Ardico Magnini
Ardico Magnini| Personal information |
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| Full name | Ardico Magnini |
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| Date of birth | October 21, 1928 |
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| Place of birth | Pistoia, Italy |
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
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| Playing position | Defender |
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| Senior career* |
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
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| 1947–1950 | Pistoiese | 78 | (13) |
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| 1950–1958 | Fiorentina | 225 | (6) |
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| 1958–1960 | Genoa | 26 | (2) |
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| National team |
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| 1953–1957 | Italy | 20 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
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Ardico Magnini (born October 21, 1928 in Pistoia, Italy) was an Italian football (soccer) player.
After Boniperti, Ardico Magnini along with club team mates Cervato, Pandolfini and Segato, is one of five 'Azzurri' with the most caps for the national team during the difficult rebuilding years of the fifties. With Cervato he formed the defensive pair for Fulvio Bernardini's Fiorentina. After winning the championship in 1956 he played another two seasons in Florence before going to Genoa and finished his career at Prato in Serie B. He also made two appearances at the 1954 World Cup.
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