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You can find pictures and informations of most of them here
http://www.juventus1897.it/GiocatoriHome.asp
Ok, let's start with the
players from 1897 to 1930 :
Luigi Durantei (keeper of the scudetto winners of 1905): Mi appello, I appeal. That's what he used to say when he disagreed with the decisions of the ref.
Giuseppe Hess (LB and president from 1913 to 1915): Bino. No one has ever discovered why.
Valerio Bona: Zio Bomba, Uncle bomb. Because of the way he used to shot (?) penalties.
Sandro Zambelli: Zambo. Because of his surname.
Ferenc Hirzer: Gazzella, gazelle. Bacause of his speedness and his agility in scoring when he was near the goal.
Pio Marchi I: Aviatik, something like aviator. because of hat he used to wear, that resembled to the ones used by aviators.
Guido Marchi (midfielder): Biscutin, Biscuit. Because of his sweetness and calmness. Also called Marchino (little Marchi), because he was the younger in the Marchi family.
Giuseppe Tiroidi: Geppo
Luigi Cevenini III: Zizì
Piero Pastore: Brillantina, it is something that people put on their hair to make them more brilliant. He was called so because of his resemblance with Rodolfo Valentino
Luigi Allemandi: Gigione. Comes form his name
TBC
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