Giacomo Neri (; 1 January 1916 – 6 May 2010) was an

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professional

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player and coach. A

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, Neri played a total 216

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games, with 53 goals, throughout his career, and also played three games for the

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, scoring a goal. He died in his home town of

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at the age of 94; he was the oldest living man at the time to have played for the Italy national team.

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