Luigi Allemandi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luigi Allemandi | ||
Date of birth | 8 November 1903 | ||
Place of birth | San Damiano Macra, Italy | ||
Date of death | 25 September 1978 | (aged 74)||
Place of death | Pietra Ligure, Italy | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1919–1921 | Legnanesi | ||
1921–1925 |
Legnano | 85 | (22) |
1925–1927 | Juventus | 27 | (0) |
1927–1935 |
Inter Milan | 193 | (0) |
1935–1937 |
Roma | 50 | (1) |
1937–1938 |
Venezia | 23 | (0) |
1938–1939 |
Lazio | 2 | (0) |
International career | |||
1925–1936 | Italy | 24 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Luigi Allemandi (Italian pronunciation:
Club career
Born in
Torino
being stripped of their title.
According to the official account, a manager from Torino offered Allemandi 35 000 lira to throw the game, 25 000 immediately and the rest after the match. Torino won the match 2–1, but Allemandi was one of the best players in the field, and when he went to collect the rest of the money he was refused. A journalist found out about the match fixing and went public with the information. After a controversial trial, along with Torino's title revocation, Allemandi was banned for life even though he always self-proclaimed innocent. He was later pardoned by CONI in 1928 and could play for Ambrosiana-Inter.
International career
After debuting for the
left back position from Umberto Caligaris before their 1934 World Cup qualifying match against Greece. Manager Vittorio Pozzo started him in every match of the final tournament, helping the Azzurri win the title on home soil; he later served as Italy's captain
between 1935 and 1936.
He is also one of 9 players being part of both the 1931-32 Central European International Cup & the 1933–35 Central European International Cup
successful campaigns.
Honours
Club
Juventus
Ambrosiana-Inter
International
- FIFA World Cup: 1934
- Central European International Cup: 1927–30, 1933–35; Runner-up: 1931–32
References
- ^ "Archive – Luigi Allemandi". Inter.it. Retrieved 6 July 2007.
- ^ "E' morto Allemandi, terzino mondiale nel '1934" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. 26 September 1978.