Silvio Appiani

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Silvio Appiani
Personal information
Date of birth (1894-05-04)4 May 1894
Place of birth Padua, Italy
Date of death 20 October 1915(1915-10-20) (aged 21)
Place of death
Kras
, Italy
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1913–1915 Padova 16 (18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Silvio Appiani (5 April 1894 – 20 October 1915) was an Italian football forward.

The Stadio Silvio Appiani in Padua was named after him.

Career

Appiani made his debut on 4 May 1913 with

Venezia
. Appiani was the driver and gunner of the team and scored 18 goals in 14 games. In 1915 he won the Coppa Veneta.

After enlisting in the army during

Kras
at only 21 years old due to an Austrian bombardment.

External links

  • Profile at 100anni.padovacalcio.it (in Italian)