Alfredo Foni
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Alfredo Foni (January 20, 1911 - January 28, 1985) was an Italian footballer in the 1930s and later on a coach. He was born in Udine.
Along with teammate Pietro Rava at Juventus, they were the best defensive partnership in 1936 Summer Olympics and 1938 FIFA World Cup. As a coach he won two consecutive scudettoes with FC Internazionale in 1953 and 1954. He later coached Switzerland in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
Foni died in Lugano, Switzerland.
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MF Andreolo | FW Bertoni | FW Biavati | GK Ceresoli | MF Chizzo | FW Colaussi | MF Donati | FW Ferrari | FW Ferraris | DF Foni | MF Genta | MF Locatelli | GK Masetti | FW Meazza | DF Monzeglio | GK Olivieri | MF Olmi | FW Pasinati | MF Perazzolo | FW Piola | DF Rava | MF Serantoni | Coach Pozzo |
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Switzerland squad - 1966 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Elsener | 2 Allemann | 3 Armbruster | 4 Bäni | 5 Brodmann | 6 Dürr | 7 Fuhrer | 8 Gottardi | 9 Grobety | 10 Hosp | 11 Kuhn | 12 Eichmann | 13 Künzli | 14 Leimgruber | 15 Odermatt | 16 Quentin | 17 Schindelholz | 18 Schneiter | 19 Stierli | 20 Tacchella | 21 Vuilleumier | 22 Prosperi | Coach: Foni |
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