Eligio Vecchi

Eligio Vecchi (16 February 1910 – 8 November 1968) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[2]

Eligio Vecchi
Vecchi with Milan in 1934
Personal information
Date of birth (1910-02-16)16 February 1910[1]
Place of birth Mantua, Italy
Date of death 8 November 1968(1968-11-08) (aged 58)[1]
Place of death Mantua, Italy
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1927–1929 Mantova 43 (13)
1929–1931 Foggia 43 (12)
1931–1932 Mantova 24 (11)
1932–1934 Cremonese 53 (17)
1934–1936 Ambrosiana-Inter 29 (4)
1936–1938 Alessandria 50 (12)
1938–1939 Fiorentina 18 (5)
1939–1940 Atalanta 6 (2)
1940–1942 Mantova 9 (5)
1942–1943 Cavese 3 (0)
1946–1947 Mantova 1 (0)
Total 279 (81)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Vecchi began his career at local club Mantova in 1927, before joining Foggia two seasons later in the Serie B.[3] Following a few seasons with Cremonese, Vecchi played two friendlies for Milan in May 1934, against Admira Wien and Manchester City.[1] He joined Ambrosiana-Inter, Milan's rivals, in the Serie A,[3] scoring four goals in 29 games in his two seasons at the club.[4]

He was sold to Alessandria in 1936 where, despite being relegated to the Serie B, Vecchi remained at the club.[3] Alessandria failed to gain promotion, and Vecchi moved to Fiorentina in 1938, who had just been relegated from the Serie A.[3] Vecchi then played for Atalanta, Mantova, and Cavese, before being forced to fight in the ongoing World War II.[3] He returned to play for Mantova ahead of the 1946–47 season, where he retired.[5]

Playing style

Vecchi was a forward with good technique, capable of playing both as a centre-forward and as a wide midfielder, though his main position was that of a winger.[3]

Honours

Fiorentina

Atalanta

References
  1. "Eligio Vecchi". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  2. "Carriera Vecchi, goal, presenze". carrierecalciatori.it. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  3. "Vecchi Eligio". enciclopediadelcalcio.it. Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  4. "Eligio Vecchi". Inter.it. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  5. "Le liste di trasferimento per la stagione 1946–47" [The transfer lists for the 1946–47 season]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 28 August 1946. p. 4. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
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