Carlo Galli (footballer)
{{Short description|Italian footballer (1931–2022)}}
{{For|the Italian political scientist|Carlo Galli (political scientist)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Carlo Galli
| fullname =
| image = Carlo Galli 1953.jpg
| caption = Galli in 1953
| birth_date = {{birth date|1931|3|6}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|11|6|1931|3|6}}
| birth_place = Montecatini Terme, Italy
| death_place = Rome, Italy
| height = 1.81 m
| position = Striker
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1949–1951
| clubs1 = Palermo
| caps1 = 45
| goals1 = 16
| years2 = 1951–1956
| clubs2 = Roma
| caps2 = 123
| goals2 = 54
| years3 = 1956–1961
| clubs3 = A.C. Milan
| caps3 = 112
| goals3 = 47
| years4 = 1961–1962
| clubs4 = Udinese
| caps4 = 8
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1962–1963
| clubs5 = Genoa
| caps5 = 8
| goals5 = 3
| years6 = 1963–1966
| clubs6 = Lazio
| caps6 = 38
| goals6 = 4
| totalcaps = 334
| totalgoals = 124
| nationalyears1 = 1953–1959
| nationalteam1 = Italy
| nationalcaps1 = 13
| nationalgoals1 = 5
}}
Giancarlo Galli (6 March 1931 – 6 November 2022),[https://www.lanazione.it/montecatini/cronaca/carlo-galli-calciatore-1.8260654/ Addio a Carlo Galli, la "Testina d’oro" del calcio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109063121/https://www.lanazione.it/montecatini/cronaca/carlo-galli-calciatore-1.8260654/ |date=9 November 2022 }} {{in lang|it}} commonly known as Carlo Galli ({{IPA|it|(dʒaŋ)ˈkarlo ˈɡalli}}), was an Italian footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
Galli played for 16 seasons (305 games, 111 goals) in the Italian Serie A for U.S. Città di Palermo, A.S. Roma, A.C. Milan, Udinese Calcio, Genoa C.F.C. and S.S. Lazio. He was one of manager Giuseppe "Gipo" Viani's favourite players, and he coached while at both Palermo and Roma, before joining him at Milan in 1956, in exchange for an ageing Gunnar Nordahl. In his five seasons with Milan, Galli won two Serie A titles, and scored 47 goals, including five in a 6–1 home win over Lazio on 13 April 1958 at the San Siro.{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Squadre/Lazio/05-05-2013/klose-5-gol-ultimo-a-fu-pruzzo-1986-20333452052.shtml|title=Klose 5 gol, l'ultimo in A fu Pruzzo nel 1986|publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=Italian|date=5 May 2013|accessdate=12 May 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.acmilan.com/en/carlo-galli|title=A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: Carlo Galli|publisher=A.C. Milan|accessdate=12 May 2017}}
International career
At international level, Galli earned 13 caps and scored 5 goals for the Italy national team between 1953 and 1959, and participated in the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[https://web.archive.org/web/20091006075549/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=49719/index.html Carlo Galli Statistics] FIFA. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
Style of play
A tall and slender player, Galli was known for his acrobatic skills as a forward, as well as his heading accuracy and ability in the air, which enabled him to function as a centre-forward.{{cite web |url=https://www.calciomercato.com/news/pavoletti-e-i-grandi-specialisti-di-testa-dell-italia-e-del-mond-85255 |title=Pavoletti e i grandi specialisti di testa dell'Italia e del mondo |trans-title=Pavoletti and the great heading specialists in Italy and the world |publisher=www.calciomercato.com |author1=Furio Zara |language=Italian |date=15 May 2018 |accessdate=1 May 2019 }} Throughout his career he was nicknamed "Carletto," as well as "Testina d'oro" (golden head), and "Esile giunco" (skinny reed), due to his playing style, aerial prowess, and physical build.{{cite web|url=http://cinquantamila.corriere.it/storyTellerThread.php?threadId=GALLI+Carlo|title=Biografia di Carlo Galli|publisher=Il Corriere della Sera|author1=Massimo Zanaria|author2=Giorgio dell'Arti|language=Italian|date=6 March 2014|accessdate=12 May 2017}}
Honours
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140714131939/http://www.playerhistory.com/player/93804/ Career summary by playerhistory.com]
- [http://www.enciclopediadelcalcio.it/GalliCarlo.html Profile at enciclopediadelcalcio.it] {{in lang|it}}
- [http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=489&squadra=1 Profile at FIGC] {{in lang|it}}
- {{NFT player|18381}}
{{Italy squad 1954 FIFA World Cup}}
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Category:Footballers from the Province of Pistoia
Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Italy men's international footballers
Category:1954 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Udinese Calcio players
Category:People from Montecatini Terme
Category:20th-century Italian sportsmen
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