Giacomo Neri

Giacomo Neri
Personal information
Date of birthJanuary 1, 1916
Place of birthFaenza, Italy
Date of deathMay 6, 2010 (aged 94)
Place of deathFaenza, Italy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1931–1932Faenza
1933–1936Livorno46(4)
1936–1937Juventus11(1)
1937–1939Livorno53(11)
1939–1943Genova 189392(31)
1945–1946Genoa16(3)
1946–1948Internazionale38(10)
1948–1950Pescara25(1)
National team
1939–1940Italy3(1)
Teams managed
1951–1954Alessandria
1954–1955Lucchese
1957–1959Faenza
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Giacomo Neri (January 1, 1916 – May 6, 2010) was an Italian professional football player and coach.

A right winger, Neri played a total 216 Serie A games, with 53 goals, throughout his career, and also played three games for the Italian national team, scoring a goal.

He died in his home town of Faenza at the age of 94; he was the oldest living man to have played for the Italian national team at the time.[1]

References

  1. "Calcio, Faenza: morto Giacomo Neri, gioco' in Nazionale" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2010-05-07. Retrieved 2010-05-07.

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