Enea Zuffi

Enea Zuffi (Italian pronunciation: [eˈnɛːa dˈdzuffi]; 27 December 1891 – 14 July 1968) was an Italian footballer who played as a forward and midfielder.

Enea Zuffi
The Italy squad at the 1912 Olympics. Zuffi is front, second from right.
Personal information
Date of birth (1891-12-27)27 December 1891
Place of birth Turin, Italy
Date of death 14 July 1968(1968-07-14) (aged 76)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1908–1910 Torino 9 (1)
1910–1912 Juventus 21 (0)
1912–1913 Torino 5 (0)
International career
1912 Italy 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

Zuffi was born in Turin, Italy, on 27 December 1891 to mother Alice Drake and father Enea Zuffi.[1] At a club level, he played for both teams from his hometown, Torino F.C. and Juventus F.C. He played nine games with Torino from 1908 to 1910 and scored one goal, and played twenty-one games with Juventus from 1910 to 1912. He then returned to Torino for the 1912-1913 season, appearing in five games.[2][3] In 1909, Zuffi was a member of the Torino XI that participated in the 1909 Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy, regarded by many as the first European club trophy.[4] In the tournament, he scored the winning goal of a 2-1 victory over Sportfreunde Stuttgart to secure his team a third-place finish.[5]

In 1912, Zuffi was a member of the Italy national squad that played at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was present for three games, playing in two of them. He made his debut on 29 June, in a 2-3 loss to Finland; they would dispute the consolation tournament, where he sat on the bench against Sweden on 1 July as Italy won 1-0. On 3 July, he played against Austria in yet another loss (1-5).[6]

Zuffi died on 14 July 1968 at the age of 76.[7]

References
  1. Birth certificate number 4.322 of the year 1889 of the Municipality of Turin. Register of birth certificates of the Municipality of Turin, year 1889, Second Office, Part I.
  2. "Olympedia – Enea Zuffi". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  3. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Enea Zuffi (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  4. "West Auckland, Juventus And The First 'World Cup'". www.thehardtackle.com. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  5. Andrea Veronese (20 November 2004). "1909 Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy (Torino)". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  6. "Enea Zuffi". eu-football.info. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  7. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Enea Zuffi (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
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