Sergio Bertoni (; 23 September 1915 – 15 February 1995) was an Italian
association football manager and player, who played as a
striker. With the
Italy national team, he won the
1936 Summer Olympics football tournament and the
1938 FIFA World Cup
The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third edition of the World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and was held in France from 4 June until 19 June 1938. Italy defended its title in the final, bea ...
.
Club career
Born in
Pisa
Pisa ( , or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for its leaning tower, the city ...
, Bertoni played for
Pisa Calcio
Pisa Sporting Club, commonly referred to as Pisa, is an Italian football club based in Pisa, Tuscany. The team currently plays in Serie B.
The club was founded in 1909 as Pisa Sporting Club and refounded in 1994 as Pisa Calcio (and registered i ...
(1935–1938) and
Genoa C.F.C.
Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to as Genoa (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Genoa, Liguria, Italy, that competes in , the second division of the Italian football league system.
Establis ...
(1938–1946) throughout his club career.
International career
Bertoni obtained six international caps with the
Italy national team between 1936 and 1940, and scored one goal. He won the gold medal at the
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German language, German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German language, German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympi ...
and the
1938 FIFA World Cup
The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third edition of the World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and was held in France from 4 June until 19 June 1938. Italy defended its title in the final, bea ...
: with
Alfredo Foni,
Pietro Rava
Pietro Rava (; 21 January 1916 – 5 November 2006) was an Italian football defender and coach, who played as a full-back. He won the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1938 FIFA World Cup with the Italian national team.
Club career
Rava, born in ...
and
Ugo Locatelli, he is one of the only four Italian players to have won both tournaments.
Managerial career and later life
After World War II, Bertoni coached
Spezia Calcio 1906
Spezia Calcio is a professional football club based in La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. Spezia Calcio was founded in 1906 by the Swiss banker Hermann Hurni (or Hurny in some documents), who played for the early Crystal Palace amateur teams in London ...
in the 1950–51, 1955–56, 1956–57 and 1961–62 seasons. He died at 79 years old.
Honours
International
;Italy
*
Olympic Gold Medal
Olympic or Olympics may refer to
Sports
Competitions
* Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896
** Summer Olympic Games
** Winter Olympic Games
* Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece bet ...
:
1936
Events
January–February
* January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...
*
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ' (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament has ...
:
1938
Events
January
* January 1
** The Constitution of Estonia#Third Constitution (de facto 1938–1940, de jure 1938–1992), new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the a ...
References
External links
profile
1915 births
1995 deaths
Sportspeople from the Province of Pisa
Italian footballers
Italy international footballers
Association football forwards
Pisa S.C. players
Genoa C.F.C. players
Olympic footballers of Italy
Olympic gold medalists for Italy
Footballers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
1938 FIFA World Cup players
FIFA World Cup-winning players
Italian football managers
Spezia Calcio managers
Olympic medalists in football
Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Footballers from Tuscany
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