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1938 FIFA World Cup Squads
Below are the squads for the 1938 FIFA World Cup final tournament in France. Hungary and Switzerland were the only teams who had players from foreign clubs. All the three such players represented French clubs. Nine selected players by Germany came from the qualified but not participating Austria due to Anschluss. Rosters include reserves, alternates, and preselected players that may have participated in qualifiers and/or pre-tournament friendlies but not in the finals themselves. Italy Head coach: Vittorio Pozzo Hungary Head coach: Károly Dietz and Alfréd Schaffer Brazil Head coach: Adhemar Pimenta Sweden Head coach: József Nagy Czechoslovakia Head coach: Josef Meissner Switzerland Head coach: Karl Rappan Cuba Head coach: José Tapia France Head coach: Gaston Barreau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 FIFA World Cup
The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third edition of the World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and was held in France from 4 June until 19 June 1938. Italy defended its title in the final, beating Hungary 4–2. Italy's 1934 and 1938 teams hold the distinction of being the only men's national team to win the World Cup multiple times under the same coach, Vittorio Pozzo. It would be the last World Cup until 1950 due to the disruption from World War II. Host selection France was chosen as host nation by FIFA in Berlin on 13 August 1936. France was chosen over Argentina and Germany in the first round of voting. The decision to hold a second consecutive tournament in Europe (after Italy in 1934) caused outrage in South America, where it was believed that the venue should alternate between the two continents. This was the last World Cup to be staged before the outbreak of the Second World War. Qualification Because of anger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Genta
Mario Genta (; 1 March 1912 – 9 January 1993) was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Born in Turin, Genta played club football in the 1930s for Italian sides Juventus, Prato, and Genoa. He played 223 matches in Serie A and scored 6 goals. International career With the Italy national team, Genta was selected to the 1938 FIFA World Cup champion squad as a reserve player. He lateron earned 2 caps in 1939. Honours Club ;Juventus *Serie A: 1932–33 ;Genoa *Coppa Italia: 1936–37 ;Prato *Serie C: 1948–49 International ;Italy *FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ' ( FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament ha ...: 1938 References External linksProfileat Enciclopediadelcalcio.it 1912 births 1993 deaths Footballers from Turin Juventus FC players Italian m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pietro Serantoni
Pietro Serantoni (; 12 December 1906 – 6 October 1964) was an Italian football midfielder and manager. Club career Born in Venice, Serantoni played for Società Sprotiva Calcio Venezia, Internazionale (1928–1934), Juventus (1934–1936), A.S. Roma (1936–1940) and Suzzara. He won two Italian titles, with Inter in (the club's first ever championship) and with Juventus in . < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pietro Rava
Pietro Rava (; 21 January 1916 – 5 November 2006) was an Italian football defender and coach, who played as a full-back. He won the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1938 FIFA World Cup with the Italian national team. Club career Rava, born in Cassine, Province of Alessandria, played for the clubs U.S. Alessandria (1928–35, 1946–47), Juventus F.C. (1935–46 and 1947–50) and Novara Calcio (1950–51). He won two Italian Cups in the 1937–38 and 1941–42 seasons, and two '' scudetti'' in the 1934–35 and 1949–50 seasons. He was Juventus's captain from 1947 to 1950. In total, he played in 352 Serie A matches (including 303 for Juventus), scoring 15 goals."Addio Rava, Mondiale nel 1938" - www.gazzetta.it - '' |
Silvio Piola
Silvio Piola (; 29 September 1913 – 4 October 1996) was an Italian footballer who played as a striker. He is known as a highly prominent figure in the history of Italian football due to several records he set, and he is regarded as one of the greatest strikers of his generation, as well as one of the best Italian players of all time. Piola was part of the squad that won the 1933–35 Central European International Cup & the squad that won the 1938 FIFA World Cup with Italy, scoring two goals in the final, ending the tournament as the second best player and the second highest scorer. Piola is third in the all-time goalscoring records of the Italian national team. He is also the highest goalscorer in Italian first league history, with 290 goals (274 in Serie A and 16 in Divisione Nazionale), and also in Serie A history. He played 566 Serie A games, putting him fourth on the all-time list for appearances in Italy's top flight. Piola is the only player to have the honour of b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Perazzolo
Mario Perazzolo (; 7 June 1911 – 3 August 2001) was an Italian footballer who played as a defender, as a midfielder or as a forward. Club career During his career Perazzolo played for Padova and Fiorentina before moving to Genoa, where he spent most of his career; he later also played for Brescia and Siracusa. Like many great players Mario evolved technically. He started his career as an inside forward, a position he played for five years at Padova and three at Fiorentina. He later switched to centre-half and half-back where he played his best seasons for Genoa. For the national team, he also played in Meazza's position in an outing just after the team had won the 1936 Olympic title, subsequently switching to a midfield position as the World Cup approached. He was a starter in their final warm up before leaving for Paris, however Pozzo decided to go with Serantoni instead. He would win another six caps with the national team. At nearly forty years of age he played his las ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piero Pasinati
