Amedeo Biavati

Giuseppe Meazza, Amedeo Biavati (1946)

Amedeo Biavati (4 April 1915 – 22 April 1979) was an Italian footballer, who was born in Bologna. He was usually deployed as forward or as a midfielder on the wing.[1] A very fast and creative player with excellent technical ability and dribbling skills, Biavati is largely remembered for popularising the use of notable feints in Italian football, in particular the stepover.[2]

Club career

Biavati played in Serie A with Bologna, making his debut on 21 May 1933 in a 7-0 win over Casale. He also played with Catania in Serie B. With Bologna he enjoyed a successful period, winning in particular three Serie A titles during the 1936-1937, 1938-1939, and 1940-1941 seasons, as well as the Torneo Internazionale dell'Expo Universale di Parigi in 1937, and the Coppa Alta Italia in 1946.[3][2][4]

International career

Biavati made 18 appearances and scored eight goals for the Italy national football team between 1938-1947, and he helped the team to win the 1938 FIFA World Cup, as well as the third edition of the Central European International Cup.[1] He made his international debut on 12 June 1938, during the quarter-finals of the 1938 World Cup, as Italy defeated the host nation 3-1.[5] Biavati is often remembered for the notable goal he scored against England in Milan, on 13 May 1939, placing the ball into an empty net after dribbling past the English defenders and the goalkeeper.[1]

After retiring he attempted to pursue a career as a football manager, albeit unsuccessfully.[1]

Honours

Club

Bologna[1]

International

Italy[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "BIAVATI, Amedeo". Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ma è un italiano il padre della finta". Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Grande successo per Amedeo Biavati. Il mito del doppio passo". Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Biavati, Amadeo". http://www.enciclopediadelcalcio.it'' (in Italian). Enciclopedia del Calcio. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Amadeo Biavati". http://www.figc.it/''. FIGC. Retrieved 10 April 2015.

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