Pietro Rava
 Rava in 1935 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pietro Rava | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Cassine, Alessandria, Kingdom of Italy | ||
| Date of death | 5 November 2006 (aged 90) | ||
| Place of death | Turin, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
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Juventus | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1935–1944 |
Juventus | 194 | (4) |
| 1944–1946 |
US Alessandria | 50 | (8) |
| 1946–1950 |
Juventus | 111 | (8) |
| 1950–1952 |
Novara | 25 | (1) |
| Total | 355 | (21) | |
| International career | |||
| 1935–1946 | Italy | 30 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1952–1954 | Padova | ||
| 1956 |
Sampdoria | ||
| 1957 |
Palermo | ||
| 1961–1963 |
Alessandria | ||
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pietro Rava (Italian pronunciation:
Club career
Rava, born in
International career
Rava appeared in 30 international matches with the
After retirement
As a coach, he managed the clubs
On 5 November 2006, Rava, who was the last surviving member of the Italy 1938 World Cup champion squad,[8] died in Turin after having had surgery on his right femur due to a fracture days before. He had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease for several years.[3] Juventus announced that the following day, for a Serie B match against Napoli, the players would wear mourning armbands in his memory.[9]
Honours
Club
- Juventus
- Serie A: 1949–50; Runner-up: 1937–38, 1946–47
- 1945–46
- Coppa Italia: 1937–38, 1941–42
International
- Italy
Individual
- 1938 FIFA World Cup All-star Team[10]
References
- ^ Brian Glanville (6 December 2006). "Pietro Rava". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Pietro Rava". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ a b (in Italian) "Addio Rava, Mondiale nel 1938" - www.gazzetta.it - La Gazzetta dello Sport - Retrieved 5 November 2006.
- ^ Martin, Simon (1 April 2014): "World Cup: 25 stunning moments … No8: Mussolini's blackshirts' 1938 win". theguardian.com. Läst 22 April 2016.
- ^ "Capitolo VIII: Ritratti dei Campioni del Mondo: 1938 Italia" (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ "Nazionale in cifre: Pietro Rava". figc.it (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Pietro Rava". enciclopediadelcalcio.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Morto Pietro Rava" (in Italian). www.eurosport.it. 5 November 2006. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ (in Italian) "La Juventus in lutto per Rava" - www.juventus.com - Juventus FC official web site - Retrieved 5 November 2006.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Awards: All-Star Team". football.sporting99.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
Further reading
- Player bio - www.tifonet.it - Retrieved November 2006. (in Italian)
- Rava's statistics at Juventus - www.myjuve.it - Retrieved November 2006.
- Pietro Rava - International Appearances - www.rsssf.com - by Roberto Di Maggio, RSSSF.
- DatabaseOlympics.com profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 8 February 2007)
is stated as fact:
website FIFA [1] in November 2009 introduced some changes in date of birth the player's instead 21 January 1916 (originally written) wrote 12 January 1916
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