Italian manager and footballer
Sergio Bertoni
Sergio Bertoni.
Date of birth
(1915-09-23 ) 23 September 1915 Place of birth
Pisa , Italy Date of death
15 February 1995(1995-02-15) (aged 79) Place of death
La Spezia , Italy Position(s)
Forward Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 1935–1938
Pisa
199
(41) 1938–1946
Genoa
135
(23) 1946–1947
Brescia
33
(6) 1947–1949
Modena
58
(7) 1949–1950
Spezia
25
(0) Total
450
(77) 1936–1940
Italy
6
(1) 1950–1951
Spezia 1955–1957
Spezia 1960–1961
Spezia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Sergio Bertoni (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsɛrdʒo berˈtoːni] ; 23 September 1915 – 15 February 1995) was an Italian association football manager and player, who played as a striker . With the Italy national team , he won the 1936 Summer Olympics football tournament and the 1938 FIFA World Cup .[ 1]
Club career
Born in Pisa , Bertoni played for Pisa Calcio (1935–1938) and Genoa C.F.C. (1938–1946) throughout his club career.
International career
Bertoni obtained six international caps with the Italy national team between 1936 and 1940, and scored one goal. He won the gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1938 FIFA World Cup : with Alfredo Foni , Pietro Rava and Ugo Locatelli , he is one of the only four Italian players to have won both tournaments.[ 2]
Managerial career and later life
After World War II, Bertoni coached Spezia Calcio 1906 in the 1950–51, 1955–56, 1956–57 and 1961–62 seasons. He died at 79 years old.
Honours
International
Italy
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