Maino Neri

Maino Neri

Personal information
Full name	Maino Neri
Date of birth	30 June 1924
Place of birth	Carpi, Italy
Date of death	8 December 1995 (aged 71)
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1941–1951	Modena	250	(7)
1951–1955	Inter	109	(0)
National team
1948–1954	Italy	8	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Maino Neri (30 June 1924 – 8 December 1995) was an Italian football (soccer) player. He was born in Carpi, Modena.

Career

After spending 10 years with Modena, and making a couple trips to Serie B and back, Neri at 27 years of age became part of Alfredo Foni's Inter. With the 'nerazzurri' he won two consecutive championships in four years before closing his career with Brescia which played in Serie B. Neri debuted for the national team at the 1948 London Olympics wearing the captain's arm band in his first game (all eleven players were making their debut in the game against the U.S.) and played a total of eight caps among which were games against Switzerland and Belgium at the 1954 World Cup.

References

• La Gazzetta dello Sport