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Following his retirement, he coached in Italy and Switzerland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/players/trainers-zwit-clubs.html |title=Switzerland - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs |publisher=Rsssf.com |date=20 June 2007}}</ref> He won two consecutive [[Scudetto|scudetti]] with [[FC Internazionale]] in [[1952–53 Serie A|1953]] and [[1953–54 Serie A|1954]], and the [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]] with [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] in [[1961 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final|1961]]. He later coached [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] in the [[1966 FIFA World Cup]]. |
Following his retirement, he coached in Italy and Switzerland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/players/trainers-zwit-clubs.html |title=Switzerland - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs |publisher=Rsssf.com |date=20 June 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080627223859/http://www.rsssf.com/players/trainers-zwit-clubs.html |archivedate=27 June 2008 }}</ref> He won two consecutive [[Scudetto|scudetti]] with [[FC Internazionale]] in [[1952–53 Serie A|1953]] and [[1953–54 Serie A|1954]], and the [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]] with [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] in [[1961 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final|1961]]. He later coached [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] in the [[1966 FIFA World Cup]]. |
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Foni died in [[Lugano]], [[Switzerland]]. |
Foni died in [[Lugano]], [[Switzerland]]. |
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 20 January 1911 | ||
Place of birth | Udine, Italy | ||
Date of death | 28 January 1985 | (aged 74)||
Place of death | Lugano, Switzerland | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1927–1929 | Udinese | ||
1929–1931 | Lazio | ||
1931–1934 | Padova | ||
1934–1947 | Juventus | ||
International career | |||
1936–1942 | Italy | 23 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1947–1948 | Venezia | ||
1948–1949 | Chiasso | ||
1950–1951 | Sampdoria | ||
1953–1954 | Inter | ||
1954–1958 | Italy | ||
1960–1961 | Roma | ||
1961 | Chiasso | ||
1964–1967 | Switzerland | ||
1968–1969 | Inter | ||
1970–1971 | Bellinzona | ||
1972–1973 | Mantova | ||
1974–1975 | Lugano | ||
1976–1977 | Lugano | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's Football | ||
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1936 Berlin | Team Competition |
Alfredo Foni (20 January 1911 – 28 January 1985) was an Italian footballer in the 1930s and later on a coach, who played as a defender.
Playing career
Club
Foni was born in Udine, and he made his professional debut with local club Udinese at the age of 16, in 1927, in the Prima Divisione (the predecessor to the Italian Serie A); he later moved to Lazio in 1929. He later moved to Padova for a brief stint after a few seasons in Roma.
Foni later transferred to Juventus in 1934, replacing Virginio Rosetta. Along with teammate Pietro Rava at the Turin club, he formed one of the best defensive partnerships in Italy, and in the world, as they went on to win the 1936 Summer Olympics and 1938 FIFA World Cup with Italy, as well as the 1935 League title with Juventus, as well as two Coppa Italia titles in 1938 and 1942. He remained with the club until 1947, and between 1934 and 1947, he never missed a single match for seven consecutive seasons.
In total, he made 266 League appearances with Juventus, and 370 total appearances in Serie A, after making his debut in the competition on 2 February 1930, with Lazio, against Pro Vercelli. He moved to play with Chiasso during the 1948-49 season, making only three appearances in the league, before retiring.[1][2]
International
Foni made his international debut with Italy on 3 August 1936, at the Summer Olympic Games in Berlin, in a 1-0 win over the United States, helping Italy to win a gold medal in the competition.[2]
He became a permanent member of the starting line-up at the 1938 FIFA World Cup, replacing Roma full-back Eraldo Monzeglio, starting alongside his Juventus team-mate Rava, and helping Italy to defend their World Cup title. He ended his international career in 1942, with 23 appearances; along with Pietro Rava, Sergio Bertoni, and Ugo Locatelli, Foni is one of only four Italian players ever to win both the Olympic tournament and the World Cup.[3]
Coaching career
Following his retirement, he coached in Italy and Switzerland.[4] He won two consecutive scudetti with FC Internazionale in 1953 and 1954, and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup with Roma in 1961. He later coached Switzerland in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
Foni died in Lugano, Switzerland.
Honours
Player
Club
- Serie A: 1934-35
- Coppa Italia: 1937-38, 1941–42
International
Individual
Coach
Club
References
- ^ "Alfredo Foni". Enciclopediadelcalcio.com.
- ^ a b "Foni, Alfredo". www.enciclopediadelcalcio.it (in Italian). Enciclopedia del Calcio. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ "Nazionale in cifre: Foni, Alfredo". www.figc.it (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ "Switzerland - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". Rsssf.com. 20 June 2007. Archived from the original on 27 June 2008.
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- 1911 births
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- Italian footballers
- Italy international footballers
- Inter Milan managers
- Italian football managers
- Juventus F.C. players
- Serie A players
- 1938 FIFA World Cup players
- FIFA World Cup-winning players
- F.B.C. Unione Venezia managers
- U.C. Sampdoria managers
- A.S. Roma managers
- Serie A managers
- A.C. Mantova managers
- AC Bellinzona managers
- 1966 FIFA World Cup managers
- FC Lugano managers
- Switzerland national football team managers
- Footballers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Italy
- Olympic gold medalists for Italy
- People from Udine
- FC Chiasso managers
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics