Vittorio Staccione

Vittorio Staccione
Personal information
Date of birth (1904-04-09)9 April 1904
Place of birth Turin, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death 16 March 1945(1945-03-16) (aged 40)
Place of death Mauthausen-Gusen, Austria
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1919–1923 Torino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1923–1927 Torino 21 (0)
1924–1925Cremonese (loan) 25 (0)
1927–1931 Fiorentina 94 (0)
1931–1934 Cosenza 77 (0)
1934–1935 Savoia 25 (0)
Total 242 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Vittorio Staccione (9 April 1904 – 16 March 1945) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Early and personal life

Staccione was born in Turin; his younger brother, Eugenio was also a professional footballer.

Career

Staccione played for Torino, Cremonese, Fiorentina, Cosenza and Savoia.

Later life and death

After retiring from football, Staccione worked as a labourer for FIAT.

Staccione was a noted anti-fascist, and was arrested by the SS in March 1944, and died at Mauthausen-Gusen in March 1945.


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