Attilio Ferraris
Attilio Ferraris ( born March 26, 1904 in Rome, Italy, † May 8, 1947 in Montecatini Terme ( PT), Italy ) was an Italian football player.
, Also called Attilio Ferraris Ferraris IV, in 1934, with world champions Italy and is regarded, particularly among fans of AS Roma until today as a legendary player.
He was not related or related by marriage to Pietro Ferraris. Since there are several players admitted his playing days with the family name Ferraris, it is immersed in statistics often than Ferraris IV.
Life
Attilio Ferraris grew up in Rome, his father had his own shop where he repaired dolls.
Throughout his career, for his Ferraris, atypical for a top athlete, lifestyle was known. He was a passionate smoker, loved to play poker and was considered incorrigible womanizer. In 1938, he promised national coach Vittorio Pozzo to quit smoking, so that nominated him for the World Cup in France, he did not, however, and so missed the World Cup finals for his second world title.
After the end of his professional career Ferraris played until the age of 40 years for Elettronica and heard the only reason to play soccer because he, after he had beaten an arbitrator has been banned for life.
Attilio Ferraris died on 8 May 1947 at an old boys' game in Montecatini Terme, on the football field. His grave stone on the Campo di Verano in Rome bears the simple inscription " Attilio Ferraris - World Champion".
Career
In the club
Attilio Ferraris began his career on the field of the Istituto Pio X near the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome. His first club was a Fortitude per Roma, who went up in the AS Roma in 1927. From those early days his nickname Biondino de Borgo Pio came ( the blond boy from Borgo Pio ). From 1927 he then ran for the newly established AS Roma and graduated in the following seven years as a winger, central midfielder and defender a total of 198 league games for the club.
As a typical Roman character itself Ferraris turned regularly to relentless fighter in the game, was one of the only victory. He remained always a fair and proper sportsman. Especially his duels with the Juventino Raimundo Orsi are legendary to this day.
From 1934 to 1936 Attilio Ferraris played for Lazio, after two years for the AS Bari. 1938/39, he returned to the Roma. In the 1939/40 season Ferrari played for Catania Calcio in Serie B and then ended his professional career.
In the National Team
Attilio Ferraris debuted on January 1, 1928 in a 3-2 against Switzerland in Genoa in the national team. Thus he became the first Italian national team in the history of AS Roma. In the same year he took part with the Olympic team at the Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, and was able to celebrate winning the bronze medal there.
1934 Ferrari belonged to the squad of the Italians, who were able to celebrate their first World Championship title in their own country. In this tournament, he was used by coach Vittorio Pozzo as a right half and played three games, including the final against Czechoslovakia, which they won 2-1 after extra time.
On November 14, 1934 Ferrari was also at the legendary 2:3 defeat against England on the field, which became known as the Battle of Highbury in the history and earned it another nickname: il Leone di Highbury ( the Lion of Highbury ). The last of his total of 28 internationals Ferraris graduated in 1935 against France.
Achievements
- Bronze medal at the Summer Olympics: 1928
- Italian runners-up: 1930/31
- European Cup for national teams 1927-1930
- World Cup 1934