Piero Campelli
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 December 1893 | ||
| Place of birth | Milan, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 20 October 1946 (aged 52) | ||
| Place of death | Milan, Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1910–1925 | Inter | 179 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1912–1921 | Italy | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Piero Campelli (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpjɛːro kamˈpɛlli]; 20 December 1893 – 20 October 1946) was an Italian amateur footballer who played as a goalkeeper. At club level, he played for Inter, while he competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and the 1920 Summer Olympics with the Italy national football team.[1]
Club career
Campelli was born in Milan. He spent his entire club career with Inter, making 179 league appearances for the club between 1910 and 1925, and winning two Serie A titles in 1910 and 1920.
International career
At international level, Campelli was the goalkeeper of the
Style of play
Regarded as a precocious talent in his youth, Campelli was known in particular for his handling of the ball, and was one of the first goalkeepers in Italy to attempt to catch shots or come off his line to claim crosses rather than palming or punching them away, thus contributing to the development and popularisation of this particular goalkeeping technique.[2][3]
Honours
- Inter
References
- ^ "Piero Campelli". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Massimo M. Veronese (8 December 2015). "Milan-Inter: 5 Storie di Derby" (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ Roberto Perrone (19 April 2014). "Quelli che vogliono restare al palo Storie di portieri e dei soprannomi" (in Italian). Il Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
External links
- Piero Campelli – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Inter profile (in Italian)
- FIGC profile (in Italian)
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