Attilio DemarÃa
Attilio Demaría, Italian Attilio Demaria also ( born March 19, 1909 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, † November 11, 1990 in Haedo, Argentina) was an Argentine football player and coach of Italian descent, who played for the national teams of both countries and in 1934 with Italy Football World Champion.
Career as a player
Demaría played in Argentina for Estudiantes Porteño, when he was appointed in 1930 to the squad of the Argentine national football team for the World Cup in Uruguay. His debut for the Albeceleste he gave during this tournament in the 6-3 win against Mexico. At two other inserts the striker came in 1931, when the Copa Pink Cheva was won against Paraguay.
Shortly thereafter moved Attilio Demaría, like many of his compatriots with Italian roots in the 1930s, in the Serie A, and signed with Inter Milan (then AS Ambrosiana ). While Milan in his first season ended on a disappointing sixth place, three runner-up title could be reached in a row after returning from Árpád Weisz to the dugout, each behind the Juventus FC. In 1933, the Mitropacup Milan reached after victories against the First Vienna FC and Sparta Prague the final against FK Austria Wien. After a 2-1 win at San Siro, the Italians lost the title later in the return leg in Vienna by three goals by Matthias Sindelar to 1:3.
As the Italian -born Oriundi were considered Italian citizens Demaría was eligible to play for the national team and was in November 1932 with a 4-2 win against Hungary for the first time Dress the Azzurri. At the World Championships in 1934, he belonged to the levy of the home side came in the repetition of the quarter-final match against Spain for use. Also in the third edition of the Nations Cup he was in the winning team and came up three times for use.
In1936 Demaría Milan and returned to Argentina for two years before he went aground at the start of the 1938 season again for Ambrosiana - Inter. This was followed by his most successful period in Italy, as in 1939 by a 2-1 win over Novara Calcio succeeded the victory in the final of the Coppa Italia and the following season the Italian championship was fetched. Demaría also played back in the national team and played his last game for Italy in April 1940 against Romania.
At Inter he remained active until 1943, after which he was during the regional war mastery 1944 at Novara worked before he played after the war ended in Serie B with AC Legnano. After he had in the meantime made the trainer training, was Attilio Demaría from 1946 for two further years Players Coaches second division Cosenza SC.
Achievements
- World Cup 1934
- Vice World Champion: 1930
- European Cup Football Teams: 1933-1935
- Finalist in Mitropacup: 1933
- Italian Champion: 1939/40
- Italian runner-up: 1932/33, 1933/34, 1934/35
- Italian Cup Winners: 1938/39,
- 3 Matches for the Argentine national football team
- 13 games and scored three goals for the Italian national football team