Umberto Caligaris

Umberto Caligaris

Caligaris with Juventus in the 1930s
Personal information
Date of birth	(1901-06-26)26 June 1901
Place of birth	Casale Monferrato, Italy
Date of death	19 October 1940(1940-10-19) (aged 39)
Place of death	Torino, Italy
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1919–1928	Casale	182	(18)
1928–1935	Juventus	178	(0)
1935–1937	Brescia	40	(0)
Total		400	(18)
International career
1922–1934	Italy	59	(0)
Managerial career
1935–1937	Brescia
1939–1940	Juventus
Medal record  Italy Summer Olympics 1928 Amsterdam Central European International Cup 1927–30 Central European International Cup Central European International Cup 1931–32 Central European International Cup FIFA World Cup 1934 Italy Central European International Cup 1933–35 Central European International Cup
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Umberto Caligaris (Italian pronunciation: [umˈbɛrto kaliˈɡaːris]; 26 July 1901 – 19 October 1940) was an Italian international footballer who played, normally at left-back, for A.S. Casale and Juventus, before ending his career with Brescia. With Juventus, he won an Italian record of five consecutive Serie A League titles between 1930 and 1935. He also managed to have a successful career with the Italy national team, notably winning a bronze medal at the 1928 Summer Olympic Games;^[1] he was also a member of the Italian side that won the 1934 FIFA World Cup. His 59 caps for Italy stood as a record for many years.^[2] Following his retirement he worked as a manager, coaching his former clubs Brescia and Juventus.