Aldo Ballarin Explained

Aldo Ballarin
Birth Date:1922 1, df=y
Birth Place:Chioggia, Italy
Death Place:Superga, Italy
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:1938–1939
Youthclubs1:Adriese
Years1:1939–1941
Years2:1941–1943
Years3:1943–1945
Years4:1945–1949
Clubs4:Torino
Caps1:36
Caps2:57
Caps3:21
Caps4:148
Goals1:2
Goals2:1
Goals3:9
Goals4:4
Totalcaps:262
Totalgoals:16
Nationalyears1:1945–1949
Nationalteam1:Italy
Nationalcaps1:9
Nationalgoals1:0

Aldo Ballarin (pronounced as /it/; 10 January 1922 – 4 May 1949) was an Italian footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Ballarin played for five seasons (166 games, three goals) in Serie A for U.S. Triestina Calcio and Torino. With Torino, he won four Serie A titles.

International career

He made his debut for the Italy national football team on 11 November 1945 in a game against Switzerland.

Personal life

Aldo's younger brothers Dino Ballarin and Sergio Ballarin also played football professionally. To distinguish them, Aldo was referred to as Ballarin I, Dino as Ballarin II and Sergio as Ballarin III.

Death

Ballarin died with his brother Dino and most of the Grande Torino team in the Superga air disaster. The stadium in his hometown, in which A.C. Chioggia Sottomarina plays, was renamed in their honour.

Honours

Torino