A former Juve goalkeeper left the world yesterday after 82 years.
He won three scudetti with Juve during the period 07/1949 - 06/1958.
He also played 11 matches for the Italy national football team from 1954 to 1956, making his debut in the 1954 FIFA World Cup first round play-off defeat by Switzerland.
He also played for Carrarese Calcio, Como Calcio 1907, A.S. Lucchese-Libertas, and Brescia Calcio.
Here are some statistics about him:
http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/giovanni-viola/
And here is the news of his death:
http://www.corrieredellosport.it/Notizie/Calcio/35757/Juventus,+addio+a+Giovanni+Viola
RIP Viola...
He won three scudetti with Juve during the period 07/1949 - 06/1958.
He also played 11 matches for the Italy national football team from 1954 to 1956, making his debut in the 1954 FIFA World Cup first round play-off defeat by Switzerland.
He also played for Carrarese Calcio, Como Calcio 1907, A.S. Lucchese-Libertas, and Brescia Calcio.
Here are some statistics about him:
http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/giovanni-viola/
And here is the news of his death:
http://www.corrieredellosport.it/Notizie/Calcio/35757/Juventus,+addio+a+Giovanni+Viola
RIP Viola...
