Armando Castellazzi
{{short description|Italian footballer (1904-1968)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name=Armando Castellazzi
| image= Armando Castellazzi.jpg
|caption = Armando Castellazzi
| fullname = Armando Castellazzi
| birth_date = {{birth date|1904|10|7|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Milan, Kingdom of Italy
| death_date = {{death date and age|1968|1|4|1904|10|7|df=yes}}
| death_place = Milan, Italy
| height = {{convert|1.84|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| position = Midfielder
| years1 = 1924–1936
| clubs1 = Ambrosiana-Inter
| caps1 = 261
| goals1 = 16
| nationalyears1 = 1929–1934
| nationalteam1 = Italy
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
|manageryears1 = 1936–1938
|managerclubs1 = Ambrosiana-Inter
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Team|{{fb|Italy|1861}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIFA World Cup}}
{{Medal|Gold|1934 Italy|}}
}}
Armando Castellazzi ({{IPA|it|arˈmando kastelˈlattsi}}; 7 October 1904 – 4 January 1968) was an Italian professional footballer and manager who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Milan, Castellazzi spent his entire club career in the 1920s and 1930s playing for Ambrosiana-Inter in Serie A. He played 261 match in all competitions for the team, scoring 16 goals, helping the club to win the 1929–30 Serie A championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.inter.it/en/archivio_giocatore/G0130|title=Armando Castellazzi|website=inter.it|publisher=Inter Milan|language=en|access-date=28 April 2020}} His club debut came on 6 October 1929, in a 2–1 away win over Livorno.
International career
With the Italy national team, Castellazzi made three appearances between 1929 and 1934; he made his international debut on 1 December 1929, in a 6–1 friendly home win over Portugal in Milan, and later appeared in a 4–2 friendly home win over Switzerland in Rome, on 9 February 1930. He also made one appearance – his final international cap – in the team's victorious 1934 FIFA World Cup campaign on home soil, starting in the first quarter-final against Spain, held in Florence, on 31 May, which ended in a 1–1 draw.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=418/match=1122/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214164858/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=418/match=1122/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 14, 2015|title=1934 FIFA World Cup Italy: Italy 1-1 Spain|publisher=FIFA|access-date=11 January 2018}}
Managerial career
After retiring from football at the age of 32, Castellazzi remained with the Ambrosiana-Inter organization where in 1938 he became the first person in the history of the first division to win the championship both as a player and as a coach.
Career statistics
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|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=3|Italy
|1929 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1930 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1934 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total | 3 | 0 |
Honours
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==Club==
==International==
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References
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External links
- [http://www.enciclopediadelcalcio.it/Castellazzi.html Profile at Enciclopedia del Calcio] {{in lang|it}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20180112043502/http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=292&squadra=1 Profile at FIGC] {{in lang|it}}
- [http://www.gazzetta.it La Gazzetta dello Sport] {{in lang|it}}
{{Italy Squad 1934 World Cup}}
{{Serie A winning managers}}
{{F.C. Internazionale Milano managers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Castellazzi, Armando}}
Category:Footballers from Milan
Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Italy men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:1934 FIFA World Cup players
Category:FIFA World Cup–winning players
Category:Italian football managers
Category:20th-century Italian sportsmen
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