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Giuseppe Giaccone

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Giuseppe Giacone
Personal information
Full name Giuseppe Giacone
Date of birth (1900-09-09)9 September 1900
Place of birth Turin, Italy
Date of death 6 May 1986(1986-05-06) (aged 85)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919–1921 Juventus 30 (0)
1923–1924 US Torinese 26 (0)
1923–1924 Torino 5 (0)
1924–1925 F.C. Pastore ? (?)
International career
1920 Italy 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giuseppe Giacone (Italian pronunciation: [dʒuˈzɛppe dʒaˈkoːne]; 9 September 1900 – 6 May 1986) was an Italian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[2] He was the first Juventus player to play for the Italy national team when he played on 28 March 1920 in a friendly match; a 3–0 away loss against Switzerland.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Giovanni Giacone". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Giovanni Giacone Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  3. ^ "La storia di una leggenda" (in Italian). juventus.com.