Gino Iacoponi (28 December 1899 – unknown) was an Italian naturalized Chilean footballer who played as a forward.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gino Iacoponi | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 1899 | ||
| Place of birth | Livorno, Italy | ||
| Place of death | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1923 | Livorno | ||
| 1923–1933 | Audax Italiano | ||
| International career | |||
| 1924 | Chile | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editA football forward, Iacoponi joined Livorno in 1919, alongside his older brother, Bruno [es], and the Chilean Félix Corte. They reached the national final against Inter Milan of the 1919–20 Prima Categoria, losing by 3–2.[1][2][3] In 1922, they also won both the Central and South of Italy championships.[4]
In September 1923, the Iacoponi brothers moved to Chile thanks to Félix Corte and joined Audax Italiano, then the team captain, winning the 1924 Primera División of the Liga Metropolitana [es].[1][5][4]
A historical player of Audax Italiano, Gino took part in the 1933 Primera División de Chile, the first season of the Chilean professional football, being a starting player and scoring the second goal in the first match against Morning Star [es], a 3–1 win.[6][7]
International career
editIacoponi represented the Chile national team in a friendly match against Uruguay, a 0–1 loss, on 12 October 1924.[1]
Personal life
editBorn in Livorno, Italy, Gino moved to Chile alongside his older brother, Bruno [es], thanks to his Chilean friend Félix Corte. They made their home in Santiago and had a convenience store,[4][7] a bar and a bus fleet, according to his great niece, Bianca Iacoponi, granddaughter of Bruno.[6]
In Chile, his surname was frequently and wrongly written Yacopponi, Jacoponi or Giacoponi. He was nicknamed Giaco.[6][4][7]
References
edit- ^ a b c Núñez Mardones, Sebastián (30 November 2020). "Un chileno en la final del Calcio". ASIFUCH (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "20 giugno 1920, Livorno vicecampione d'Italia". www.legab.it (in Italian). 20 June 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ Papini, Roberto Davide (19 June 2020). "Cento anni fa la finale contro l'Inter: Livorno a un passo dallo scudetto". Il Telegrafo (in Italian). Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d André, G. O. (2 January 1925). "ENTREVISTA A LOS HERMANOS YACOPPONI" (PDF). Los Sports (in Spanish). 95. Santiago, Chile: 52–53. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ Gardella, Juan Ignacio (7 December 2020). "Un chileno en la final del Calcio, entre el campo de fútbol y el de batalla". Publimetro Chile (in Spanish). Metro International. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ a b c Briso, Ignacio (29 January 2017). "EyN: El azaroso destino de "Chincolito" Miranda y Gino Iacoponi, los artilleros del primer partido de la historia del torneo nacional". www.economiaynegocios.cl (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ a b c Catenacci, José (19 June 2013). "La historia de los hermanos Jacoponi: Europeos pioneros en jugar fútbol en Sudamérica". Guioteca.com (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 3 April 2024.