Aldo Olivieri

Aldo Olivieri

Personal information
Full name	Aldo Olivieri
Date of birth	2 October 1910
Place of birth	San Michele Extra, Italy
Date of death	5 April 2001 (aged 90)
Place of death	Lido di Camaiore, Italy
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1929–1933	Hellas Verona	99	(0)
1933–1934	Padova	8	(0)
1934–1938	Lucchese	121	(0)
1938–1942	Torino	81	(0)
1942–1943	Brescia	32	(0)
1943–1946	Viareggio	4	(0)
National team
1936–1940	Italy	24	(0)
Teams managed
1950–1952	Inter Milan
1952–1953	Udinese
1953–1955	Juventus
1958–1959	Triestina
1959–1960	Hellas Verona
1967–1968	Casertana
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Aldo Olivieri (2 October 1910 – 5 April 2001) was a former Italian football goalkeeper from 1931 to 1943, and manager after World War II.

Career

Olivieri was born in San Michele Extra, Verona.

Nicknamed Ercolino Semprimpiedi ("Always-Standing Little Hercules"), a famous definition of Italian journalist Gianni Brera, he played for Hellas Verona, Lucchese, and Brescia in Serie B, and Torino in Serie A.^[1]

With the Italy national football team he became World Champion in 1938. Known in particular for his reflexes, athleticism, and intelligence throughout his career, he is regarded as one of Italy's greatest goalkeepers.^[2]

He died in Lido di Camaiore at 90 years old. He was the penultimate survivor of the 1938 winning team squad. The last member, who died on 5 November 2006, was defender Pietro Rava.

Honours

International

Italy^[2]

• FIFA World Cup: 1938

References

1. http://www.enciclopediadelcalcio.com/olivieri.html
2. "I PIU' GRANDI NUMERI UNO" [The Greatest Number Ones] (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. Retrieved 14 August 2015.