Giacomo Neri (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒaːkomo ˈneːri]; 1 January 1916 – 6 May 2010) was an Italian professional football player and coach.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 January 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Faenza, Kingdom of Italy | ||
| Date of death | 6 May 2010 (aged 94) | ||
| Place of death | Faenza, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1931–1932 | Faenza | ||
| 1933–1936 | Livorno | 46 | (4) |
| 1936–1937 | Juventus | 11 | (1) |
| 1937–1939 | Livorno | 53 | (11) |
| 1939–1943 | Genova 1893 | 92 | (31) |
| 1945–1946 | Genoa | 16 | (3) |
| 1946–1948 | Internazionale | 38 | (10) |
| 1948–1950 | Pescara | 25 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1939–1940 | Italy | 3 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1951–1954 | Alessandria | ||
| 1954–1955 | Lucchese | ||
| 1957–1959 | Faenza | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A right winger, Neri played a total 216 Serie A games, with 53 goals, throughout his career, and also played three games for the Italy national football team, scoring a goal.
He died in his home town of Faenza at the age of 94; he was the oldest living man at the time to have played for the Italy national team.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Calcio, Faenza: morto Giacomo Neri, gioco' in Nazionale" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 9 May 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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