Giovanni De Prà

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| name = Giovanni De Prà

| image = Giovanni De Prà 2.jpg

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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1900|6|28}}

| birth_place = Genoa, Kingdom of Italy

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1979|6|15|1900|6|28}}

| death_place = Genoa, Italy

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| position = Goalkeeper

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| years1 = 1919–1933

| clubs1 = Genoa

| caps1 = 304

| goals1 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1924–1928

| nationalteam1 = Italy

| nationalcaps1 = 19

| nationalgoals1 = 0

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Giovanni Luigi Cecilio De Prà ({{IPA|it|dʒoˈvanni de ˈpra}}; 28 June 1900 – 15 June 1979) was an Italian football goalkeeper.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/26037 |title=Giovanni De Prà |work=Olympedia |access-date=20 August 2021}}

Career

D Prà spent his entire club career with his hometown side Genoa C.F.C., playing more than 300 games over almost 15 years.{{cite web | url=http://www.playerhistory.com/player/94392/| title=Giovanni De Prà| work=PlayerHistory.com| accessdate=24 November 2007}}

D Prà competed at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics with Italy, and won a bronze medal in 1928.[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/giovanni-de-pra-1.html Giovanni De Prà] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320130859/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/giovanni-de-pra-1.html |date=March 20, 2016 }}. sports-reference.com as back up for Gianpiero Combi.

He started the first 4 matches in the Central European International Cup: 1927–30 campaign but also here lost his starter position to Gianpiero Combi after the summer of 1928. But remained a part of the successive gold medal winning Italy national side.