Sandro Puppo (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsandro ˈpuppo]; 28 January 1918 – 16 October 1986) was an Italian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Sandro Puppo
Puppo with Venezia in 1941
Personal information
Date of birth (1918-01-28)28 January 1918
Place of birth Piacenza, Italy
Date of death 16 October 1986(1986-10-16) (aged 68)
Place of death Piacenza, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934–1937 Piacenza 73 (7)
1937–1939 Ambrosiana 8 (0)
1939–1945 Venezia 126 (5)
1945–1946 Piacenza 22 (0)
1946–1947 Venezia 37 (0)
1947–1949 Roma 15 (0)
1949–1950 Thiene
Managerial career
1952–1954 Turkey
1953–1954 Beşiktaş JK
1954–1955 FC Barcelona
1955–1957 Juventus
1960–1961 Beşiktaş JK
1960–1962 Turkey
1963–1964 Turkey
1965 Turkey
1965–1966 Turkey
Medal record
 Italy
Men's Football
Gold medal – first place 1936 Berlin Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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During his playing days, Puppo played for Italian clubs Piacenza, Ambrosiana,[1][2] Venezia and A.S. Roma in the 1930s and 1940s.[3] He won a Serie A title with Ambrosiana in 1937–38 (without playing, however), and two Coppa Italia titles with Ambrosiana and Venezia in 1938–39 and 1940–41 respectively.[4]

International career

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At international level, Puppo was a member of the Italy national football team that won a gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympic football tournament.[5]

Managerial career

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Later Puppo became a coach and managed the Turkey national football team in the 1954 FIFA World Cup (becoming the first Italian coach ever to do so, 71 years before Vincenzo Montella), and went on to manage teams such as Barcelona, Juventus and Beşiktaş.[4]

Honours

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Club

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Ambrosiana-Inter[4]

Venezia:[4]

International

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Italy[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Calciatori".
  2. ^ "Sandro PUPPO - INTER - ALMANACCO NERAZZURRO". Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Puppo". Archived from the original on 19 May 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Sandro Puppo, il primo italiano che ha allenato la Turchia" (in Italian). www.goal.com. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Sandro Puppo". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
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