Luigi Ferraris (footballer)

Luigi Ferraris (18 November 1887 – 23 August 1915) was an Italian footballer, engineer and soldier who died during World War I.

For other people named Luigi Ferraris, see Luigi Ferraris (disambiguation).
Luigi Ferraris
Luigi Ferraris in 1911
Personal information
Date of birth (1887-11-18)18 November 1887
Place of birth Florence, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death 23 August 1915(1915-08-23) (aged 27)
Place of death Veneto, Kingdom of Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1902–1903 Genoa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1904–1906 Genoa II 2 (0)
1907–1911 Genoa 35 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

Ferraris was born Florence, while his family hailed from Saluzzo, Piedmont. He joined Genoa in 1902,[1] and played there his entire career,[2] where he won the reserve championship (it) 4–0 against Juventus in 1904.[3]

He studied engineering at the Polytechnic University of Milan from 1906 to 1911. Afterwards, he worked at the Officine Elettriche Genovesi (OEG) in San Fruttuoso, then at Pirelli in Milan.

During the World War I, Ferraris served as a volunteer then reached the rank of lieutenant. On 23 August 1915, he died due to a 152mm shrapnel artillery shell which killed him instantly, during a mission in Val Posina, a minor valley of the Val d'Astico at the municipality of Posina, and was buried by his comrades in arms at Monte Maggio.[4][5]

In 1933, the stadium, Stadio Luigi Ferraris, was named after him.[4][6] His Silver Medal of Military Valor was then buried under the "Gradinata Nord" of the stadium, home of the Genoa ultras.[5]

References
  1. "Nel 1902 la Società del Genoa è la prima a fondare una sezione giovanile - Genoa - TuttoMercatoWeb.com". 18 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015.
  2. "1907 VS. 1911 Transizione « Genoa Cfc – Official Website". 16 May 2015. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015.
  3. "Fondazione Genoa - Fondazione Genoa 1893". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  4. Roberto Bobbio. "Luigi Ferraris 1887–1915". www.cimeetrincee.it.
  5. "Cartastràccia, Luigi Ferraris: la Grande Guerra nel nome del Genoa" (in Italian). Il Primato Nazionale. 6 May 2021.
  6. "Genoa Cricket and Football Club – Official Website – Il Club più antico d'Italia".


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