Vittorio Staccione Explained

Vittorio Staccione
Birth Date:9 April 1904
Birth Place:Turin, Kingdom of Italy
Death Place:Mauthausen-Gusen, Austria
Height:[1]
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1919–1924
Youthclubs1:Torino
Years1:1924–1927
Clubs1:Torino
Caps1:20
Years2:1924–1925
Clubs2:Cremonese (loan)
Caps2:25
Years3:1927–1931
Clubs3:Fiorentina
Caps3:94
Years4:1931–1934
Clubs4:Cosenza
Caps4:77
Years5:1934–1935
Clubs5:Savoia
Caps5:2
Totalcaps:218

Vittorio Staccione (9 April 1904 – 16 March 1945) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Early and personal life

Staccione was born in Turin; his younger brother, Eugenio was also a professional footballer. His wife, Giulia, died in 1930 following the complications from the delivery of a stillborn child.

Career

In his youth, Mazzoni played for Torino.[2]

In his senior career, Staccione played for Torino (1924–1927), Cremonese (on loan from Torino during the 1924–25 season), Fiorentina (1927–1931), Cosenza (1931–1934), and Savoia (1934–1935).[3] [4]

During his time at Torino, he contributed to winning the 1926–27 Divisione Nazionale which was later stripped following allegations of bribery.

Later life and death

After retiring from football, Staccione worked as a labourer for Fiat.[5] [6]

Staccione was a noted anti-fascist. During his time at Savoia, he was regularly accosted by fascist personnel. He was arrested by the SS in March 1944 and died at the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp in March 1945.

In 2012, he was inducted into ACF Fiorentina Hall of Fame.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lara . Miguel Ángel . 26 October 2016 . El 'obrero' del Torino que pereció en Mauthausen-Gusen . 3 December 2021 . Marca . es.
  2. Web site: 14 March 2015 . Vittorio Staccione: opporsi in mezzo a un campo. Anche di concetramento . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160603070319/http://zonacesarini.net:80/2015/03/14/vittorio-staccione-opporsi-in-mezzo-a-un-campo/ . 3 June 2016 . 3 December 2021 . Zona Cesarini . it-IT.
  3. Web site: Harvey . Joe . 22 March 2021 . Il Mediano di Mauthausen: The Tragedy of Vittorio Staccione . 26 November 2021 . The Football Pink . en-GB.
  4. Book: Giuntini, Sergio . O' Cammello: Vita, morti e miracolosi gol di Antonio Bacchetti partigiano-calciatore . Mimesis . 2020 . it.
  5. Web site: 29 January 2020 . “Il mediano di Mauthausen”, un libro su Vittorio Staccione . 11 November 2021 . La Nazione . it.
  6. Web site: Cravero . Federica . 14 January 2020 . Vittorio, il mediano socialista perseguitato dai fascisti e morto a Mauthausen . 11 November 2021 . la Repubblica . it.
  7. Web site: La prima edizione della Hall of Fame Viola . 28 September 2012 . Nove da Firenze . it-IT . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160731065402/https://www.nove.firenze.it/b209282043-la-prima-edizione-della-hall-of-fame-viola.htm . 31 July 2016 . 16 February 2020.