Attilio Ferraris

Attilio Ferraris IV
	Ferraris with Roma in 1930
Personal information
Date of birth	26 March 1904
Place of birth	Rome, Italy
Date of death	8 May 1947 (aged 43)
Place of death	Montecatini Terme, Italy
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1922–1927	Fortitudo Roma
1927–1934	Roma
1934–1936	Lazio
1936–1938	Bari
1938–1939	Roma
1939–1940	Catania
1943–1944	Elettronica Roma
Total
International career
1926–1935	Italy
Medal record
Italy
Summer Olympics
Central European International Cup
Central European International Cup
FIFA World Cup
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Attilio Ferraris IV (Italian pronunciation: [atˈtiːljo ferˈraːris]; 26 March 1904 – 8 May 1947) was an Italian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Ferraris played ten seasons (254 games, two goals) in the Serie A, for AS Roma, SS Lazio and AS Bari.

International career

With the Italy national team, Ferraris won the bronze medal at the 1928 Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.^[1] He was playing in the 1927–30 Central European International Cup winning gold & in the 1931–32 Central European International Cup winning silver.

He was also a very important part of the World Cup winning team of 1934, making it to the tournament's All-Star Team for his performances.

Ferraris died in 1947 after collapsing while playing in an old-timers' match.^[1]

Honours

Italy

FIFA World Cup: 1934
Central European International Cup: 1927–30; Runner-up: 1931–32
Summer Olympics: Bronze Medal 1928

Individual

FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament: 1934^[2]
AS Roma Hall of Fame: 2013^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Attilio Ferraris". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
^ "FIFA World Cup Awards: All-Star Team". Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
^ "Hall of Fame 2014: Ghiggia, Ancelotti, Voeller and Candela inducted". A.S. Roma. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.

External links

Attilio Ferraris at National-Football-Teams.com

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