Bruno Ballarini

Bruno Ballarini (18 April 1937 – 17 January 2015) was an Italian football defender.

Born in Milan, in 1958 Ballarini moved from U.S. Rovereto, where he played as a midfielder, to Calcio Como, where the coach of the time Hugo Lamanna instead employed him in the role of defender.[1][2] He played in the Como team twelve consecutive championships, seven in Serie B and five in Serie C, becoming the captain of the team.[1] He holds the record for championship appearances in Calcio Como with 350 matches.[1][3]

At the end of his career Ballarini was player-coach of FC Chiasso in the Swiss Challenge League championship in 1971-1972.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Addio Ballarini, il capitano". La Provincia. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Gianfranco Usuelli (cured by). 80º Calcio Como. 1907-1987. Milan, Edistudio, 1987. pp. 180, 184-85.
  3. ↑ Enrico Levrini. Como 1907-2007. Cent'anni in azzurro. Como, Editoriale Corriere di Como, 2007. p. 774.
  4. ↑ Ruggero Glaus. Chiassottanta. 1905-1985. Lugano, Edito F.C. Chiasso, 1985. pp. 89, 155, 231.
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