Mario Magnozzi
{{short description|Italian footballer and manager}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mario Magnozzi
| image = 1932–33 Serie A - Milan FC v SS Lazio - Mario Magnozzi (cropped).jpg
| caption = Magnozzi playing for A.C. Milan in 1933
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| height =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1902|3|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Livorno, Italy
| death_date = {{death date and age|1971|6|25|1902|3|20|df=y}}
| death_place = Livorno, Italy
| currentclub =
| position = Striker
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1921–1930
| clubs1 = Livorno
| caps1 = 223
| goals1 = 174
| years2 = 1930–1933
| clubs2 = Milan
| caps2 = 97
| goals2 = 32
| years3 = 1933–1936
| clubs3 = Livorno
| caps3 = 57
| goals3 = 11
| totalcaps = 377
| totalgoals = 217
| nationalyears1 = 1924–1932
| nationalteam1 = Italy
| nationalcaps1 = 29
| nationalgoals1 = 13
| manageryears1 = 1941–1943
| managerclubs1 = Milan
| manageryears2 = 1948–1949
| managerclubs2 = Lecce
| manageryears3 = 1952–1953
| managerclubs3 = AEK Athens
| manageryears4 = 1954–1956
| managerclubs4 = Livorno
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Team|{{fb|Italy|1861}}}}
{{MedalCompetition |Summer Olympics}}
{{Medal|Bronze|1928 Amsterdam|}}
{{MedalCompetition|Central European International Cup}}
{{MedalGold|1927–30 Central European International Cup|}}
{{MedalCompetition|Central European International Cup}}
{{MedalSilver|1931–32 Central European International Cup|}}
}}
Mario Magnozzi ({{IPA|it|ˈmaːrjo maɲˈɲɔttsi}}; 20 March 1902 – 25 June 1971) was an Italian footballer who played as a forward. He competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics with the Italy national team.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/26075 |title=Mario Magnozzi |work=Olympedia |access-date=20 August 2021}}
Club career
Magnozzi was born in Livorno, and played for his home-town team from 1920 until 1930. In 1920 Livorno won the Torneo del Sud, after which it was defeated by Inter (winner of Torneo del Nord) in the final for the overall Italian title. The match finished 3–2 for Internazionale, with both of Livorno's goals being scored by Magnozzi. During the 1924–25 season with Livorno, he was the top scorer in Serie A. In 1930 he moved to A.C. Milan, where he served as the club's captain, and remained there until 1932, when he was sold back to Livorno. He remained there until he retired in 1936.
International career
Magnozzi was a member of the Italy national team which won the bronze medal in the football tournament at the 1928 Summer Olympics, and winning the 1927–30 Central European International Cup & making runner-up in the 1931–32 Central European International Cup.
Managerial career
As a football coach, Magnozzi led Milan, Lecce, AEK and Livorno, helping the latter club to Serie A promotion after winning the 1936–37 Serie B title.
Honours
=Player=
- Central European International Cup: 1927–30; Runner-up: 1931–32
- Summer Olympics: Bronze 1928
Individual
- Serie A top scorer: 1924–25 (19 goals, with Livorno)
=Manager=
References
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External links
- {{databaseOlympics|MAGNOMAR01|archive=20070829073510}}
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|mario-magnozzi}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160615214730/http://www.enciclopediadelcalcio.com/Magnozzi.html Profile]
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Category:Footballers from Livorno
Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Category:Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic footballers for Italy
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
Category:Italy men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Italian football managers
Category:US Livorno 1915 players
Category:AEK Athens F.C. managers
Category:Olympic medalists in football