Guido Masetti (; 22 November 1907 – 26 November 1993) was an

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and

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Club career

Born in

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, Masetti played for

Hellas Verona Hellas Verona Football Club, commonly referred to as Hellas Verona or simply Verona, is a professional Italian football club based in Verona, Italy, that currently plays in Serie A. The team won the Serie A Championship in 1984–85. His ...

, and

A.S. Roma ' (''Rome Sport Association''), commonly referred to as Roma (), is a professional football club based in Rome, Italy. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma has participated in the top tier of Italian football for all of its existence, except for ...

from 1929 to 1943, appearing in 339 matches, winning an Italian title in the 1941–42 season.

International career

Masetti was considered to be one of the strongest goalkeepers in 1930s and 1940s, but for the

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he was merely used as a stand-in for

Gianpiero Combi Gianpiero Combi (; 20 November 1902 – 12 August 1956) was an Italian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

and

Aldo Olivieri Aldo Olivieri (; 2 October 1910 – 5 April 2001) was an Italian football goalkeeper from 1931 to 1943, and manager after World War II. Club career Olivieri was born in San Michele Extra, Verona.He played for Hellas Verona, Lucchese, and Bresc ...

. Masetti won two World Cups in

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and

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without playing in any of the matches.

Managerial career

In 1950s, he was manager of A.S. Roma for ten games (5 in season 1950–51, and another 5 in season 1956–57).

Death

He died at age 86 in

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Honours

Player

Club

;Roma *

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: 1941–42; (runner-up): 1930–31, 1935–36 *

Coppa Italia The ("Italy Cup") is an annual knockout cup competition in Italian football organized by the FIGC until the 2009–10 season and the Lega Serie A ever since. History The beginning of the tournament was turbulent, due to the complexity of ...

(runner-up): 1936–37, 1940–41

International

;Italy *

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Individual

A.S. Roma Hall of Fame This is a list of List of A.S. Roma players, A.S. Roma players who have been inducted into the club's Hall of Fame. A.S. Roma's Hall of Fame has been launched in 2012 as part of the initiatives for the club's 85th anniversary. Exceptionally for t ...

: 2015

References

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