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Football At The 1936 Summer Olympics
Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics was won by Italy. After the introduction of the first FIFA World Cup in 1930 (which had, in itself led to the absence of a football tournament from the 1932 Games programme), competing nations would from now on only be permitted to play their best players if those players were amateur or (where national associations were assisted by interested states to traverse such a rule) where professional players were state-sponsored. However, since amateur players were counted as senior squad players, their results would be still counted as senior side's results until 1992. Venues Squads * Medalists Final tournament The Italians, winners against the Austrians at the 1934 World Cup now found the Olympic side, with ten changes, a completely different proposition. The Azzurri included players such as Alfredo Foni, Pietro Rava and Ugo Locatelli, who would all play in their World Cup victory in Paris. That they eventually prevailed was due to two inci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annibale Frossi
Annibale Frossi (; 6 July 1911 – 26 February 1999) was an Italian football manager and player, who played as a forward. Frossi is perhaps best known for wearing correctional glasses during his playing years after suffering from myopia from when he was a child. As a footballer, he was a member of the Italy national team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics, finishing the tournament as top-scorer. As a manager, he is also known for his developments of the theory of catenaccio, which emphasises a defensive style of football. Club career Born in Muzzana del Turgnano, Frossi began his career as a professional footballer with Udinese, and, after a long stay in Serie B (with Padova, Bari, and L’Aquila), he was acquired by Ambrosiana Inter, where he made his debut on 21 June 1936, in Mitropa Cup. After that, Frossi was called up for the 1936 Summer Olympics by Vittorio Pozzo, the coach of the Italian national side, leading the team to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfredo Foni
Alfredo Foni (; 20 January 1911 – 28 January 1985) was an Italian footballer in the 1930s and later on a coach, who played as a defender. He is one of only four players to have won both an Olympic gold medal and the FIFA World Cup with the Italy national football team. Club career Foni was born in Udine, and he made his professional debut with local club Udinese at the age of 16, in 1927, in the Prima Divisione (the predecessor to the Italian Serie A); he later moved to Lazio in 1929. He later moved to Padova for a brief stint after a few seasons in Roma. Foni later transferred to Juventus in 1934, replacing Virginio Rosetta. Along with teammate Pietro Rava at the Turin club, he formed one of the best defensive partnerships in Italy, and in the world, as they went on to win the 1936 Summer Olympics and 1938 FIFA World Cup with Italy, as well as the 1935 League title with Juventus, as well as two Coppa Italia titles in 1938 and 1942. He remained with the club until 1947, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Hofmeister
Max Hofmeister (22 March 1913 – 12 April 2000) was an Austrian football player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp .... He was part of the Austrian team, which won the silver medal in the football tournament. He played all four matches as midfielder. References External linksMax Hofmeister's profile at databaseOlympics 1913 births 2000 deaths [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Fuchsberger
Franz Fuchsberger (28 September 1910 – 1992) was an Austrian footballer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. International career He was part of the Austria team, which won the silver medal in the football tournament. He played all four matches as forward, even after breaking both of his legs in the second quarter of the third game. He played one match for the Austria national football team, in September 1936 against Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a .... References External linksFranz Fuchsberger at databaseOlympics.com 1910 births 1992 deaths Austrian men's footballers Austria men's international footballers Footballers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Austria Olympic silver medalists for Austria Olympic medalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Gabriotti
Francesco Gabriotti (; 12 August 1914 – 11 February 1987) was an Italian association footballer who played as a forward and who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Italian team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament. Honours International ;Italy *Olympic Gold Medal: 1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ... References External linksFrancesco Gabriotti's profile at databaseOlympics.com* 1914 births 1987 deaths Italian men's footballers Footballers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Italy Olympic gold medalists for Italy Italy men's international footballers Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Men's association football forwards Footballers from Rome { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonso Negro
Alfonso Negro (; 5 July 1915 – 7 November 1984) was an American-born Italian football (soccer) player, who played as a forward; he is believed to be the first American-born player in Serie A and the first American-born player to have played for Italy. Club career Born in Brooklyn, New York, Negro started his career with Angri in Serie C at the age of 15. He moved onward to Catanzarese in Serie B. While at Catanzarese, he made his international debut with Italy B team against Hungary in Vercelli. In 1934, he transferred to Fiorentina in Serie A. At that era, three other American-born players -- Armando Frigo, Alfio Argentieri and Umberto Piccolo—played in Italy at that time, but only Armando Frigo played in the Serie A. Alfonso Negro played 51 games for Fiorentina, and scored five goals, before being transferred to Napoli in 1938, where he played 25 games and scored three goals. International career Negro was selected to play for Italy at the 1936 Olympic Games. He s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Bertoni
