Giuseppe Meazza
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 23 August 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | Milan, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 21 August 1979 (aged 68) | ||
| Place of death | Rapallo, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position |
Centre-forward Inside forward Attacking midfielder |
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| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1927–1940 | Internazionale | 348 | (241) |
| 1940–1942 | Milan | 37 | (9) |
| 1942–1943 | Juventus | 27 | (10) |
| 1944 | Varese | 20 | (7) |
| 1945–1946 | Atalanta | 14 | (2) |
| 1946–1947 | Internazionale | 17 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 1930–1939 | Italy | 53 | (33) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1946 | Atalanta | ||
| 1946–1948 | Internazionale | ||
| 1948–1949 | Beşiktaş | ||
| 1949–1951 | Pro Patria | ||
| 1952–1953 | Italy | ||
| 1955–1956 | Internazionale | ||
| 1957 | Internazionale | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Giuseppe "Peppino" Meazza (Italian pronunciation: [dʒuˈzɛppe meˈattsa]; 23 August 1910 – 21 August 1979), also known as il Balilla, was an Italian football manager and player. Throughout his career, he played mainly for Internazionale in the 1930s, scoring 242 goals in 365 games for the club, and winning three Serie A titles, as well as the Coppa Italia; he later also played for local rivals Milan, as well as Turin rivals Juventus, in addition to his spells with Varese and Atalanta. At international level, he led Italy to win two consecutive World Cups: in 1934 on home soil, and in 1938 as captain; he was named to the All-star Team and won the Golden Ball Award at the 1934 World Cup, as the tournament's best player. Along with Giovanni Ferrari and Eraldo Monzeglio, he is one of only three Italian players to have won two World Cups. Following his retirement, he served as a coach for the Italy national team, and with several Italian clubs, including his former club sides Inter and Atalanta, as well as Pro Patria, and Turkish club Beşiktaş; he was Italy's head coach at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
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