Ardico Magnini

Ardico Magnini

Personal information
Full name	Ardico Magnini
Date of birth	21 October 1928
Place of birth	Pistoia, Italy
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1947–1950	Pistoiese	78	(13)
1950–1958	Fiorentina	225	(6)
1958–1960	Genoa	26	(2)
National team
1953–1957	Italy	20	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Ardico Magnini (born 21 October 1928 in Pistoia, Italy) was an Italian football (soccer) player. After Boniperti, Ardico Magnini along with club team mates Cervato, Pandolfini and Segato, is one of five 'Azzurri' with the most caps for the national team during the difficult rebuilding years of the fifties. With Cervato he formed the defensive pair for Fulvio Bernardini's Fiorentina. After winning the championship in 1956 he played another two seasons in Florence before going to Genoa and finished his career at Prato in Serie B. He also made two appearances at the 1954 World Cup.

References

• La Gazzetta dello Sport