Achille Piccini

Achille Piccini (Italian pronunciation: [aˈkille pitˈtʃiːni]; 24 October 1911 – 14 February 1995) was an Italian footballer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. A native of Carrara, Piccini played as a midfielder or as a defender.

Achille Piccini
Personal information
Date of birth (1911-10-24)24 October 1911
Place of birth Carrara, Italy
Date of death 14 February 1995(1995-02-14) (aged 83)
Place of death Carrara, Italy
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1928–1933 Carrarese 133 (10)
1933–1934 A.C. Prato 28 (1)
1934–1938 Fiorentina 48 (1)
1938–1939 Napoli 24 (1)
1939–1940 Lucchese 25 (1)
1940–1941 Bari 11 (0)
1941–1944 Carrarese ? (?)
1941–1944 Anconitana 11 (0)
National team
1936 Italy 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Piccini played for several Italian clubs throughout his career, including Fiorentina, Carrarese, Bari and Napoli.

International career

Piccini was a member of the Italian team which won the gold medal in the football tournament of the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin.

Honours

International
Italy
  • "Achille Piccini at databaseOlympics.com". Archived from the original on 2007-02-23. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
  • Achille Piccini at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
  • Achille Piccini at the International Olympic Committee
  • Achille Piccini at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian) (in English)
  • The forgotten story of ... football, farce and fascism at the 1936 Olympics


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