Dino Ballacci (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdiːno balˈlattʃi]; 24 May 1924 – 6 August 2013) was an Italian football player and manager, who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dino Ballacci | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Bologna, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 6 August 2013 (aged 89) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bologna | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945–1957 | Bologna | 306 | (8) |
| 1957–1958 | Lecco | 28 | (1) |
| 1958–1959 | Portogruaro | 27 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1953–1954 | Italy B | 2 | (0) |
| 1954 | Italy | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1964–1965 | Reggiana | ||
| 1965–1966 | Catanzaro | ||
| 1966–1967 | Catania | ||
| 1967–1968 | Prato | ||
| 1969–1970 | Catanzaro | ||
| 1970–1973 | Arezzo | ||
| 1973–1974 | Alessandria | ||
| 1974–1976 | Pistoiese | ||
| 1976–1978 | Arezzo | ||
| 1980 | Anconitana | ||
| 1980–1982 | Alessandria | ||
| 1985–1986 | Aesernia | ||
| 1988 | Alessandria | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2010 | |||
Playing career edit
Club edit
During his football career, Ballacci became one of the most representative players of Bologna F.C. in the Fifties. He played more than 300 matches in rossoblù.[1]
International edit
In 1954, Ballacci made his only senior appearance with the Italy national team in a World Cup qualifying match against Egypt, which Italy won 5–1.[2]
Managerial career edit
As a coach, he led Catanzaro to a Coppa Italia final in 1966; he gained a promotion to Serie B with Alessandria (1973), a promotion in Serie C with Pistoiese (1974) and another promotion in Serie C1 again with Alessandria (1981).[3]
He retired in 1988.
Managerial statistics edit
| Team | Nat | From | To | League Record | Cup Record | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | G | W | D | L | Win % | G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| U.S. Catanzaro 1929[4][5] |  Italy
|
1 July 1965 | 30 June 1966 | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 26.32 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 66.67 | 44 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 31.82 |
| U.S. Catanzaro 1929[4][5] | Italy
|
1 July 1969 | 30 June 1970 | 38 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 18.42 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.33 | 41 | 8 | 20 | 13 | 19.51 |
| Total | 76 | 17 | 35 | 24 | 22.37 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 55.56 | 85 | 22 | 37 | 26 | 25.88 | |||
Death edit
Ballacci died on 6 August 2013.
References edit
- ^ Ballacci, l'ultimo baluardo della difesa Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Piksel.com. "Nazionale in cifre - FIGC - Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio". FIGC - Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ Valenza.it. "Valenza.it - portale della provincia di Alessandria". www.valenza.it.
- ^ a b "Catanzaro Season Summaries". webalice.it. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Club Managers". calcio-seriea.it. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
