Federico Munerati (; 20 September 1901 – 26 July 1980) was an Italian footballer who played as a

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or as a

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Club career

Born in La

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, Munerati played most of his career with Italian club

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(1922–33), where he won four Italian league titles during his nine seasons with the Turin side. He remains 10th on the all-time top goalscorers list for ''the Old Lady'', as he scored 113 goals in 256 appearances in all competitions during his time spent playing with the club. He later spent single-season spells with

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(1933–1934) and

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(1934–1935), before retiring.

International career

At international level, Munerati also played for the

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on four occasions in 1926 and 1927. He made his international debut on 18 July, under manager Augusto Rangone, in a 5–3 defeat to

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. He also made two appearances for the Italy B side, between 1926 and 1927. His biggest achievement was playing the first 2 matches of Italy´s successful

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campaign.

Managerial career

Munerati returned to Juventus after retirement from playing in the 1940s. He managed the club from 1940 until 1942.

Style of play

A versatile player, Munerati usually played as an offensive-minded winger on the right, due to his pace, athleticism, technical ability, crossing accuracy, and ability to both score and create goals. Has also capable of playing as a striker or

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, due to his eye for goal, opportunism in the penalty area, ability to make attacking runs, and his accuracy with his head. He was also deployed as an offensive minded

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on occasion.

Honours

;Juventus *

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: 1925–26, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33 ;Sampierdarenese *

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: 1933–34

International

;

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: 1927-30

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