Attilio Giovannini (Italian pronunciation: [atˈtiːljo dʒovanˈniːni]; 30 July 1924 – 18 February 2005) was an Italian footballer who played as a defender.

Attilio Giovannini
Personal information
Full name Attilio Giovannini
Date of birth (1924-07-30)30 July 1924
Place of birth San Michele Extra, Italy
Date of death 18 February 2005(2005-02-18) (aged 80)
Place of death New Fairfield, Connecticut, U.S.
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1941–1946 Audace
1946–1947 Bolzano
1947–1948 Lucchese 36 (0)
1948–1954 Inter 191 (0)
1954–1956 Lazio 45 (0)
International career
1949–1953 Italy 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Giovannini debuted in the Italian Serie A with Lucchese before moving to Inter, where he won two consecutive league championships in 1953 and 1954. In 1954 he went to Lazio and at 32 years of age he retired not having scored a single career goal despite playing in 272 games in Serie A.

International career

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Giovannini made 13 appearances for the Italy national team, making his debut in 1949. At the 1950 World Cup, he played as a right-sided full-back in the game against Paraguay.

He emigrated to the United States in 1957 and died there in February 2005 at the age of 80.[1][2]

Honours

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Inter

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