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Bruno Ballarini

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Bruno Ballarini
Ballarini with Como between 1960 and 1963
Personal information
Full name Bruno Ballarini
Date of birth (1937-04-18)18 April 1937
Place of birth Milan, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death 17 January 2015(2015-01-17) (aged 77)
Place of death Como, Italy
Position(s) Libero
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1957 Rovereto 23 (11)
1957–1958 Verona 0 (0)
1958–1970 Como 350 (21)
1971–1972 Chiasso 4 (0)
Managerial career
1971–1972 Chiasso
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bruno Ballarini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈbruːno ballaˈriːni]; 18 April 1937 – 17 January 2015) was an Italian footballer who played as a defender.

Career

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Born in Milan, Ballarini started his football career with Rovereto in 1956, where he played as midfielder. He spent one season there, scoring 11 goals in 23 appearances. In the 1957–58 season, he moved to Serie A club Hellas Verona, but did not play a single match during his time there. In the 1958–59 season, he moved to Como, where then-coach Hugo Lamanna used him in a defensive role as a libero. He played in the Como team that won twelve consecutive championships, seven in Serie B and five in Serie C, and was also the club captain.[1] He holds the official appearance record for Como with 350 appearances.[1][2]

At the end of his career Ballarini was player-coach of FC Chiasso in the 1971–1972 Swiss Challenge League season.[3]

Honours

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Player

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Como

References

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  1. ^ a b "Addio Ballarini, il capitano". La Provincia. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  2. ^ Enrico Levrini. Como 1907-2007. Cent'anni in azzurro. Como, Editoriale Corriere di Como, 2007. p. 774.
  3. ^ Ruggero Glaus. Chiassottanta. 1905-1985. Lugano, Edito F.C. Chiasso, 1985. pp. 89, 155, 231.