Benito Boldi
Benito Boldi (19 February 1934 – 3 February 2021) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 February 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Tarcento, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 3 February 2021 (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Biella, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1955 | SPAL | 11 | (0) |
| 1955–1956 | Juventus | 4 | (0) |
| 1956–1957 | SPAL | 10 | (0) |
| 1957–1959 | Juventus | 10 | (0) |
| 1959–1960 | Catania | 27 | (0) |
| 1960–1962 | Cesena | 49 | (0) |
| 1962–1968 | Biellese | 173 | (0) |
| Total | 284 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Boldi was part of the Juventus teams that won the 1957–58 Serie A and the 1958–59 Coppa Italia.[1] He played for SPAL and Catania in Serie B and for Cesena and Biellese in Serie C.[1]
Personal life
Boldi was born in Tarcento, Province of Udine.[1] His brothers Mario Boldi and Luciano Boldi also played football professionally. To distinguish them, Benito was known as Boldi II.[1] He was married with two children.[1]
Death
Boldi died from complications brought about by COVID-19 on 3 February 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, sixteen days short from his 87th birthday.[1]
References
- "Addio a Benito Boldi, vinse lo scudetto con la Juve accanto a Sivori e Charles". Prima Biella (in Italian). 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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