Giovanni Vecchina

Giovanni Vecchina
Vecchina with Juventus in 1932
Personal information
Date of birth (1902-08-16)16 August 1902
Place of birth Venice, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death 5 April 1973(1973-04-05) (aged 70)
Place of death Vicenza, Italy
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919–1922 Venezia
1922–1924 Petrarca Padova
1924–1930 Padova 115 (84)
1930–1933 Juventus 68 (33)
1933–1935 Torino 32 (3)
1935–1936 Biellese
1939–1940 Siracusa
International career
1928 Italy 2 (0)
Managerial career
1947–1948 Napoli
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giovanni Vecchina (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni vekˈkiːna]; 16 August 1902 – 5 April 1973) was an Italian football player and manager from Venice in the region of Veneto. A forward, Vecchina played his entire career in the Italian football system; he is best known for his time with Juventus, Venezia and Padova.[1] At international level, he represented the Italy national football team twice in 1928.

After retiring from playing, Vecchia went on to manage Italian football clubs including Napoli with Attila Sallustro.

References

  1. ^ "RSSSF.com". Archived from the original on 19 May 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2007.


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