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. 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.

External links

• Giovanni Vecchina at WorldFootball.net