Umberto Motto (born 22 July 1930) is a former Italian professional footballer who played as a defender.[1]

Umberto Motto
Personal information
Date of birth (1930-07-22) 22 July 1930 (age 94)[1]
Place of birth Torino, Italy[1]
Position(s) Defender[1]
Youth career
Torino[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1952 Torino 5 (0)
1952–1954 Alessandria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Captain of Torino's youth team that played all of Torino's last 4 1948–49 Serie A matches with the senior squad following the Superga air disaster.[2][3]

He continued with the Granata into the subsequent season, adding another Serie A appearance.[4]

In 2023, he was inducted into Torino FC Hall of Fame.[5]

Honours

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Torino

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Claudio Desolati". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Un giorno da Toro". TorinoFC.it (in Italian). 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  3. ^ "La mostra "Eterna Leggenda" a Caselle Torinese". TorinoFC.it (in Italian). 13 March 2013. Archived from the original on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Umberto Motto". Enciclopediadelcalcio.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Grugliasco, al Museo del Grande Torino la nona edizione della Hall of Fame Granata". Torino Oggi (in Italian). 4 December 2023. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
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