Giuseppe Cavanna

Giuseppe Cavanna
Personal information
Full nameGiuseppe Cavanna
Date of birth18 September 1905
Place of birthVercelli, Italy
Date of death3 November 1976 (aged 71)
Place of deathVercelli, Italy
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Youth career
1921-1925Vercellesi Erranti
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1925-29Pro Vercelli65(0)
1929-36Napoli151(0)
1936-37Benevento26(0)
1937-39Pro Vercelli40(0)
National team
1931Italy B6(0)
1934Italy0(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Giuseppe Cavanna (18 September 1905 – 3 November 1976)[1][2] was an Italian football goalkeeper. Born in Vercelli, he played in the 1920s and 1930s for Pro Vercelli and S.S.C. Napoli. He played 151 matches in Serie A. In the 1934-35 season he had the lowest goals conceded per game average (0.722) for Napoli, a record which stood until Dino Zoff broke it in the 1970-71 season.

For the Italian national team he was the reserve goalkeeper for 1934 FIFA World Cup champion team.

References

  1. FIFA profile
  2. La storia siete voi (in Italian)