Luigi Antonio "Dario" Compiani (1 September 1903 – 4 April 1962) was an Italian professional

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and football

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, who played as a

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Club career

Throughout his club career, Compiani played for Italian sides Cremonese,

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, and

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. With 221 appearances for Milan, he is the club's sixth-most capped goalkeeper of all time, behind only

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(380), Sebastiano Rossi (330),

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(302), Lorenzo Buffon (300), and

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(233).

External links

Profile
at MagliaRossonera.it

at EnciclopediadelCalcio.it

References

1903 births 1962 deaths Italian men's footballers Italian football managers Men's association football goalkeepers Serie A players US Cremonese players AC Milan players Footballers from the Province of Cremona {{Italy-footy-goalkeeper-stub