Amedeo Biavati

Amedeo Biavati
Biavati as Bologna's captain in 1946
Personal information
Full name Amedeo Biavati
Date of birth (1915-04-04)4 April 1915
Place of birth Bologna, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death 22 April 1979(1979-04-22) (aged 64)
Place of death Bologna, Italy
Position(s) Forward
Midfielder
Youth career
1930–1932 Bologna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934–1935 Bologna 16 (6)
1934–1935 Catania 30 (9)
1935–1947 Bologna 203 (58)
1948–1949 Reggina ? (?)
1949–1950 Imolese ? (3)
1950–1951 Magenta ? (?)
1951–1952 U.G. Manduria Sport ? (?)
1953–1954 A.S.D. Molfetta 1+ (1+)
1954–1955 Belluno 9+ (3+)
International career
1938–1947 Italy 18 (8)
Managerial career
1949–1950 Imolese
1950–1951 Magenta
1951–1952 U.G. Manduria Sport
1953–1954 A.S.D. Molfetta
1954–1955 Belluno B
19?? Fano
19?? Boca San Lazzaro
1969–1970 U.S. Rovereto
Medal record
 Italy
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1938 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Amedeo Biavati (Italian pronunciation: [ameˈdɛːo bjaˈvaːti]; 4 April 1915 – 22 April 1979) was an Italian footballer, who was born in Bologna. He was usually deployed as forward or as a midfielder on the wing.[1] A very fast and creative player, with an eye for goal, precise crossing, and excellent technical ability and dribbling skills, Biavati is regarded as one of the greatest Italian players and wingers of all time, and is largely remembered for popularising the use of notable skills and feints in Italian football, in particular the step over.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "BIAVATI, Amedeo" (in Italian). Treccani: Enciclopedia dello Sport (2002). Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Ma è un italiano il padre della finta" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 7 March 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. ^ "1938 Italia: Capitolo VIII: Ritratti dei Campioni del Mondo" (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  4. ^ Furio Zara (15 May 2018). "Pavoletti e i grandi specialisti di testa dell'Italia e del mondo" (in Italian). www.calciomercato.com. Retrieved 1 May 2019.