Annibale Frossi

Annibale Frossi
Personal information
Date of birth (1911-07-06)6 July 1911[1]
Place of birth Muzzana del Turgnano, Italy
Date of death 26 February 1999(1999-02-26) (aged 87)
Place of death Milan, Italy
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1929–1931 Udinese 32 (0)
1931–1933 Padova 47 (10)
1933–1934 Bari 30 (12)
1934–1935 Padova 26 (14)
1935–1936 L'Aquila 34 (9)
1936–1942 Internazionale 125 (40)
1942–1943 Pro Patria 24 (3)
1945 Como 5 (2)
Total 323 (90)
International career
1937 Italy B 1 (0)
1936–1937 Italy 5 (8)
Managerial career
1946–1948 Luino
1948–1949 Mortara
1949–1953 Monza
1954–1956 Torino
1956–1957 Internazionale
1958–1959 Genoa
1959 Napoli
1960–1961 Genoa
1962–1964 Modena
1964–1965 Triestina
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Summer Olympics
Gold medal – first place Summer Olympics 1936 Berlin
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Annibale Frossi (Italian pronunciation: [anˈniːbale ˈfrɔssi]; 6 July 1911 – 26 February 1999) was an Italian football manager and player, who played as a forward.[2]

Frossi is perhaps best known for wearing correctional glasses during his playing years after suffering from myopia from when he was a child.[3] As a footballer, he was a member of the Italy national team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics, finishing the tournament as top-scorer. As a manager, he is also known for his developments of the theory of catenaccio, which emphasises a defensive style of football.[3]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Annibale Frossi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Annibale Frossi". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b Angelo Rovelli (28 February 1999). "Ci ha lasciati Frossi, ala col turbo Fece volare Ambrosiana e nazionale" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2016.