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Riccardo Carapellese (Italian pronunciation: [rikˈkardo karapelˈleːse; -eːze]; 1 July 1922 – 20 October 1995) was an Italian football manager and player who played as a striker.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 July 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Cerignola, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 20 October 1995 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Rapallo, Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1930–1934 | Caligaris | ||
| 1934–1936 | Torino | ||
| 1936–1937 | Saluggia | ||
| 1937–1938 | Barcanova | ||
| 1938–1939 | Torino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1942–1943 | Spezia | 19 | (3) |
| 1945–1946 | Como | 16 | (3) |
| 1946–1949 | Milan | 106 | (52) |
| 1949–1952 | Torino | 98 | (28) |
| 1952–1953 | Juventus | 20 | (9) |
| 1953–1957 | Genoa | 94 | (22) |
| 1957–1959 | Catania | 30 | (9) |
| 1960–1961 | Vigevano | 0 | (0) |
| 1961–1962 | Ternana | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1947–1956 | Italy | 16 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editCarapellese started his career in the 1942–43 season with Spezia in Serie B where he played 19 games and scored 3 goals. After a stint with Como, he debuted in Serie A with Milan, in which he remained until 1949 and gained a place in the national team. In the 1949–50 season, after the Grande Torino Superga tragedy, he was acquired by Torino, inheriting the captain's armband from Valentino Mazzola.
In 1952 he moved to Torino's cross-city rivals Juventus, playing for the Bianconeri for only a season, after which he went to Genoa. In 1957 he returned to Serie B with Catania where he ended his career in 1959. In total, he played 318 matches throughout his career and scored 111 goals.
International career
editWith the Italy national football team, Carapellese made his debut in November 1947 in a 5–1 away defeat against Austria, scoring the only goal of the match for Italy. He participated at the 1950 FIFA World Cup as Italy's captain, scoring two goals in his nation's matches with Sweden and Paraguay.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1947 | 2 | 2 |
| 1948 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1949 | 5 | 3 | |
| 1950 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1952 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1956 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 16 | 10 | |
- Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Carapellese goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 November 1947 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria |  Austria
|
1-5 | 1-5 | Friendly | [3] |
| 2 | 14 December 1947 | Stadio San Nicola, Bari, Italy |  Yugoslavia
|
3-0 | 3-1 | Friendly | [4] |
| 3 | 4 April 1948 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France |  France
|
1-0 | 3-1 | Friendly | [5] |
| 4 | 3-0 | ||||||
| 5 | 27 February 1949 | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy |  Portugal
|
2-1 | 4-1 | Friendly | [6] |
| 6 | 27 March 1949 | Estadio Chamartín, Madrid, Spain |  Spain
|
2-1 | 3-1 | Friendly | [7] |
| 7 | 12 June 1949 | Megyeri úti Stadion, Budapest, Hungary |  Hungary
|
1-0 | 1-1 | 1948–53 Central European International Cup | [8] |
| 8 | 25 June 1950 | Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil |  Sweden
|
1-0 | 2-3 | 1950 FIFA World Cup | [9] |
| 9 | 2 July 1950 | Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil |  Paraguay
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1-0 | 2-0 | 1950 FIFA World Cup | [10] |
| 10 | 15 February 1956 | Stadio Comunale, Bologna, Italy | France
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1-0 | 2-0 | Friendly | [11] |
Personal life
editCarapellese was born in Cerignola, province of Foggia. He died in Rapallo in 1995 at 73 years of age.
References
edit- ^ "Riccardo Carapellese". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Riccardo Carapellese - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Austria v Italy, 09 November 1947". 11v11. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Italy v Czechoslovakia, 14 December 1947". 11v11. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "France v Italy, 04 April 1948". 11v11. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Italy v Portugal, 27 February 1949". 11v11. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Spain v Italy, 27 March 1949". 11v11. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Hungary v Italy, 12 June 1949". 11v11. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Sweden v Italy, 25 June 1950". 11v11. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Italy v Paraguay, 02 July 1950". 11v11. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Italy v France, 15 February 1956". 11v11. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
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