Aldo Olivieri
Personal information
Full name Aldo Olivieri
Date of birth (1910-10-02)2 October 1910
Place of birth San Michele Extra, Italy
Date of death 5 April 2001(2001-04-05) (aged 90)
Place of death Lido di Camaiore, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1929–1933 Hellas Verona 99 (0)
1933–1934 Padova 8 (0)
1934–1938 Lucchese 121 (0)
1938–1942 Torino 81 (0)
1942–1943 Brescia 32 (0)
1943–1946 Viareggio 4 (0)
Total 345 (0)
International career
1936–1940 Italy 24 (0)
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
Gold medal – first place 1938 France
*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]

References

  1. ^ "Pickford right height for victory". The Gambling Times. 2018-07-06. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  2. ^ "Olivieri, Aldo" (in Italian). Enciclopedia del Calcio. Archived from the original on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "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.
World Cup-winners status Preceded byPiero Pasinati Oldest living player 15 November 2000 – 5 April 2001 Succeeded byMario Perazzolo


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