Benito Boldi

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Benito Boldi
Personal information
Date of birth (1934-02-19)19 February 1934
Place of birth Tarcento, Italy
Date of death 3 February 2021(2021-02-03) (aged 86)
Place of death Biella, Italy
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1955 SPAL 11 (0)
1955–1956 Juventus 4 (0)
1956–1957 SPAL 10 (0)
1957–1959 Juventus 10 (0)
1959–1960 Catania 27 (0)
1960–1962 Cesena 49 (0)
1962–1968 Biellese 173 (0)
Total 284 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Benito Boldi (19 February 1934 – 3 February 2021) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career[]

Boldi was born in Tarcento, Province of Udine.[1] He was part of the Juventus teams that won the 1957–58 Serie A and the 1958–59 Coppa Italia.[1] He played for SPAL and Catania in Serie B and for Cesena and Biellese in Serie C.[1]

Personal life[]

His brothers and also played football professionally. To distinguish them, Benito was known as Boldi II.[1]

He was married with two children.[1]

Death[]

Boldi died on 3 February 2021 at the age of 86 from complications brought about by COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, sixteen days short from his 87th birthday.[1]

Honours[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "Addio a Benito Boldi, vinse lo scudetto con la Juve accanto a Sivori e Charles". Prima Biella (in Italian). 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.


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