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Adolfo Baloncieri

1897 - 1986

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Adolfo Baloncieri (Italian pronunciation: [aˈdolfo balonˈtʃɛːri]; 27 July 1897 – 23 July 1986) was an Italian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. Critically regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, Gianni Brera considered him one of the greatest Italian playmakers ever, alongside the likes of Giuseppe Meazza and Valentino Mazzola. In 2010, Carlo Felice Chiesa wrote: "If it were possible to rank all-time great "registas" of world football, Adolfo Baloncieri, an athlete from a period so remote from our own, would end up among the first, if not first." Baloncieri began his club career with Alessandria, but most notably played for Torino, where they won league titles in 1927 and 1928 (the 1927 title was later revoked). Following his retirement, he also coached several clubs in Italy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Adolfo Baloncieri is the 1,391st most popular soccer player (up from 1,475th in 2019), the 2,766th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,920th in 2019) and the 98th most popular Italian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Adolfo Baloncieri ranks 1,391 out of 21,273. Before him are Árpád Weisz, Dušan Uhrin, Tetsuo Sugamata, Masujiro Nishida, Jimmy Mullen, and Knut Kroon. After him are Ramón Muttis, Yasuhiko Okudera, Metin Oktay, José Manuel Pinto, Alberto Gilardino, and José Mari Bakero.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Adolfo Baloncieri ranks 159. Before him are Mikhail Kovalyov, Bud Abbott, Richard Hildebrandt, Ernst-Günther Baade, Lampião, and Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. After him are Friedrich Schulz, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Erwin von Lahousen, Natacha Rambova, Gunta Stölzl, and Camillo Berneri. Among people deceased in 1986, Adolfo Baloncieri ranks 124. Before him are Nicholas Kaldor, Gregory Jarvis, Princess Anne of Orléans, Ivan Papanin, Étienne Mattler, and Fumiko Enchi. After him are Harold Arlen, Howard Da Silva, Ernst Lehner, Géza von Radványi, D. R. Kaprekar, and Valerian Zorin.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Adolfo Baloncieri ranks 2,766 out of 5,161. Before him are Gianluigi Saccaro (1938), Giovanni Artusi (1540), Ambrogio Contarini (1429), Enrico Cecchetti (1850), Nicola Cabibbo (1935), and Emanuele d'Astorga (1680). After him are Ernesto Ambrosini (1894), Adone Zoli (1887), Francesco Dandolo (1258), Ludovico di Varthema (1470), Philistus (-430), and Alberto Gilardino (1982).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Italy

Among soccer players born in Italy, Adolfo Baloncieri ranks 98. Before him are Amedeo Amadei (1921), Massimo Bonini (1959), Walter Mazzarri (1961), Pietro Serantoni (1906), Francesco Acerbi (1988), and Enrico Chiesa (1970). After him are Alberto Gilardino (1982), Christian Abbiati (1977), Ciro Immobile (1990), Angelo Peruzzi (1970), Armando Castellazzi (1904), and Fabio Grosso (1977).

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