Giovanni Vecchina Explained

Giovanni Vecchina
Birth Date:16 August 1902
Birth Place:Venice, Kingdom of Italy
Death Place:Vicenza, Italy
Position:Forward
Years1:1919–1922
Years2:1922–1924
Years3:1924–1930
Years4:1930–1933
Years5:1933–1935
Years6:1935–1936
Years7:1939–1940
Clubs2:Petrarca Padova
Clubs7:Siracusa
Caps3:115
Goals3:84
Caps4:68
Goals4:33
Caps5:32
Goals5:3
Nationalyears1:1928
Nationalteam1:Italy
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1947–1948
Managerclubs1:Napoli

Giovanni Vecchina (pronounced as /it/; 16 August 1902 – 5 April 1973) was an Italian football player and manager from Venice in the region of Veneto. A forward, Vecchina played his entire career in the Italian football system; he is best known for his time with Juventus, Venezia and Padova.[1] At international level, he represented the Italy national football team twice in 1928.

After retiring from playing, Vecchia went on to manage Italian football clubs including Napoli with Attila Sallustro.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RSSSF.com . 2007-10-02 . 2008-05-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080519043921/http://www.enciclopediadelcalcio.com/Vecchina.html . dead .