Attilio Prior (18 October 1934 – 10 July 2021) was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Attilio Prior
Personal information
Date of birth (1934-10-18)18 October 1934
Place of birth Castelfranco Veneto, Italy
Date of death 10 July 2021(2021-07-10) (aged 86)
Place of death Castelfranco Veneto, Italy
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1955 Lanerossi Vicenza 5 (0)
1960 Toronto Italia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Prior played in Serie B with Lanerossi Vicenza in 1953.[1] He made his debut on 9 May 1954 against Calcio Como.[2] The following season he appeared in five matches and assisted in securing the Serie B title.[3]

In 1960, he played abroad in the National Soccer League with Toronto Italia.[4] The signing of Prior was reflective of Italia's general manager Alan Astri's policy of foreign player recruitment.[5]

In the postseason match against Toronto Sparta he recorded goal to advance Italia to the NSL Championship finals.[6] The team secured the NSL Championship after a series of matches against Montreal Cantalia.[7]

He died on 10 July 2021.[8]

Honors

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Lanerossi Vicenza

Toronto Italia

References

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  1. ^ "Calcio-seriea.net - Scheda giocatore - Prior Attilio". calcio-seriea.net. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Calcio-seriea.net - Risultati Serie B 53-54 -". calcio-seriea.net. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Calcio-seriea.net - Dettagli giocatore - Prior Attilio 54-55". calcio-seriea.net. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  4. ^ Taylor, Joe (7 July 1960). "Sampdoria Ill Advised To Be Condescending". Toronto Daily Star. p. 20.
  5. ^ Taylor, Joe (12 December 1960). "Italia meets and Astri, Bertin Both are Out". Toronto Daily Star. p. 11.
  6. ^ Waring, Ed (1 October 1960). "Italia Closes Strongly to Nip Sparta: Prior Nets Winner in 2-1 Victory; 7,586 See Rough Tilt". Globe and Mail. p. 24.
  7. ^ Waring, Ed (24 October 1960). "Toronto Italia Wins NSL Title". The Globe and Mail. p. 24.
  8. ^ "Castelfranco, si è spento Attilio Prior, ex calciatore in Serie A col Lanerossi Vicenza". www.oggitreviso.it. 11 July 2021. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.