Silvio Appiani
Silvio Appiani (5 April 1894 – 20 October 1915) was an Italian football forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 May 1894 | ||
| Place of birth | Padua, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 20 October 1915 (aged 21) | ||
| Place of death | Kras, Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1913–1915 | Padova | 16 | (18) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
The Stadio Silvio Appiani in Padua was named after him.
Career
Appiani made his debut on May 4, 1913 with Padova in the Campionato Veneto di Promozione. In the 1913–14 season he played 2 games: Against Petrarca and against Udinese. In 1914, Calcio Padova won the Campionato Veneto-Emiliano di Promozione and went to the Prima Categoria dell'Italia Settentrionale reaching fourth place behind Vicenza, Hellas Verona and Venezia. Appiani was the driver and gunner of the team and scored 18 goals in 14 games. In 1915 he won the Coppa Veneta.
After enlisting in the army during World War I, Appiani died on October 20, 1915 on Kras at only 21 years old due to an Austrian bombardment.