Alberto Piccinini (footballer)

Alberto Piccinini
Piccinini with Juventus in the 1951–52 season
Personal information
Date of birth (1923-01-25)25 January 1923
Place of birth Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death 14 April 1972(1972-04-14) (aged 49)
Place of death Rome, Italy
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1942–1943 Pescara 4 (1)
1943–1944 Avia Roma 18 (0)
1944–1945 Roma 14 (0)
1945–1948 Salernitana 43 (0)
1948–1949 Palermo 36 (0)
1949–1953 Juventus 104 (2)
1953–1954 Milan 19 (0)
1954–1955 Palermo 13 (1)
International career
1949–1952 Italy 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Alberto Piccinini (25 January 1923 – 14 April 1972) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1] According to Guerin Sportivo, he was regarded as one of the first liberos when Gipo Viani, his coach at Salernitana, pulled him back to defence and assigned him to mark the opposition's number 9.[1]

He later played for Juventus, Milan and Palermo, winning two Serie A titles with Juventus in 1949–50 and 1951–52.[2]

Honours

Honours

Juventus

References

  1. ^ a b "Alberto Piccinini, vita di un mediano che divenne impiegato". Guerin Sportivo (in Italian). 25 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Addio a Giorgio Viani, figlio del grande Gipo: così raccontò la nascita del 'Vianema'". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 30 March 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2025.