Vittorio Staccione (9 April 1904 – 16 March 1945) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 April 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Turin, Kingdom of Italy | ||
| Date of death | 16 March 1945 (aged 40) | ||
| Place of death | Mauthausen-Gusen, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1919–1924 | Torino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1924–1927 | Torino | 20 | |
| 1924–1925 | → Cremonese (loan) | 25 | |
| 1927–1931 | Fiorentina | 94 | |
| 1931–1934 | Cosenza | 77 | |
| 1934–1935 | Savoia | 2 | |
| Total | 218 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early and personal life
editStaccione was born in Turin; his younger brother, Eugenio was also a professional footballer.[2] His wife, Giulia, died in 1930 following the complications from the delivery of a stillborn child.[2]
Career
editIn his youth, Mazzoni played for Torino.[3]
In his senior career, Staccione played for Torino (1924–1927), Cremonese (on loan from Torino during the 1924–25 season), Fiorentina (1927–1931), Cosenza (1931–1934), and Savoia (1934–1935).[4][3][5]
During his time at Torino, he contributed to winning the 1926–27 Divisione Nazionale which was later stripped following allegations of bribery.[4]
Later life and death
editAfter retiring from football, Staccione worked as a labourer for Fiat.[6][2]
Staccione was a noted anti-fascist. During his time at Savoia, he was regularly accosted by fascist personnel. He was arrested by the SS in March 1944 and died at the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp in March 1945.[6][2][4]
In 2012, he was inducted into ACF Fiorentina Hall of Fame.[7]
References
edit- ^ Lara, Miguel Ángel (26 October 2016). "El 'obrero' del Torino que pereció en Mauthausen-Gusen". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d Cravero, Federica (14 January 2020). "Vittorio, il mediano socialista perseguitato dai fascisti e morto a Mauthausen". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Vittorio Staccione: opporsi in mezzo a un campo. Anche di concetramento". Zona Cesarini (in Italian). 14 March 2015. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ a b c Harvey, Joe (22 March 2021). "Il Mediano di Mauthausen: The Tragedy of Vittorio Staccione". The Football Pink. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Giuntini, Sergio (2020). O' Cammello: Vita, morti e miracolosi gol di Antonio Bacchetti partigiano-calciatore (in Italian). Mimesis.
- ^ a b ""Il mediano di Mauthausen", un libro su Vittorio Staccione". La Nazione (in Italian). 29 January 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "La prima edizione della Hall of Fame Viola". Nove da Firenze (in Italian). 28 September 2012. Archived from the original on 31 July 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
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