Maino Neri
![]() Maino Neri, Modena, 1946-1947 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Maino Neri | ||
Date of birth | 30 June 1924 | ||
Place of birth | Carpi, Italy | ||
Date of death | 8 December 1995 | (aged 71)||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1941–1951 | Modena | 250 | (7) |
1951–1955 | Inter | 109 | (0) |
Total | 359 | (7) | |
National team | |||
1948–1954 | Italy | 8 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Maino Neri (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmaino ˈneːri]; 30 June 1924 – 8 December 1995) was an Italian footballer and manager who played as a midfielder.
Club career[]
Neri was born in Carpi, Modena. After spending 10 years with local side Modena, and making a couple trips to Serie B and back, Neri at 27 years of age became part of Alfredo Foni's Inter. With the 'nerazzurri' he won two consecutive Serie A championships in four years before closing his career with Brescia, which played in Serie B.
International career[]
Neri debuted for the national team at the 1948 London Olympics wearing the captain's arm band in his first game (all eleven players were making their debut in the game against the U.S.) and played a total of eight caps, among which were games against Switzerland and Belgium at the 1954 World Cup. He was also a member of the Italian squad that took part at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Maino Neri". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
External links[]
- 1924 births
- 1995 deaths
- Sportspeople from Carpi, Emilia-Romagna
- Italian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Modena F.C. players
- Inter Milan players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Italy international footballers
- Olympic footballers of Italy
- Footballers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- 1954 FIFA World Cup players
- Italian football managers
- S.S. Lazio managers
- Italian football midfielder, 1920s birth stubs