Aldo Donati (footballer) explained

Aldo Donati
Fullname:Aldo Donati
Birth Date:29 September 1910
Birth Place:Bologna, Italy
Death Place:Rome, Italy
Height:1.680NaN0
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1929–37
Years2:1937–43
Years3:1945–46
Clubs1:Bologna
Clubs2:Roma
Clubs3:Inter
Caps1:62
Goals1:0
Caps2:139
Goals2:4
Caps3:2
Goals3:0
Totalcaps:203
Totalgoals:4
Nationalyears1:1938
Nationalteam1:Italy
Nationalcaps1:0
Nationalgoals1:0

Aldo Donati (29 September 1910 – 3 November 1984) was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

Club career

Born in Bologna, he played in the 1930s for Bologna and Roma. He played 201 matches in Serie A and scored 4 goals. He debuted in Serie A at 19 years of age and played for eight seasons for Bologna winning the scudetto in 1936 and 1937, as well as the Mitropa Cup. The following year he was acquired by Roma where he played seven seasons. In 1942 he won his third scudetto (Roma's first) before retiring. After the Second World War, he later also played a season with Inter between 1945–46.[2] [3]

International career

For the Italy national football team he was selected to the 1938 FIFA World Cup-winning squad as a reserve player, although he never made his debut for Italy.[3] [4]

Honours

Club

Bologna[3]

1935–36, 1936–37

1932, 1934

Roma[3]

1941–42

International

Italy[3]

1938

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Albensi. Valerio. I campioni che hanno fatto grande la AS Roma. Newton Compton Editori. 978-88-541-5985-3.
  2. Web site: Donati, Aldo. Enciclopedia del Calcio. Italian. 19 September 2016.
  3. Web site: Mondiali 1938 - Capitolo VIII: Ritratti dei Campioni del Mondo. Storie di Calcio. Italian. 19 September 2016. 8 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140908160014/http://www.storiedicalcio.altervista.org/1938-8-ritratti.html. dead.
  4. Web site: Donati, Aldo. FIGC. Italian. 19 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20150212185749/http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=2601&squadra=1. 12 February 2015. dead. dmy-all.