Sergio Bertoni (; 23 September 1915 – 15 February 1995) was an Italian association football manager and player, who played as a striker. With the Italy national team, he won the 1936 Summer Olympics football tournament and the 1938 FIFA World Cup. Club career Born in Pisa, Bertoni played for Pisa Calcio (1935–1938) and Genoa C.F.C. (1938–1946) throughout his club career. International career Bertoni obtained six international caps with the Italy national team between 1936 and 1940, and scored one goal. He won the gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1938 FIFA World Cup: with Alfredo Foni, Pietro Rava and Ugo Locatelli, he is one of the only four Italian players to have won both tournaments. Managerial career and later life After World War II, Bertoni coached Spezia Calcio 1906 in the 1950–51, 1955–56, 1956–57 and 1961–62 seasons. He died at 79 years old. Honours International ;Italy *Olympic Gold Medal: 1936 *FIFA World Cup: 1938 Events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giulio Cappelli
Giulio Cappelli (; 4 March 1911 – 16 December 1995) was an Italian footballer who played as a forward. He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics with the Italy national football team, winning a gold medal in the tournament. Club career Born in La Spezia, Cappelli began his football career with local side Spezia. He joined Serie A side Livorno for two seasons beginning in 1933. The next season, he transferred to Serie B club F.C. Esperia Viareggio. Cappelli returned to Serie A with S.S.D. Sporting Lucchese and finished his playing career with Spezia. International career Cappelli made two appearances for Italy in 1936, scoring one goal. He was a member of the Italian Olympic team, which won the gold medal in the 1936 Olympic football tournament. Death On 16 December 1995, Cappelli died at his home in Marina di Massa aged 84. Honours International ;Italy *Olympic Gold Medal: 1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Biagi
Carlo Biagi (; 20 April 1914 – 16 April 1986) was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Biagi played club football for Pisa SC. Biagi competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics, and was a member of the Italy team which won the gold medal in the football tournament. Honours International ;Italy *Olympic Gold Medal: 1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ... References External links Carlo Biagi at databaseOlympics.com* * 1914 births 1986 deaths Italian men's footballers Footballers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Italy Olympic gold medalists for Italy Italy men's international footballers Serie A players Pisa SC players AC Prato players SSC Napoli players Sportspeople from Viareggio Olympic medalists in foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Scarabello
Luigi Scarabello (; 17 June 1916 – 2 July 2007) was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder, and who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Italian team, which won the gold medal in the 1936 Olympic football tournament. Honours International ;Italy *Olympic Gold Medal: 1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ... References External linksLuigi Scarabello at databaseOlympics.com 1916 births 2007 deaths Italian men's footballers Footballers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Italy Olympic gold medalists for Italy Italy men's international footballers Serie A players Serie C players Spezia Calcio players Genoa CFC players Taranto FC 1927 players Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1936 Sum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libero Marchini
Libero Marchini (; 31 October 1914 – 1 November 2003) was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder, and who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Italian team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament. Honours Club ;Genoa *Serie B: 1934–35 ;Lucchese *Serie B: 1935–36 International ;Italy *Olympic Gold Medal: 1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ... References External links *Profileat Enciclopediadelcalcio.it 1914 births 2003 deaths Italian men's footballers Footballers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Italy Olympic gold medalists for Italy Italy men's international footballers Olympic medalists in football Serie A players Serie B players Carrarese Calcio players ACF Fiorenti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugo Locatelli
Ugo Locatelli (; 5 February 1916 – 28 May 1993) was an Italian international footballer who played as a midfielder or as a forward. Regarded as one of Italy's greatest players, he won a gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics and a winner's medal at the 1938 FIFA World Cup while playing with the Italy national football team, and is only one of four Italian players to have managed this achievement. Club career Locatelli was born in Toscolano-Maderno, near Brescia, Lombardy. At club level, he had a successful career, winning the Scudetto twice with Internazionale, in 1938 and 1940. He first played for Brescia between 1933 and 1936, aside from a brief loan to Atalanta, before transferring over to Inter, which was known as Ambrosiana Inter Milan at the time, where he remained until 1941. He ended his career with Juventus in 1949 following his transfer to the club in 1941, winning the Coppa Italia in 1942. International career A midfielder in Vittorio Pozzo's Italian national teams, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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