Aldo Ballarin

Aldo Ballarin

Personal information
Date of birth	(1922-01-10)10 January 1922
Place of birth	Chioggia, Italy
Date of death	4 May 1949(1949-05-04) (aged 27)
Place of death	Superga, Italy
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1938–1939	Adriese
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1939–1941	Rovigo	36	(2)
1941–1943	Triestina	57	(1)
1943–1945	Venezia	21	(9)
1945–1949	Torino	148	(4)
Total		262	(16)
International career
1945–1949	Italy	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aldo Ballarin (born 10 January 1922 in Chioggia; died 4 May 1949 in Superga) was an Italian football playerof the Grande Torino, died in the Superga Air Disaster

He played for 5 seasons (166 games, 3 goals) in the Serie A for U.S. Triestina Calcio and A.C. Torino.

He made his debut for the Italy national football team on 11 November 1945 in a game against Switzerland.

His younger brothers Dino Ballarin and Sergio Ballarin also played football professionally. To distinguish them, Aldo was referred to as Ballarin I, Dino as Ballarin II and Sergio as Ballarin III.

He died with his brother Dino in the Superga air disaster. The stadium in his hometown that A.C. Chioggia Sottomarina plays at was renamed in their honour.

Honours

• Serie A champion: 1945/46, 1946/47, 1947/48, 1948/49.

External links

• Aldo Ballarin at National-Football-Teams.com