Carlo Ceresoli
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Carlo Ceresoli (May 14, 1910 – April 22, 1995) was an Italian football (soccer) goalkeeper. Born in Bergamo, he played in the Serie B with Atalanta, and in the Serie A with Inter Milan, Bologna, Genoa and Juventus.
He was considered one of the most strongest goalkeepers of the 1930s with Giampiero Combi, Ricardo Zamora and František Plánička. With the Italy national football team he played the only qualifying match of the 1934 FIFA World Cup against Greece and the famous Battle of Highbury. He was 1938 World Champion third goalkeeper after Aldo Olivieri and Guido Masetti. He died at age 84.
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This article is based on a translation of an article from the Italian Wikipedia.
Italy squad - 1938 FIFA World Cup Champions (2nd Title) | ||
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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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