Felice Borel

Felice Borel
	Borel II with Juventus in the 1930s
Personal information
Full name	Felice Placido Borel II
Date of birth	5 April 1914
Place of birth	Nice, France
Date of death	21 January 1993
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1932–1941	Juventus
1941–1942	Torino
1942–1946	Juventus
1946–1947	Alessandria
1948–1949	Napoli
International career
1933–1934	Italy
Managerial career
1942–1946	Juventus
1946–1947	Alessandria
1948–1949	Napoli
Medal record
Italy
Association football
FIFA World Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Felice Placido Borel (5 April 1914 – 21 January 1993) was an Italian football player who played as a striker. He was a member of the Italy national football team that won the 1934 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Borel was born in Nice, France. During his career, he played for Juventus and cross-city rivals Torino in Serie A and, in Serie B, for Alessandria, and finally for S.S.C. Napoli, where he finished his career.^[1]

He scored 157 goals for Juventus, winning three Serie A titles (1933, 1934, and 1935) and a Coppa Italia (1938) during his time with the club, as well as the Serie A top-scorer award on two occasions (1933 and 1934); he is currently Juventus's sixth highest goal scorer.^[1]

International career

Borel made 3 appearances for Italy between 1933 and 1934, scoring his only international goal on his debut against Hungary on 22 November, in Budapest, during the Dr. Gero Cup. He was part of the 1934 FIFA World Cup winning national team, appearing once throughout the tournament, during the quarter-final victory over Spain on 1 June.^[2]

After retirement

During the 1958–59 season, he was technical director of Catania.^[1]

Personal life

Felice's older brother Aldo Borel played football professionally, spending 10 seasons in the Serie A, and their father Ernesto Borel played for OGC Nice, AS Cannes and Juventus F.C. in the 1900s and 1910s. To distinguish the brothers, Aldo was known as Borel I and Felice - as Borel II.

Honours

Club

Juventus^[1]

Serie A: 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35
Coppa Italia: 1937–38

International

Italy^[1]

FIFA World Cup: 1934

Individual

Serie A Top-scorer: 1932–33 (29 goals), 1933–34 (31 goals)^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Borel, Felice Placido" (in Italian). Enciclopedia del Calcio. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
^ "Nazionale in cifre: Borel, Felice" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 30 May 2015.

External links

La Gazzetta dello Sport

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[enciclopediadelcalcio.it-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Borel, Felice Placido" (in Italian). Enciclopedia del Calcio. Retrieved 30 May 2015.

[2] "Nazionale in cifre: Borel, Felice" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 30 May 2015.

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