Giorgio Treves de'Bonfili explained

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Birth Date:5 April 1884
Birth Place:Padua, Italy
Position:Forward
Years1:1910–1911
Caps1:3
Goals1:0

Giorgio Treves de' Bonfili (4 April 1884 – 24 July 1964) was an Italian football forward.

He was the first president and one of the founders of Calcio Padova.[1] [2]

Career

On 29 January 1910, along with 50 members, Giorgio Treves de' Bonfili helped to found the Associazione Calcio Padova. After the approval of the statute, he was appointed the first president of the Biancoscudati squad at just 25 years old. He was the organizer of the first friendly match against Hellas Verona on 20 February that year. Under his leadership, Padova played two games total in the Campionato Regionale del Veneto (Veneto Regional Championship) against Vicenza and two exhibition games in the Coppa Esposizione, finishing second against Milan and Vicenza.

He was an engineering graduate and held the noble title of baron.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-03-19 . Giorgio Treves de' Bonfili, il "papà" del Calcio Padova . 2022-06-03 . Tifo Padova . it-IT.
  2. Web site: 2019-05-20 . Addio a nonna Emma, padovana di 109 anni fra i più longevi d'Italia . 2022-06-03 . Il Mattino di Padova . it-IT.