Armando Castellazzi

Armando Castellazzi

Personal information
Full name	Armando Castellazzi
Date of birth	October 7, 1904
Place of birth	Milan, Italy
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1923–1936	Ambrosiana-Inter	246	(16)
International career
1929–1934	Italy	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Armando Castellazzi (October 7, 1904 – 1968) was an Italian footballer and manager who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Milan, Castellazzi spent his entire club career in the 1920s and 1930s playing for Ambrosiana-Inter in Serie A. He played 182 matches for the team, scoring two goals, helping the club to win the 1929–30 Serie A championship.

International career

With the Italian national team, Castellazzi made three appearances for Italy between 1929 and 1934, all of which came in the team's victorious 1934 FIFA World Cup campaign on home soil.

Managerial career

After retiring from football at the age of 32, Castellazzi remained with the Ambrosiana-Inter organization where in 1938 he became the first person in the history of the first division to win the championship both as a player and as a coach.

References

• La Gazzetta dello Sport