Silvio Piola
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Silvio Giovacchino Piola | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1913 | ||
| Place of birth | Robbio, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 4 October 1996 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Gattinara, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker (retired) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1929-1934 1934-1943 1943-1945 1945-1947 1947-1954 |
Pro Vercelli Lazio Torino Juventus Novara | ||
| International career | |||
| 1935-1952 | Italy | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Silvio Piola (29 September 1913 – 4 October 1996) was a former Italian football player. He was born in Robbio (Lombardy). Piola won the 1938 FIFA World Cup with Italy, scoring two goals in the final. He is the current Serie A top scorer of all time.
Club career statistics
| Club statistics | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Italy | League | |||
| 1929/30 | Pro Vercelli | Serie A | 4 | 0 |
| 1930/31 | 32 | 13 | ||
| 1931/32 | 31 | 12 | ||
| 1932/33 | 32 | 11 | ||
| 1933/34 | 28 | 15 | ||
| 1934/35 | Lazio | Serie A | 29 | 21 |
| 1935/36 | 27 | 20 | ||
| 1936/37 | 28 | 21 | ||
| 1937/38 | 28 | 15 | ||
| 1938/39 | 21 | 9 | ||
| 1939/40 | 23 | 9 | ||
| 1940/41 | 25 | 10 | ||
| 1941/42 | 24 | 18 | ||
| 1942/43 | 22 | 21 | ||
| 1944 | Torino | Serie A | 23 | 27 |
| 1945/46 | Juventus | Serie A | 29 | 16 |
| 1946/47 | 28 | 10 | ||
| 1947/48 | Novara | Serie B | 30 | 16 |
| 1948/49 | Serie A | 36 | 15 | |
| 1949/50 | 17 | 4 | ||
| 1950/51 | 37 | 19 | ||
| 1951/52 | 31 | 18 | ||
| 1952/53 | 25 | 9 | ||
| 1953/54 | 9 | 5 | ||
| Country | Italy | 589 | 318 | |
| Total | 589 | 318 | ||
International career statistics
| Italy national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1935 | 2 | 2 |
| 1936 | 5 | 2 |
| 1937 | 5 | 5 |
| 1938 | 7 | 9 |
| 1939 | 6 | 8 |
| 1940 | 4 | 1 |
| 1941 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | 1 | 1 |
| 1943 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | 1 | 1 |
| 1946 | 1 | 1 |
| 1947 | 1 | 0 |
| 1948 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 34 | 30 |
References
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Silvio Piola". www.national-football-teams.com.
- ↑ "Silvio Piola - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.com.
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