Guido Gratton

Guido Gratton
Personal information
Full name	Guido Gratton
Date of birth	23 October 1932
Place of birth	Monfalcone, Italy
Date of death	26 November 1996 (aged 64)
Place of death	Bagno a Ripoli, Italy
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1949–1950	Parma
1950–1952	Vicenza
1952–1953	Como
1953–1960	Fiorentina
1960–1961	Napoli
1961	Lazio
1961–1962	Inter
International career
1953–1959	Italy
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Guido Gratton (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɡwiːdo ɡratˈton]; 23 September 1932 – 26 November 1996) was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

A Friulian from Monfalcone, Guido Gratton played for Fiorentina in the 1950s, together with players such as Julinho, Virgili, and Montuori. During his time at the club, the team won the Serie A championship during the 1955–56 season, followed by 4 consecutive 2nd-place finishes; Fiorentina also reached the 1957 European Cup Final but lost to Real Madrid.

In the 1958–59 season the team established the record for the most goals scored in an 18-team league (95, nearly 3 goals per game). Before his time with the 'Gigliati' he played for Parma, Vicenza and Como. In 1960 he went to play for Napoli and finally Lazio at the age of thirty.

International career

Gratton also played as an offensive midfielder for the Italy national team, where he earned eleven caps between 1953 and 1959, scoring 3 goals, and was on the roster for the 1954 World Cup.

Death

In 1996, Gratton was murdered by robbers who entered his home to steal proceeds from a tennis club Gratton was managing.^[1]

Honours

Fiorentina

Serie A: 1955–56

Individual

ACF Fiorentina Hall of Fame: 2023^[2]

References

^ "Addio Gratton, gregario del primo scudetto viola". Corriere della Sera. 27 November 1996.
^ Billero, Elia (14 November 2023). "Hall of Fame Viola, premiati gli ex Di Livio, Sella e Pagliari". gonews.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 15 November 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

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[1] "Addio Gratton, gregario del primo scudetto viola". Corriere della Sera. 27 November 1996.

[decima-2] Billero, Elia (14 November 2023). "Hall of Fame Viola, premiati gli ex Di Livio, Sella e Pagliari". gonews.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 15 November 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

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