Michele Andreolo

Miguel Andreolo
Personal information
Full nameMiguel Andreolo Frodella
Date of birth6 September 1912
Place of birthMontevideo, Uruguay
Date of death14 May 1981 (Aged 68)
Place of deathPotenza, Italy
Playing positionMidfielder
Youth career
Nacional
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1932–1935Nacional35(0)
1935–1943Bologna165(24)
1943–1944Lazio14(1)
1945–1948Napoli93(11)
1948–1949Catania
1949–1950Forlì
National team
1934–1935Uruguay5(0)
1936–1942Italy26(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 2008.
† Appearances (Goals).

Miguel Andreolo Frodella (Michele Andreolo) (6 September 1912 – 14 May 1981) was a Uruguay-born Italian footballer.

Club career

Andreolo played for Nacional in Uruguay before joining Serie A team Bologna F.C. 1909 ahead of the 1935–36 season and helping them win the league title (Scudetto). He would remain in Bologna until 1943, winning the Scudetto three more times, in 1936–37, 1938–39 and 1940–41.

Later in his career he played for Lazio, Napoli, Catania and Forlì.

International career

Following his success with Bologna, he was called up to the Italian national team by Vittorio Pozzo and debuted on 17 May 1936 against Austria. He soon became a regular in the team, playing his crucial role of connection between defence and attack. He helped win the 1938 FIFA World Cup in France, and played his last match for the national team on 19 April 1942, having earned 26 caps and 1 goal.

He died in Potenza, southern Italy.

References

This article is based on a translation of an article from the Italian Wikipedia.