Bruno Chizzo (19 April 1916 – 14 August 1969) was an Italian
association footballer who played as a
midfielder.
Club career
Born in
Udine, Chizzo played in the 1930s and 1940s for
Triestina
Unione Sportiva Triestina Calcio 1918, commonly referred to as Triestina, is an Italian football club based in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Originally founded in 1918, the club has been re-established several times in its history. As of the ...
,
A.C. Milan,
Genoa,
Anconitana
Associazione Calcio Ancona, commonly referred to as Ancona, was an Italian football club based in Ancona, Marche. It was founded in 2004 as the phoenix club of defunct 1905 club Unione Sportiva Anconitana, which changed its name to Ancona Calc ...
, and
Udinese. He played 195 matches in
Serie A and scored 18 goals.
International career
With the
Italy national football team, he was the youngest player selected to 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, beat ...
squad and became world champion despite not playing a game throughout the tournament.
Honours
Club
;Udinese
*
Serie A:
1934–35
International
;Italy
*
FIFA World Cup:
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
La Gazzetta dello Sport
1916 births
1969 deaths
Genoa C.F.C. players
Footballers from Udine
Italian footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Serie A players
AC Milan players
Udinese Calcio players
U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918 players
1938 FIFA World Cup players
FIFA World Cup-winning players
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