Egidio Calloni
Egidio Calloni (born 1 December 1952 in Busto Arsizio, Province of Varese) is an Italian former football striker, best known for his stint at A.C. Milan.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Egidio Calloni | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Busto Arsizio, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Internazionale | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1971 | Varese | 0 | (0) |
| 1971–1972 | Verbania (loan) | 38 | (15) |
| 1972–1974 | Varese | 50 | (23) |
| 1974–1978 | A.C. Milan | 101 | (31) |
| 1978–1979 | Verona | 20 | (8) |
| 1979–1980 | Perugia | 12 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Palermo | 29 | (11) |
| 1981–1982 | Como | 8 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
An Internazionale youth system product, Calloni then moved to Varese and then on loan to Serie C club Verbania. He returned at Varese in 1972, scoring 23 goals in two Serie B seasons, being noted by A.C. Milan. Signed by the rossoneri in 1974, he played four seasons with A.C. Milan as a regular, scoring 31 goals in 101 matches. He became however famous for his several striking mistakes which brought popular journalist Gianni Brera to nickname him "sciagurato Egidio" (Egidio the wretched), after a minor character from Alessandro Manzoni's novel The Betrothed.[1][2]
He then played with little success with several other Serie A teams, such as Verona and Perugia, being a backup for Paolo Rossi in the latter. He then moved to Serie B club Palermo, scoring 11 goals in 29 matches (including a single match in the 1981–82 season) and being the rosanero topscorer in 1980–81. He then returned to play at Serie A level with Como, failing however to impress, being featured only eight times, and scoring two goals. He retired in 1982, aged 30.[1][2]
After retirement
Calloni currently works as an agent for a national gelato company of Italy. He was in the news in 2007 after having been involved in a car accident following a cerebral ischemia attack.
Honours
Individual
- Serie B Top-scorer: 1973–74.
- Coppa Italia Top-scorer: 1976–77 (6 goals, alongside Giorgio Braglia).[3]
References
- "Edigio Calloni" (in Italian). Magliarossonera. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- "Edigio Calloni" (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- Roberto Di Maggio; Davide Rota (4 June 2015). "Italy - Coppa Italia Top Scorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.