Carl'Alberto Perroux

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Carl'Alberto Perroux (born 1905 in Modena, died 1977 ) was Italian contract bridge official, founder and long-time non-playing captain of the Blue Team, the most successful team in bridge history. With the Blue Team, he has won 8 Bermuda Bowls, 1 World Team Olympiad and 3 European Bridge Championships in the period of 1951 to 1966.

A criminal attorney in private life, he was the captain of the team through 1950s and early 1960s. He was the main craftsman of the team's cohesion and spirit, both by supporting and consoling, and by exhorting and forcing. He was known for imposing tough discipline: players who broke the rules were unconditionally benched, regardless of short-term benefits. He even reportedly had the habit of checking whether the team members went to bed early during tournaments.

He was the president of Italian Bridge Federation from 1952 to 1967, when he withdrew from activities in bridge organizations.

He authored the books Il Fiori Napoletano (1956) with Eugenio Chiaradia as co-author and The Blue Team – Our Story of Bridge.