Giuseppe Meazza

Italian association football player and manager (1910-1979)

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Giuseppe Meazza was an Italian football player and manager who lived from 1910 to 1979 and is remembered as an important figure in the sport's history. He matters because he was a prominent athlete during a formative period of modern football, leaving a legacy that influenced the game in Italy.

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It sits within the topics 1910 births, 1934 FIFA World Cup players and 1938 FIFA World Cup players.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Giuseppe
Gender: male
Citizenship: Italy
Place of birth: Milan
Place of death: Rapallo
Occupation: association football coach
Languages spoken: Italian
Participant in: 1938 FIFA World Cup
Sport: association football
Member of team: Italy men's national association football team
Position played: forward
Country for sport: Italy
Mass: 73
Image: Giuseppe Meazza 1935.jpg
Height: 169

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Commons category: Giuseppe Meazza
date of birth: 1910-08-23
date of death: 1979-08-21
place of burial: monumental cemetery of Milan
name in native language: Giuseppe Meazza
pseudonym: Il Balilla
end of work period: 1947-00-00
start of work period: 1927-00-00
coach of sports team: Italy men's national association football team

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Giuseppe Meazza ( Italian pronunciation: [dʒuˈzɛppe meˈattsa]; 23 August 1910 – 21 August 1979) was an Italian football manager and player. Throughout his career, he played mainly for Inter Milan in the 1930s, scoring 284 goals in 408 games for the club, and winning three Serie A titles, as well as the Coppa Italia; he later also played for two seasons for local rivals Milan, as well as Turin rivals Juventus for one season, in addition to his spells with Varese and Atalanta. At the international level, he led Italy to win two consecutive World Cups: in 1934 on home soil, and in 1938 as captain, being named to the All-star Team. He is widely regarded as one of the best players of the 20th century, and one of the greatest Italian strikers in the history of the sport.

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