Alberto Piccinini (footballer)

Alberto Piccinini

Piccinini with Juventus in the 1951–52 season
Personal information
Date of birth	(1923-01-25)25 January 1923
Place of birth	Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death	14 April 1972(1972-04-14) (aged 49)
Place of death	Rome, Italy
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1942–1943	Pescara	4	(1)
1943–1944	Avia Roma	18	(0)
1944–1945	Roma	14	(0)
1945–1948	Salernitana	43	(0)
1948–1949	Palermo	36	(0)
1949–1953	Juventus	104	(2)
1953–1954	Milan	19	(0)
1954–1955	Palermo	13	(1)
International career
1949–1952	Italy	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alberto Piccinini (Italian pronunciation: [alˈbɛrto pittʃiˈniːni]; 25 January 1923 – 14 April 1972) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was regarded as one of the first liberos when Gipo Viani, his coach at Salernitana pulled him back to defence and assigned him to mark the opposition's number 9.

Honours

Juventus

• Serie A champion: 1949–50, 1951–52.

External links

• Alberto Piccinini at National-Football-Teams.com