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Sauro Tomà
Sauro Tomà (4 December 1925 – 10 April 2018) was an Italian footballer who played as a full-back. Tomà began his career with Rapallo Ruentes. After playing for Vogherese and Spezia, he joined Torino in 1947, where he won two Serie A titles. He escaped the Superga air disaster in 1949 due to an injured meniscus, which forced him to retire at the age of thirty, in 1955. Club career Spezia Born in Rebocco, Spezia, he began his football career in Rapallo Ruentes. He went on to play for Vogherese, and then for Spezia, after being spotted by a club official of the later during a friendly match. He preferred playing as a goalkeeper, however, as there were many players challenging for the role, he became a full-back. Torino He was noted by observers of many teams, amongst them Juventus and Genoa, but Ferruccio Novo contacted the Ligurian team management and convinced him to join Torino. His move to Torino was initially negative, as the transfer was blocked due to alleged l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Spezia
La Spezia (, or , ; in the local Spezzino dialect) is the capital city of the province of La Spezia and is located at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the southern part of the Liguria region of Italy. La Spezia is the second largest city in the Liguria region, after Genoa. Located roughly midway between Genoa and Pisa, on the Ligurian Sea, it is one of the main Italian military and commercial harbours and a major Italian Navy base. A popular seaside resort, it is also a significant railway junction, and is notable for its museums, for the Palio del Golfo rowing race, and for railway and boat links with the Cinque Terre. History La Spezia and its province have been settled since prehistoric times. In ancient Rome, Roman times the most important centre was Luni (Italy), Luni, not far from Sarzana. As the capital of the short-lived Niccolò Fieschi Signoria in the period between 1256 and 1273, La Spezia was inevitably linked with Genoese vicissitudes. After the fall of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
