Gino Colaussi Explained

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.

Club career

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.

International career

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]

Death

Colaussi died in Opicina, near Trieste.

Honours

Club

Juventus

1941–42

International

Italy

1938

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Classic Match: Double joy for Pozzo's Italy . 2017-10-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121114014803/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/matches/match=1174/index.html . 2012-11-14 . dead.