Attilio Giovannini (; 30 July 1924 – 18 February 2005) was an Italian

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Giovannini debuted in the Italian

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with Lucchese before moving to

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, where he won two consecutive league championships in

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and 1954. In 1954 he went to

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and at 32 years of age he retired not having scored a single career goal despite playing in 272 games in Serie A.

International career

Giovannini made 13 appearances for the Italy national team, making his debut in 1949. At the

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, he played as a right-sided full-back in the game against

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. He emigrated to the United States in 1957 and died there in February 2005 at the age of 80.EU Football: Attilio Giovannini profile
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Honours

Inter *

, 1954

Sources

La Gazzetta dello Sport

References

1924 births 2005 deaths Italian footballers Association football defenders Inter Milan players S.S. Lazio players S.S.D. Lucchese 1905 players Serie A players Italy international footballers 1950 FIFA World Cup players Italian emigrants to the United States {{Italy-footy-defender-1920s-stub