 Ferrari in 1933 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Giovanni Vincenzo Ferrari | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1907 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Alessandria, Kingdom of Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 December 1982 (aged 74) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Milan, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) |
Attacking midfielder Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1923–1925 | US Alessandria | 17 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1925–1926 | Napoli (loan) | 15 | (16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1926–1930 | US Alessandria | 105 | (60) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1930–1935 | Juventus | 160 | (66) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1935–1940 | Internazionale | 108 | (24) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1940–1941 | Bologna | 16 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1941–1942 | Juventus | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 427 | (171) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1930–1938 | Italy | 44 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1941–1942 | Juventus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1942–1943 | Internazionale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1945–1946 | Brescia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946–1948 | Cantonal Neuchâtel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948–1950 | Prato | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951 | Padova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958–1959 | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960–1962 | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Giovanni Ferrari (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni ferˈraːri]; 6 December 1907 – 2 December 1982) was an Italian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder/inside forward on the left. He is regarded as one of the best players of his generation, having won Serie A 8 times, as well as two consecutive FIFA World Cup titles (in 1934 and 1938) with the Italy national football team.[1][2][3] Along with Giuseppe Meazza[4] and Eraldo Monzeglio, he is one of only three Italian players to have won two World Cups.[5]
A creative, advanced midfield playmaker, Ferrari was a strong, physically fit, hardworking, versatile, and well-rounded footballer, as well as being a generous team player. Due to his technical ability, vision, tactical intelligence, and passing ability, he excelled at building attacking plays and well-known for setting up chances for teammates, at a time where assists went unrecorded. He was capable of scoring himself due to his powerful and accurate shot. He was primarily deployed as an attacking midfielder/left–sided inside forward, known in Italian football jargon as the Mezzala.[1][2][3][6] throughout his career.
- ^ a b "Il Pallone Racconta: Giovanni Ferrari" (in Italian). Il Pallone Racconta. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ a b Stefano Bedeschi (6 December 2013). "Gli eroi in bianconero: Giovanni FERRARI" (in Italian). Tutto Juve. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ a b Salvatore Lo Presti. "Treccani, 2002: Ferrari, Giovanni". treccani.it (in Italian). Treccani: L'Enciclopedia dello Sport. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Record e Curiosità" [Records and Trivia] (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Presenze" [Appearances] (in Italian). la Repubblica. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Dybala numero 10: gli illustri predecessori" (in Italian). UEFA.com. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2020.