Alfredo Foni

Alfredo Foni
Foni in 1950s
Personal information
Date of birth (1911-01-20)20 January 1911
Place of birth Udine, Italy
Date of death 28 January 1985(1985-01-28) (aged 74)
Place of death Lugano, Switzerland
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1927–1929 Udinese
1929–1931 Lazio 39 (2)
1931–1934 Padova
1934–1947 Juventus 266 (5)
International career
1936–1942 Italy 23 (0)
Managerial career
1947–1948 Venezia
1948–1949 Chiasso
1950–1951 Sampdoria
1952–1955 Inter
1954–1958 Italy
1960–1961 Roma
1961 Chiasso
1964–1967 Switzerland
1968–1969 Inter
1970–1971 Bellinzona
1972–1973 Mantova
1974–1975 Lugano
1976–1977 Lugano
Medal record
 Italy
Summer Olympics
Gold medal – first place 1936 Berlin
FIFA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1938 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfredo Foni (Italian pronunciation: [alˈfreːdo ˈfɔːni]; 20 January 1911 – 28 January 1985) was an Italian footballer in the 1930s and later on a coach, who played as a defender. He is one of only four players to have won both an Olympic gold medal and the FIFA World Cup with the Italy national football team.[1]

  1. ^ "Alfredo Foni". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 September 2021.