Giacomo Poselli
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giacomo Poselli | ||
| Date of birth | 22 July 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||
| Date of death | 30 August 2007 (aged 85) | ||
| Place of death | Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1948 | Flamurtari | ||
| 1948–1949 | 17 Nentori Tiranë | ||
| International career | |||
| 1946–1948 | Albania | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Giacomo Poselli (
Flamurtari Vlorë, becoming the first foreign-born player to play for the Albania national team
.
Club career
Born in
Flamurtari Vlorë before becoming a naturalized Albanian citizen in order to compete in the 1946 Balkan Cup
, which Albania won. Totally, has made 8 appearances for Albania, but only 7 are considered official games.
International career
He made his debut for
friendly match against Montenegro and earned a total of eight caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a June 1948 Balkan Cup match against Yugoslavia.[1]
Personal life
His brother in law, Giuseppe Terrusi, an Italo-Albanian bank director in
Burrel in 1952.[3]
The family Poselli / Terrusi returned to Italy as refugees in 1949.
His true identity was hidden and masked by the
Albanian Football Association museum.[6]
The true family history Poselli / Terrusi was narrated in the book by Aldo Renato Terrusi: "Ritorno al Paese delle Aquile". The book was translated into Albanian under the title: "Brenga ime shqiptare".
References
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ Italiania që ‘marrosi’ Enver Hoxhën dhe ai i dënoi burrin. Rrëfimi i dhimbshëm i djalit që kërkon eshtrat e të atit në Shqipëri - Panorama (in Albanian)
- ^ Terrusi: Ime më refuzoi lidhjen me Enver Hoxhën - Panorama (in Albanian)
- ^ Albania - Cenni storici sulla Nazionale A
- ^ "Aldo Terrusi i dhuron AQSH-së albumin e nënës së tij". Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
- ^ Kampioni ballkanik Poselli rihyn ne muze
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