Rubens Fadini (10 June 1927 – 4 May 1949) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Rubens Fadini
Personal information
Full name Rubens Fadini
Date of birth (1927-06-10)10 June 1927
Place of birth Jolanda di Savoia, Italy
Date of death 4 May 1949(1949-05-04) (aged 21)
Place of death Superga, Italy
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1941–1943 Dopolavoro Ceretti & Tanfani
1945–1948 Gallaratese
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1949 Torino 10 (1)
Total 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Born in Jolanda di Savoia,[1] in the province of Ferrara, he emigrated to Milan at a young age with his family. He began playing football in the Milanese youth league: the Dopolavoro Ceretti & Tanfani di Milano.

With Ceretti he won two regional titles in Milan in 1941–42 and 1942–43 and the title of Regionale della Sezione Propaganda (losing the overall title of the regional championship in a youth match on 18 July 1943, defeated by A.C. Milan 6–1 on the field of Pirelli alla Bicocca).

After the war, he was signed by Gallaratese, who competed in the Alta Italia. He stayed here for three years.[2]

He was acquired by Torino in his early twenties. In the final game of the season, before the Superga air disaster, he replaced an injured Valentino Mazzola against Inter Milan in Milan.

He died in the Superga air disaster aged 21. He had played 10 games in Serie A, scoring a goal in a home win by 4–1 against Milan on 6 March 1949.

Fadini was buried in the cemetery of Arcore.[3]

Honours

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Torino

References

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  1. ^ Ossola, Franco; Tavella, Renato (3 September 2015). Il romanzo del grande Torino. Newton Compton Editori. ISBN 9788854187221.
  2. ^ Profile on Prione.net[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Profile on Archiviotoro.it
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