Bruno Neri Explained

Bruno Neri
Birth Date:12 October 1910
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1926–1929
Clubs1:Faenza
Years2:1929–1936
Clubs2:Fiorentina
Caps2:187
Goals2:1
Years3:1936–1937
Clubs3:Lucchese
Caps3:25
Goals3:0
Years4:1937–1940
Clubs4:Torino
Caps4:65
Goals4:1
Years5:1940–1944
Clubs5:Faenza
Totalcaps:277
Totalgoals:2
Nationalyears1:1936–1937
Nationalteam1:Italy
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0

Bruno Neri (pronounced as /it/; 12 October 1910 – 10 July 1944) was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder, and was a World War II partisan.

Football career

Neri played club football for Faenza, Fiorentina, Lucchese and Torino; he also earned three caps for the Italy national team.[1]

Antifascist and partisan

Neri was an anti-fascist, and in 1931, at the inaugural match at a new stadium named in honour of Italian fascist Giovanni Berta, Neri was the sole player to refuse to give a fascist salute before the game, instead keeping both arms straight down by his sides.[2]

In 1940, Neri began combining his playing career with anti-fascist activities; he was killed in an ambush by German troops at Marradi on 10 July 1944.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. Italian. Italian Football Federation.
  2. Web site: Luigi Potacqui . 21 April 2021 . Bruno Neri, il calciatore partigiano . Romanzo Calcistico . 10 July 2023 . Italian .
  3. Web site: Bruno Neri, the footballer who stood up to fascism. 25 April 2012. Matthew Barker. When Saturday Comes. 25 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120427172836/http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/8531/38/. 27 April 2012. dead.