Aldo Olivieri

Aldo Olivieri
Personal information
Full name	Aldo Olivieri
Date of birth	2 October 1910
Place of birth	San Michele Extra, Italy
Date of death	5 April 2001 (aged 90)
Place of death	Lido di Camaiore, Italy
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1929–1933	Hellas Verona
1933–1934	Padova
1934–1938	Lucchese
1938–1942	Torino
1942–1943	Brescia
1943–1946	Viareggio
Total
International career
1936–1940	Italy
Managerial career
1950–1952	Inter Milan
1952–1953	Udinese
1953–1955	Juventus
1958–1959	Triestina
1959–1960	Hellas Verona
1967–1968	Casertana
Medal record
Italy
FIFA World Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aldo Olivieri (Italian pronunciation: [ˈaldo oliˈvjɛːri]; 2 October 1910 – 5 April 2001) was an Italian football goalkeeper from 1931 to 1943, and manager after World War II.

Club career

Olivieri was born in San Michele Extra, Verona.He played for Hellas Verona, Lucchese, and Brescia in Serie B, and Torino in Serie A.^[2]

International career

With the Italy national football team, Olivieri became World Champion in 1938.^[3]

Style of play

A courageous, spectacular, and athletic shot-stopper, with an excellent spring, Olivieri is regarded as one of Italy's greatest ever goalkeepers; throughout his career, he was known in particular for his quick reflexes, intelligence, and ability to rush off his line and anticipate opposing forwards outside of his area, which earned him the nickname il Gatto Magico ("the Magic Cat"). He also excelled at coming out to punch the ball away.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Death

He died in Lido di Camaiore at 90 years old.

Honours

International

Italy^[3]

FIFA World Cup: 1938

References

^ "Pickford right height for victory". The Gambling Times. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
^ "Olivieri, Aldo" (in Italian). Enciclopedia del Calcio. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "I PIU' GRANDI NUMERI UNO" [The Greatest Number Ones] (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
^ "Aldo Olivieri, il Gatto Magico e il meteo nella testa" (in Italian). 17 January 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
^ Stefano Fiori (8 September 2018). "La classifica dei 10 portieri italiani più forti di tutti i tempi" (in Italian). www.foxsports.it. Retrieved 22 September 2018.

World Cup-winners status
Preceded by Piero Pasinati	Oldest living player 15 November 2000 – 5 April 2001	Succeeded by Mario Perazzolo

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[1] "Pickford right height for victory". The Gambling Times. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

[enciclopediadelcalcio-2] "Olivieri, Aldo" (in Italian). Enciclopedia del Calcio. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2018.

[I_PIU'_GRANDI_NUMERI_UNO-3] "I PIU' GRANDI NUMERI UNO" [The Greatest Number Ones] (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. Retrieved 14 August 2015.

[4] "Aldo Olivieri, il Gatto Magico e il meteo nella testa" (in Italian). 17 January 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

[5] Stefano Fiori (8 September 2018). "La classifica dei 10 portieri italiani più forti di tutti i tempi" (in Italian). www.foxsports.it. Retrieved 22 September 2018.

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