Valerio Bacigalupo
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 Bacigalupo in the 1940s | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valerio Bacigalupo | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1924[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Vado Ligure, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 4 May 1949 (aged 25) | ||
| Place of death | Superga, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1942–1943 |
Savona | 20 | (0) |
| 1944 |
Genoa | 20 | (0) |
| 1945–1949 |
Torino | 137 | (0) |
| Total | 177 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1947–1949 | Italy | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Valerio Bacigalupo (Italian pronunciation: [vaˈlɛːrjo batʃiɡaˈluːpo]; 12 February 1924 – 4 May 1949) was an Italian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Born in
Club career
Bacigalupo started his club career with home province side
International career
Bacigalupo was called up in the Italy national football team five times between 1947 and 1949, making his senior international debut in a 3–1 win over Czechoslovakia on 14 December 1947.[1][4]
Style of play
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Regarded as one of the best goalkeepers of his generation, Bacigalupo was a modern and world-class goalkeeper, who revolutionised his position in Italy. A precocious talent, he was known for his strong physique, reactions and excellent positional sense, as well as his athletic diving saves. In addition do being an outstanding shot-stopper, he was also a dominant goalkeeper, known for his ability to come off his line to collect crosses.[1]
Personal life
Valerio Bacigalupo's older brother,
Legacy
After his death, the club where he started his career, Savona, named its ground Stadio Valerio Bacigalupo in his honour.
Honours
Torino
Individual
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Valerio Bacigalupo". Enciclopediadelcalcio.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Superga tragedy strikes Il Grande Torino". FIFA. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ "La Storia del Torino Fc". torinofc.it (in Italian). Torino Football Club. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ "Bacigalupo, Valerio" (in Italian). FIGC. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ Pia, Simon (2 May 1999). "The day the dream team of Italian football died". Scotland on Sunday. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ^ "Nasce la Hall of Fame del Toro: il 3 dicembre la cerimonia per i primi 5 granata indimenticabili". Quotidiano Piemontese (in Italian). 20 November 2014. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
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