Piero Pasinati, born Pietro Pasinati (; 21 July 1910 – 15 November 2000) was an Italian football player and manager, who played as a striker. Club career Pasinati was born in Trieste. During his club career, he played for Italian teams Triestina (1927–1939 and 1941–1946), A.C. Milan (1939–40), Novara Calcio (1940–41), Cremonese in Serie B (1946–48), and San Giovanni Trieste, in the third division (1948–49). With Triestina he played 256 Serie A matches. International career With Italy, Pasinati obtained 10 international caps, scoring 1 goal, which came in his only appearance in the team's victorious 1938 FIFA World Cup campaign, which came in the nation's first round match against Norway. Managerial career Following his retirement, Pasinati coached Ponziana, Sambenedettese, Salernitana, Triestina, Catanzaro and Empoli. Managerial statistics Honours International ;Italy *FIFA World Cup: 1938 Events January * January 1 ** The Constitution of E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renato Olmi
Renato Olmi (; 12 July 1914 – 15 May 1985) was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career During his club career, Olmi played for Italian sides Ambrosiana-Inter and Juventus in Serie A. He also played for Crema, Cremonese, and Brescia in the lower divisions. International career Olmi was part of the 1938 FIFA World Cup-winning squad that won Italy's second World Cup title. He earned 3 caps for the Italy national team in 1940. Honours Club ;Cremonese *Serie C: 1935–36 ;Inter *Serie A: 1937–38, 1939–40 *Coppa Italia: 1938–39 ;Juventus *Coppa Italia: 1941–42 International ;Italy *FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ' ( FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament ha ...: 1938 References External linksProfile at Enciclopediadelcalcio.it 1914 births 1985 deat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucchese 1905
Lucchese 1905 s.r.l., or simply Lucchese, is an Italian football club, based in Lucca, Tuscany that plays in Serie C, the third tier of Italian football. The club was first founded in 1905, having last been in Serie A in 1952. History Foundation The club was founded on 25 May 1905, giving the town of Lucca its first football team. Originally named Lucca Football Club the club was founded by the Vittorio brothers and Guido Mensini. The first large achievement by the club was winning the ''Goblet of the King'' during the 1919–20 season, not long after the tournament's foundation. The same season Lucca won the Regional cup of Tuscany. From U.S. Lucchese-Libertas to A.S. Lucchese Libertas U.S. Lucchese-Libertas In 1924 the club merged with another local team and changed its name to Unione Sportiva Lucchese-Libertas. During the 1920s, notable players at the club included Ernesto Bonino and Giovanni Moscardini. The 1930s saw the club promoted to Serie B, and then in 1936, Luc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldo Olivieri
Aldo Olivieri (; 2 October 1910 – 5 April 2001) was an Italian football goalkeeper from 1931 to 1943, and manager after World War II. Club career Olivieri was born in San Michele Extra, Verona.He played for Hellas Verona, Lucchese, and Brescia in Serie B, and Torino in Serie A. International career With the Italy national football team, Olivieri became World Champion in 1938. Style of play A courageous, spectacular, and athletic shot-stopper, with an excellent spring, Olivieri is regarded as one of Italy's greatest ever goalkeepers; throughout his career, he was known in particular for his quick reflexes, intelligence, and ability to rush off his line and anticipate opposing forwards outside of his area, which earned him the nickname ''il Gatto Magico'' ("the Magic Cat"). He also excelled at coming out to punch the ball away. Death 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 Nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eraldo Monzeglio
Eraldo Monzeglio (; 5 June 1906 – 3 November 1981) was an Italian association football coach and player, who played as a defender, in the position of full-back. Monzeglio had a highly successful career as a footballer, although he also later attracted controversy due to his close relationship with the Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. At club level, he played for Casale, Bologna, and Roma, winning the Serie A title and two editions of the Mitropa Cup with Bologna. At international level, he also had success representing the Italy national football team, and was a member of the Italian teams that won consecutive FIFA World Cup titles in 1934 and 1938, being named to the tournament's All-star Team in 1934; he also won two editions of the Central European International Cup with Italy. Along with Giuseppe Meazza and Giovanni Ferrari, he is one of only three Italian players to have won two World Cups. Following his retirement as a player, he worked as a coach for Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Meazza
Giuseppe "Peppino" Meazza (; 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 Inter Milan 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. Meazza is widely considered one of the greatest footballers of all time, as well as being regarded by many in the sport as Italy's greatest ever player. Giuseppe Prisco and Gianni Brera considered him to be the greatest footballer of all time. Along with Giovanni Ferrari, Guido Masetti and Eraldo Monzeglio, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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