Alberto Eliani

Alberto Eliani

Personal information
Date of birth	(1922-01-14)14 January 1922
Place of birth	Trieste, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death	8 January 2009(2009-01-08) (aged 86)
Place of death	San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1939–1941	Ponziana
1941–1942	Fiorentina	0	(0)
1942–1943	Modena	16	(9)
1943–1944	Ampelea Isola d'Istria	14	(6)
1944–1945	Italcalcio
1945–1950	Fiorentina	146	(4)
1950–1956	Roma	101	(0)
International career
1948	Italy	2	(0)
Managerial career
1960–1961	Brescia
1962–1964	Udinese
1965–1969	Sambenedettese
1969–1970	Del Duca Ascoli
1970–1971	Chieti
1971–1972	Massese
1972–1973	Trapani
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alberto Eliani (Italian pronunciation: [alˈbɛrto eˈljaːni]; 14 January 1922 – 8 January 2009) was an Italian professional football player and manager, who played as a defender.

Club career

Eliani played for 9 seasons (216 games, 4 goals) in the Serie A for ACF Fiorentina and A.S. Roma.

International career

Eliani made his debut for the Italy national football team on 4 April 1948 against France. He also played in the match against England later that year, which Italy lost 0–4, and was never called up for the national team again.

External links

• Alberto Eliani at National-Football-Teams.com