Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 March 1921 | ||
Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
Date of death | 3 October 2002 81) | (aged||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1938–1939 | Roma | 0 | (0) |
1939–1940 | Rimini | 24 | (0) |
1940–1941 | Roma | 1 | (0) |
1941–1943 | Ala Littoria | ||
1943–1944 | Tirrenia Roma | 15 | (2) |
1945–1955 | Lazio | 263 | (7) |
1957–1958 | Foligno | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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