiring Moscardini’s father returned to Italy.
During the First World War, Moscardini left Scotland and enlisted in the Italian Army as a machine gunner. During the Battle of Caporetto, he was wounded in the elbow by shrapnel and was later sent to Sicily to recover. While there, he helped organise a football team.
When the war ended, Moscardini returned to his family home of Barga where he played football for the local team. He was subsequently spotted by a scout from Lucchese. After five years playing for Lucchese he switched to Pisa and during the 1924-25 season he scored 18 goals. He later played with Genoa and went on tour to South America with the club.
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