Andrea Bonomi

This article is about the Italian footballer. For the Italian philosopher, see Andrea Bonomi (philosopher).

Andrea Bonomi

Andrea Bonomi (on the left) and Ferdinando Valletti
Personal information
Date of birth	(1923-02-14)14 February 1923
Place of birth	Cassano d'Adda, Italy
Date of death	26 November 2003(2003-11-26) (aged 80)
Place of death	Cassano d'Adda, Italy
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1941–1942	Pirelli Milano
1942–1952	Milan	252	(4)
1952–1954	Brescia	47	(0)
1954–1955	Piacenza	5	(0)
International career
1951	Italy	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrea Bonomi (Italian pronunciation: [anˈdrɛːa boˈnɔːmi]; 14 February 1923 – 26 November 2003) was an Italian footballer who played as a defender.

Early life

Born in Cassano d'Adda, Italy, when Bonomi was six years old, he fell in Adda River and was about to drown when a 10-year-old boy rescued him. Ironically, his rescuer was Valentino Mazzola, who went on to become one of the greatest Italian football players of all time, captaining the Grande Torino team of the 1940s, which would be killed in the Superga air disaster.

Club career

Bonomi was initially nicknamed Ciapin during his early career. He played for several Italian football clubs, but spent most of his career with A.C. Milan. He served as Milan's captain during the 1950–51 season, which ended with a Serie A triumph for the rossoneri, led by the Gre-No-Li attacking trio.

International career

Bonomi played for the Italy national football team for just one match, in 1951, against Switzerland.

Style of play

A tenacious and dynamic defender, Bonomi usually played as a full-back.

Honours

Club

Milan

• Serie A: 1950–51

Individual

• A.C. Milan Hall of Fame

External links

• (in Italian) Short biography of Andrea Bonomi
• (in Italian) Profile magliarossonera.it
• (in Italian) Profile at FIGC
• (in Italian) Profile at enciclopediadelcalcio.it