Giuseppe Cavanna Explained

Giuseppe Cavanna
Fullname:Giuseppe Cavanna
Birth Date:18 September 1905
Birth Place:Vercelli, Kingdom of Italy
Death Place:Vercelli, Italy
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthyears1:1921–1925
Youthclubs1:Vercellesi Erranti
Years1:1925–1929
Years2:1929–1936
Years3:1936–1937
Years4:1937–1939
Clubs4:Pro Vercelli
Caps1:65
Goals1:0
Caps2:151
Goals2:0
Caps3:26
Goals3:0
Caps4:40
Goals4:0
Totalcaps:282
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:1931
Nationalteam1:Italy B
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:0

Giuseppe Cavanna (18 September 1905 – 3 November 1976)[1] [2] was an Italian football goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Vercelli, Cavanna played in the 1920s and 1930s for Pro Vercelli and S.S.C. Napoli. He played 151 matches in Serie A. In the 1934–35 season he had the lowest goals conceded per game average (0.722) for Napoli, a record which stood until Dino Zoff broke it during the 1970–71 season.

International career

Cavanna was the reserve goalkeeper for Italy that won the 1934 FIFA World Cup on home soil.

Honours

International

Italy

1934

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201160359/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=69443/
  2. http://www.tuttonapoli.net/rubriche/la-storia-siete-voi-giuseppe-cavanna-il-primo-giocatore-del-napoli-campione-del-mondo-143049