Giuseppe Meazza

Giuseppe ( Peppino ) Meazza (known as the Balilla ) was the largest Italian footballer of all times, attacker winger, was born the August 23rd 1910 with Milan and deceased with Rapallo the August 21st 1979, of 1m 69 per 73 kg. It has one of the most beautiful prize lists of a European footballer before the Second world war with Ugo Locatelli, only exceeded by Giovanni Ferrari. Its road crossed amongst other things with Inter that of another prestigious world champion, the Uruguyan Héctor Scarone during season 1931/32. Captain of the Squadra will azzura in 1938, it counts 53 national selections of 1932 to 1939, for 33 goals.

Its successive clubs were Ambrosiana, the Milan AC, the Juventus of Turin, Varèse, the Atalanta Bergamo and finally the Inter Milan. It disputed 476 matches of Italian championship of 1st series (408 with inter), scorant with 308 recoveries (including 287 for inter).

It involved it Inter into 1947/48, 1955/56, and 1957, and was sports correspondent.

Since its death, the stage San Siro in Milan bears its name.

Career

Prize list

  • World cup: 1934 and 1938 (Italy) (captain in 1938; only Italian player to play - and gain 2 finales, with Giovanni Ferrari).
  • international Cut: 1935 (Italy) (2nd 1932).
  • Champion of Italy: 1930, 1938 and 1940 (Ambrosiana Inter).
  • Cut of Italy: 1939 (Ambrosiana Inter).
  • Finalist of the Cut Mitropa: 1933 (Ambrosiana Inter).
  • Torneo di Natale (in Milan): 1934.
  • Better striker of the Championship of Italy of series a: 1930 (31), 1936 (25) and 1938 (20).
  • Better striker of the Mitropa Cut: 1930 (7), 1933 (5) and 1936 (10).
  • Better striker of the history of Inter Milan with 287 goals.
  • 3rd striker cumulated of the Italian championship of series has, with 216 goals in 367 matches (1st being " the imbattable" Silvio Piola)

External bond

  • Biography (Internazionale.Fr)

---- Anecdotes

The referee would have validated his irregular goal in rejoué match of quarterfinal against Spain, the only one of the meeting, under turbid conditions. This single goal will qualify Italy in semi-final of the world cup 1934, organized at it, with the time when the reign of Mussolini reaches its paroxysm.

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