Guido Gratton Explained

Guido Gratton
Fullname:Guido Gratton
Birth Date:1932 10, df=y
Birth Place:Monfalcone, Italy
Death Place:Bagno a Ripoli, Italy
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1949–1950
Years2:1950–1952
Years3:1952–1953
Years4:1953–1960
Years5:1960–1961
Years6:1961
Years7:1961–1962
Clubs7:Inter
Caps1:?
Caps2:41
Caps3:30
Caps4:193
Caps5:17
Caps6:5
Caps7:0
Goals1:?
Goals2:10
Goals3:3
Goals4:28
Goals5:1
Goals6:1
Goals7:0
Nationalyears1:1953–1959
Nationalteam1:Italy
Nationalcaps1:11
Nationalgoals1:3

Guido Gratton (pronounced as /it/; 23 September 1932 – 26 November 1996) was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

A Friulian from Monfalcone, Guido Gratton played for Fiorentina in the 1950s, together with players such as Julinho, Virgili, and Montuori. During his time at the club, the team won the Serie A championship during the 1955–56 season, followed by 4 consecutive 2nd-place finishes; Fiorentina also reached the 1957 European Cup Final but lost to Real Madrid.

In the 1958–59 season the team established the record for the most goals scored in an 18-team league (95, nearly 3 goals per game). Before his time with the 'Gigliati' he played for Parma, Vicenza and Como. In 1960 he went to play for Napoli and finally Lazio at the age of thirty.

International career

Gratton also played as an offensive midfielder for the Italy national team, where he earned eleven caps between 1953 and 1959, scoring 3 goals, and was on the roster for the 1954 World Cup.

Death

In 1996, Gratton was murdered by robbers who entered his home to steal proceeds from a tennis club Gratton was managing.[1]

Honours

Fiorentina

Individual

Notes and References

  1. News: 1996-11-27 . Addio Gratton, gregario del primo scudetto viola . Corriere della Sera.
  2. Web site: Billero . Elia . 14 November 2023 . Hall of Fame Viola, premiati gli ex Di Livio, Sella e Pagliari . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231115014151/https://www.gonews.it/2023/11/14/hall-of-fame-viola-fiorentina-premiati-gli-ex-di-livio-sella-e-pagliari/ . 15 November 2023 . 15 March 2024 . gonews.it . it-IT.