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Italian footballer, coach, and referee From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Francesco Calì (Italian: [franˈtʃesko kaˈli]; 16 May 1882 – 3 September 1949) was an Italian professional football player, coach and referee, who played as a defender. He captained the Italy national football team in their first ever match, on 15 May 1910.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 May 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Riposto, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 3 September 1949 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Genoa, Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1897–1899 | Zürich | ||
| 1899–1900 | Urania Genève Sport | ||
| 1900–1901 | Genoa | 1 | (0) |
| 1901–1912 | Andrea Doria | 34 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 1910 | Italy | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Calì was born in Riposto, Sicily on 16 May 1882, to Bruno Calì, a wine merchant. After pirate assaults on his father's business, he and his family immigrated to Switzerland two years later; he was nicknamed Franz.[1]
Calì played several games as a left-back for Swiss clubs Zürich and Urania Genève Sport. He then played for two rival Genovese teams: Genoa and Andrea Doria.[2] He was also a referee during his time at Andrea Doria.[3][1]
Due to his experience as a footballer, as well as his knowledge of several foreign languages, he was selected as the Italy national team captain, in their first ever game[2][4][5] on 15 May 1910, in Milan against France, where Italy won 6–2.[4]
After his retirement as a player, he was also chosen several times as a member of the technical commission, in 1912, 1914, 1915, 1920 and 1921.[6]
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