Egisto Pandolfini

Egisto Pandolfini ( born February 19, 1926 in Lastra a Signa ) is a retired Italian footballer, who participated with the national team of his native country at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil in 1950 and 1954 in Switzerland.

Career

Egisto Pandolfini was born on 19 February 1926 in Lastra a Signa, a small town in the province of Florence. His footballing career started in 1945 at Fiorentina, but he left after one year to join the FC Empoli. But even in Empoli, he was not happy and returned after he played another year at SPAL to his hometown club back. When Fiorentina Pandolfini then remained four years. In 1952, he went on to the Italian capital for AS Roma. Since the Roma was then ascended straight from the B series and did not have its present strength, Pandolfini also won a title with this club. After four years in Rome, he moved in 1956 to league rivals Inter Milan, but where he could not actually sit down and after two years went to SPAL. After another station in Empoli Egisto Pandolfini in 1962 ended his career without winning a title, even though he had played in three major Italian club. Overall, he graduated in Serie A in twelve years 316 games for various clubs in which 75 goals reach him.

Also in the Italian national football Egisto Pandolfini was active. With the Squadra Azzurra, he took part in Brazil and in Switzerland in 1954 at the FIFA World Cup 1950. 1950 Italy difference already after the first round of, but the team is difficult under the previously passed Superga air disaster suffered in the year in which the entire crew of the Grande Torino and thus also the body of the Italian national was killed. Pandolfini came at this World Cup in a game, namely the group match against Paraguay (2-0 ) are used and netted the goal for a 2-0 win against the South Americans. Four years later, in Switzerland, the Italians did not come again on the first round also. This time, England and Switzerland presented insurmountable barriers Egisto Pandolfini was used in the final two group matches in all of southern Europe as well as in the playoff for second place in the table, which they lost to the hosts. Once again, he managed to score a goal, namely the 1-0 4-1 win over Belgium. A third World Cup not experienced Pandolfini, because he ended his international career in 1957 after 21 appearances, in which nine goals get him. At the World Cup qualifier against Portugal on May 26, 1957 he had been with Giampiero Boniperti again active as inside forward.