Dino Ballacci
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dino Ballacci | ||
Date of birth | 24 May 1924 | ||
Place of birth | Bologna, Italy | ||
Date of death | 6 August 2013 | (aged 89)||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Bologna | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1945–1957 | Bologna | 306 | (8) |
1957–1958 | Lecco | 28 | (1) |
1958–1959 | Portogruaro | 27 | (0) |
National team | |||
1953–1954 | Italy B | 2 | (0) |
1954 | Italy | 1 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1964–1965 | Reggiana | ||
1965–1966 | Catanzaro | ||
1966–1967 | Catania | ||
1967–1968 | Prato | ||
1969–1970 | Catanzaro | ||
1970–1973 | Arezzo | ||
1973–1974 | Alessandria | ||
1974–1976 | Pistoiese | ||
1976–1978 | Arezzo | ||
1980 | Anconitana | ||
1980–1982 | Alessandria | ||
1985–1986 | Aesernia | ||
1988 | Alessandria | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 March 2010 |
Dino Ballacci (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdiːno balˈlattʃi]; 24 May 1924 – 6 August 2013) was an Italian football player and manager, who played as a defender.
Playing career[]
Club[]
During his football career, Ballacci became one of the most representative players of Bologna F.C. in the Fifties. He played more than 300 matches in rossoblù.[1]
International[]
In 1954, Ballacci made his only senior appearance with the Italy national team in a World Cup qualifying match against Egypt, which Italy won 5–1.[2]
Managerial career[]
As a coach, he led Catanzaro to a Coppa Italia final in 1966; he gained a promotion to Serie B with Alessandria (1973), a promotion in Serie C with Pistoiese (1974) and another promotion in Serie C1 again with Alessandria (1981).[3]
He retired in 1988.
Death[]
Ballacci died on 6 August 2013.
References[]
- ^ Ballacci, l'ultimo baluardo della difesa Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Piksel.com. "Nazionale in cifre - FIGC - Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio". FIGC - Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ Valenza.it. "Valenza.it - portale della provincia di Alessandria". www.valenza.it.
- 1924 births
- 2013 deaths
- Sportspeople from Bologna
- Association football defenders
- Italy international footballers
- Italian footballers
- Serie A players
- Italian football managers
- Bologna F.C. 1909 players
- Calcio Lecco 1912 players
- A.C. Reggiana 1919 managers
- U.S. Catanzaro 1929 managers
- Calcio Catania managers
- S.S. Arezzo managers
- U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912 managers
- U.S. Pistoiese 1921 managers
- A.C. Ancona managers
- Italy B international footballers