Valerio Bacigalupo Football player

Valerio Bacigalupo (12 March 1924 – 4 May 1949) was an Italian association football goalkeeper from Vado Ligure, Savona. He started his career with home province side Savona. After a brief spell at Genoa he moved to Torino where he won Serie A four times in a row.Bacigalupo older brother, Manlio Bacigalupo, also played professional football. Valerio was called up to the Italian national football team five times. He died in the Superga air disaster with most of the Il Grande Torino team.After his death, the club where he started his career, Savona named its ground Stadio Valerio Bacigalupo in his honour.

Personal facts

Birth dateMarch 12, 1924
Birth place
Italy , Vado Ligure
Date of deathMay 04, 1949
Place of death
Italy , Superga

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Football player

position
Goalkeeper (association football)
teams
Savona F.B.C.
Torino F.C.
Genoa C.F.C.
Italy national football team

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