Adolfo Baloncieri Sports manager

Adolfo Baloncieri (27 July 1897 – 23 July 1986) was an Italian football manager and former player.He is critically regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Gianni Brera considered him one of the great playmakers of all time, along the likes of Giuseppe Meazza and Valentino Mazzola, and in 2010, Carlo Felice Chiesa wrote: "If it were possible to rank all-time great registas of world football, Adolfo Baloncieri, an athlete from a period so remote from our own, would end up among the first, if not first."

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 27, 1897
Birth place
Italy , Alessandria
Date of deathJuly 23, 1986

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Football manager

club
Calcio Como
Novara Calcio
FC Chiasso
U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912
A.C. Milan
Torino F.C.
U.C. Sampdoria
S.S.C. Napoli
position
Forward (association football)
teams
Calcio Como
U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912
Torino F.C.
Italy national football team

Adolfo Baloncieri on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BALONADO01
  2. http://www.homestead.com/forza_azzurri/Main_Stars.html