Gino Colaussi | |
Fullname: | Luigi Colausig |
Birth Date: | 4 March 1914 |
Birth Place: | Gradisca d'Isonzo, Kingdom of Italy |
Death Place: | Trieste, Italy |
Position: | Forward |
Years1: | 1930–1940 |
Clubs1: | Triestina |
Caps1: | 248 |
Goals1: | 42 |
Years2: | 1940–1942 |
Clubs2: | Juventus |
Caps2: | 40 |
Goals2: | 7 |
Years3: | 1942–1945 |
Clubs3: | Vicenza |
Caps3: | 47 |
Goals3: | 23 |
Years4: | 1945–1946 |
Clubs4: | Triestina |
Caps4: | 23 |
Goals4: | 3 |
Years5: | 1946–1948 |
Clubs5: | Padova |
Caps5: | 45 |
Goals5: | 12 |
Years6: | 1949–1950 |
Clubs6: | Ternana |
Caps6: | 14 |
Goals6: | 2 |
Years7: | 1950–1951 |
Clubs7: | Tharros |
Caps7: | ? |
Goals7: | ? |
Years8: | 1951–1952 |
Clubs8: | Olbia |
Caps8: | 7 |
Goals8: | 1 |
Nationalyears1: | 1935–1940 |
Nationalteam1: | Italy |
Nationalcaps1: | 26 |
Nationalgoals1: | 15 |
Manageryears1: | 1949–1950 |
Managerclubs1: | Ternana |
Manageryears2: | 1950–1951 |
Managerclubs2: | Tharros |
Manageryears3: | 1951–1953 |
Managerclubs3: | Olbia |
Manageryears4: | 1959–1961 |
Managerclubs4: | Alcamo |
Manageryears5: | 1963 |
Managerclubs5: | Triestina |
Manageryears6: | 1967–1968 |
Managerclubs6: | Alcamo |
Manageryears7: | 1969–1970 |
Managerclubs7: | Latina |
Luigi Colausig (4 March 1914 – 27 July 1991), known as Gino Colaussi (pronounced as /it/), was an Italian footballer who played as a striker. He was the first player to score multiple goals in a World Cup final.
Colaussi was born in Gradisca d'Isonzo, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. He was a striker in Serie A for USC Triestina, Juventus and Vicenza, and also played in Serie B with Padova.
Colaussi represented the Italy national football team at the gold winning 1933–35 Central European International Cup & at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. He scored a goal in Italy's quarterfinal and semifinal victories, and two in the victorious final, contributing to his nation's second World Cup title with a total of four goals.[1]
Colaussi died in Opicina, near Trieste.