Emilio Badini Explained

Emilio Badini
Birth Date:4 August 1897
Birth Place:Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1913–1921
Years2:1921–1922
Years3:1922–1923
Clubs1:Bologna
Clubs2:SPAL
Clubs3:Virtus Bologna
Caps3:6
Goals3:2
Nationalyears1:1920
Nationalteam1:Italy
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:1

Emilio Badini (pronounced as /es/, pronounced as /it/; 4 August 1897 – 4 August 1956) was an Italian Argentine professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Biography

Badini was born in Rosario, Santa Fe Argentina and had Argentine citizenship but represented Italy internationally, thanks to his Bolognese parents.[1]

Club career

Badini played for 8 seasons with Bologna F.C. 1909 between 1913 and 1921. He later also represented SPAL and Virtus Bologna.

International career

Badini made his debut for the Italy national football team on 31 August 1920 in a 1920 Summer Olympics game against Norway and scored a winning goal in extra time, which was his only international goal. In total he made two international appearances, both of which came that year.[2]

Personal life

Emilio Badini's older brother Angelo Badini and younger brothers Cesare Badini and Augusto Badini all played for Bologna. To distinguish them, Angelo was referred to as Badini I, Emilio as Badini II, Cesare as Badini III and Augusto as Badini IV.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Chiesa, Carlo Felice. Bertozzi . Lamberto. Caliceti. Carlo. Civolani. Gianfranco. Il secolo rossoblu. L'enciclopedia e la storia dei cento anni. Bologna. Minerva Edizioni. 2009 .
  2. Web site: Emilio Badini . Olympedia . 15 August 2021.