Guido Masetti

Guido Masetti (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɡwiːdo maˈzetti]; 22 November 1907 – 26 November 1993) was an Italian football goalkeeper and manager.

Guido Masetti
Personal information
Full name Guido Masetti
Date of birth (1907-11-22)22 November 1907
Place of birth Verona, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death 26 November 1993(1993-11-26) (aged 86)
Place of death Rome, Italy
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1926–1930 Hellas Verona
1930–1943 Roma
National team
1936–1939 Italy 2 (0)
Teams managed
1942–1943 Gubbio
1943–1945 Roma
1950–1951 Roma
1952 Palermo
1956–1957 Roma
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Verona, Masetti played for Hellas Verona, and A.S. Roma from 1929 to 1943, appearing in 339 matches, winning an Italian title in the 1941–42 season.[1]

International career

Masetti was considered to be one of the strongest goalkeepers in 1930s and 1940s, but for the Italian national team he was merely used as a stand-in for Gianpiero Combi and Aldo Olivieri. Masetti won two World Cups in 1934 and 1938 without playing in any of the matches.

Managerial career

In 1950s, he was manager of A.S. Roma for ten games (5 in season 1950–51, and another 5 in season 1956–57).

Death

He died at age 86 in Rome.

Honours

Club
Roma

International
Italy

Individual

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2009-06-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Hall of Fame" (in Italian). A.S. Roma. Retrieved 27 July 2016.


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