Giuseppe Caimi (19 December 1890 – 26 December 1917) was an Italian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

and a soldier in the

Royal Italian Army The Royal Italian Army ( it, Regio Esercito, , Royal Army) was the land force of the Kingdom of Italy, established with the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy. During the 19th century Italy started to unify into one country, and in 1861 Manfre ...

. Caimi spent two seasons with Inter Milan, making 23 league appearances, before he was drafted into the army at the outbreak of the First World War.

Playing career

Inter Milan

Caimi began his professional football career with Inter Milan in 1911 and made 16 appearances in the league in his debut season, helping Inter to fourth place. He played less frequently in his second season, making 7 appearances, and scoring once, as Inter finished third in the league.

International

Caimi was selected for the Italian

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squad in 1912. Although he was named on the bench in each of Italy's three games, he did not play in any of them.

Military service

Upon the outbreak of the First World War, Caimi was drafted into the

, fighting as part of the 7th Alpini Regiment. During his time in the army, he earned two

Medaglia d'Argento al Valore Militare The Silver Medal of Military Valor ( it, Medaglia d'argento al valor militare) is an Italian medal for gallantry. Italian medals for valor were first instituted by Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia on 21 May 1793, with a gold medal, and, below it, ...

. He was seriously wounded in a battle on Monte Valderoa on 14 December 1917, and died of his wounds on 26 December. As a result of his actions in that battle, he was posthumously awarded the

Medaglia d'Oro The Gold Medal of Military Valour ( it, Medaglia d'oro al valor militare) is an Italian medal established on 21 May 1793 by King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia for deeds of outstanding gallantry in war by junior officers and soldiers. The fac ...

on 23 October 1921.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Caimi, Giuseppe 1890 births 1917 deaths Inter Milan players Italian men's footballers Footballers from Milan Italian Army personnel Italian military personnel killed in World War I Recipients of the Gold Medal of Military Valor Recipients of the Silver Medal of Military Valor Serie A players Men's association football midfielders