Mario Magnozzi (; 20 March 1902 – 25 June 1971) was an Italian

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who played as a forward. He competed in the

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with the Italy national team.

Club career

Magnozzi was born in

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, and played for his home-town team from 1920 until 1930. In 1920 Livorno won the ''Torneo del Sud'', after which it was defeated by

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(winner of ''Torneo del Nord'') in the final for the overall Italian title. The match finished 3–2 for Internazionale, with both of Livorno's goals being scored by Magnozzi. During the 1924–25 season with Livorno, he was the top scorer in

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. In 1930 he moved to

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, where he served as the club's

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, and remained there until 1932, when he was sold back to Livorno. He remained there until he retired in 1936.

International career

Magnozzi was a member of the Italy national team which won the bronze medal in the football tournament at the

, and winning the

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& making runner-up in the

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Managerial career

As a football coach, Magnozzi led Milan,

Lecce Lecce ( ); el, label= Griko, Luppìu, script=Latn; la, Lupiae; grc, Λουπίαι, translit=Loupíai), group=pron is a historic city of 95,766 inhabitants (2015) in southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Lecce, the provi ...

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and Livorno, helping the latter club to

promotion after winning the

1936–37 Serie B The Serie B 1936–37 was the eighth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation. Teams Cremonese, Venezia, Spezia and Catanzaro had been promoted from Serie C, while Palermo and Brescia had been relegated from Serie A. ...

title.

Honours

Player

;

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: 1927-30 *

: Runner-up: 1931-32 *

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: Bronze

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Individual * Serie A top scorer: 1924–25 (19 goals, with Livorno)

Manager

Livorno *

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: 1936–37

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