Eraldo Monzeglio

Eraldo Monzeglio

Monzeglio in 1934
Personal information
Date of birth	(1906-06-05)5 June 1906
Place of birth	Vignale Monferrato, Italy
Date of death	3 November 1981(1981-11-03) (aged 75)
Place of death	Turin, Italy
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1923–1926	Casale	29	(1)
1926–1935	Bologna	245	(4)
1935–1939	Roma
International career
1930–1938	Italy	35	(0)
Managerial career
1946–1947	Como
1947–1949	Pro Sesto
1949–1956	Napoli
1958–1962	Sampdoria
1964	Juventus
1966–1967	Chiasso
1973	Chiasso
Medal record Men's Football Representing  Italy FIFA World Cup Winner 1934 Italy Winner 1938 France Central European International Cup Winner 1927–30 Runner-up 1931–32 Winner 1933–35
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eraldo Monzeglio (Italian pronunciation: [eˈraldo monˈdzeʎʎo]; 5 June 1906 – 3 November 1981) was an Italian association football coach and player, who played as a defender, in the position of full-back. Monzeglio had a highly successful career as a footballer, although he also later attracted controversy due to his close relationship with the Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. At club level, he played for Casale, Bologna, and Roma, winning the Serie A title and two editions of the Mitropa Cup with Bologna. At international level, he also had success representing the Italy national football team, and was a member of the Italian teams that won consecutive FIFA World Cup titles in 1934 and 1938, being named to the tournament's All-star Team in 1934; he also won two editions of the Central European International Cup with Italy. Along with Giuseppe Meazza and Giovanni Ferrari, he is one of only three Italian players to have won two World Cups.^[1][2] Following his retirement as a player, he worked as a coach for Italian clubs Como, Pro Sesto, Napoli, Sampdoria, and Juventus, as well as Swiss club Chiasso. He was posthumously inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame in 2013.