Mario Genta

Mario Genta

Personal information
Full name	Mario Genta
Date of birth	(1912-03-01)1 March 1912
Place of birth	Turin, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death	9 January 1993(1993-01-09) (aged 80)
Place of death	Genoa, Italy
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1932-1934	Juventus	1	(0)
1934-1935	Pavia	17	(0)
1935-1946	Genoa	222	(7)
1946-1950	Prato	108	(2)
1950-1951	Entella	23	(0)
International career
1938–1939	Italy	2	(0)
Managerial career
1946-1947	Prato
1950-1951	Entella
1954-1955	Siena
1956-1958	Frosinone
1958-1959	Entella
1961-1963	Parma
1963-1964	Modena
1964-1965	Sestri Levante
1965-1967	Massese
1967-1969	Entella
1969-1970	Carrarese
1970-1971	Torres
1971-1973	Grosseto
1973-1974	Entella
Medal record Italy FIFA World Cup 1938 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mario Genta (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmaːrjo ˈdʒɛnta]; 1 March 1912 – 9 January 1993) was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Turin, Genta played club football in the 1930s for Italian sides Juventus, Prato, and Genoa. He played 223 matches in Serie A and scored 6 goals.

International career

With the Italy national team, Genta was selected to the 1938 FIFA World Cup champion squad as a reserve player. He lateron earned 2 caps in 1939.

Honours

Club

Juventus

• Serie A: 1932–33

Genoa

• Coppa Italia: 1936–37

Prato

• Serie C: 1948–49

International

Italy

• FIFA World Cup: 1938

External links

• Profile at Enciclopediadelcalcio.it