Guido Ara

Guido Ara

Personal information
Date of birth	(1888-08-28)28 August 1888
Place of birth	Vercelli, Italy
Date of death	22 March 1975(1975-03-22) (aged 86)
Place of death	Florence, Italy
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1908–1921	Pro Vercelli	163	(7)
International career
1911–1920	Italy	13	(1)
Managerial career
1919–1926	Pro Vercelli
1927–1929	Comense
1934–1937	Fiorentina
1932–1934	Pro Vercelli
1937–1940	Roma
1940–1941	A.C. Milan
1941–1944	Genoa
1946–1947	Fiorentina
1947–1948	Lecco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Guido Ara (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɡwiːdo ˈaːra]; 28 August 1888 – 2 July 1975) was an Italian association footballer and manager who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Hailing from Vercelli in the region of Piedmont, Ara is most noted for his entire playing career at his hometown side Pro Vercelli, where he was a one club man, winning six Serie A titles; during the club's entire history they only won seven.

International career

At international level, Ara represented Italy. He was named in Italy's squad for the 1920 Summer Olympics, but did not play in any matches.

Managing career

Ara went on to manage some of the top clubs in Italy, including Pro Vercelli; he managed the club when they won their seventh and final scudetto title, meaning that Ara was at Pro Vercelli when the club won all of its seven Italian Football Championship titles. He later also coached A.C. Milan during the 1940–41 season.

Honours

Player

Pro Vercelli

• Italian Football Championship: 1908, 1909, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1920–21

Manager

Pro Vercelli

• Italian Football Championship: 1921–22