Giacomo Neri

Giacomo Neri (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒaːkomo ˈneːri]; 1 January 1916 – 6 May 2010) was an Italian professional football player and coach.

Giacomo Neri

Personal information
Date of birth	(1916-01-01)1 January 1916
Place of birth	Faenza, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death	6 May 2010(2010-05-06) (aged 94)
Place of death	Faenza, Italy
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1931–1932	Faenza
1933–1936	Livorno	46	(4)
1936–1937	Juventus	11	(1)
1937–1939	Livorno	53	(11)
1939–1943	Genova 1893	92	(31)
1945–1946	Genoa	16	(3)
1946–1948	Internazionale	38	(10)
1948–1950	Pescara	25	(1)
International career
1939–1940	Italy	3	(1)
Managerial career
1951–1954	Alessandria
1954–1955	Lucchese
1957–1959	Faenza
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

A right winger, Neri played a total 216 Serie A games, with 53 goals, throughout his career, and also played three games for the Italy national football team, scoring a goal.

He died in his home town of Faenza at the age of 94; he was the oldest living man at the time to have played for the Italy national team.^[1]

References

1. "Calcio, Faenza: morto Giacomo Neri, gioco' in Nazionale" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 9 May 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

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