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Silvio Piola

1913 - 1996

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Silvio Piola (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsilvjo ˈpjɔːla]; 29 September 1913 – 4 October 1996) was an Italian footballer who played as a striker. He is known as a highly prominent figure in the history of Italian football due to several records he set, and he is regarded as one of the greatest strikers of his generation, as well as one of the best Italian players of all time. Piola was part of the squad that won the 1933–35 Central European International Cup & the squad that won the 1938 FIFA World Cup with Italy, scoring two goals in the final, ending the tournament as the second-best player and the second highest scorer. Piola is third in the all-time goalscoring records of the Italy national team. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Silvio Piola is the 66th most popular soccer player (up from 71st in 2019), the 718th most popular biography from Italy (down from 680th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Italian Soccer Player.

Silvio Piola is most famous for being the all-time leading goalscorer in the Italian league, and for scoring a goal in the 1934 World Cup Final.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Silvio Piola ranks 66 out of 21,273. Before him are Roger Milla, Mario Kempes, David Beckham, Oliver Kahn, Flórián Albert, and Francesco Totti. After him are Alan Ball Jr., Uwe Seeler, Béla Guttmann, Gianni Rivera, Billy Wright, and Nílton Santos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Silvio Piola ranks 26. Before him are Makarios III, Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona, Stanford Moore, Benjamin Britten, Sabiha Gökçen, and Bill Hewlett. After him are Paul Erdős, Roger Garaudy, Kenzō Tange, Lon Nol, Carmen Amaya, and Albert Ellis. Among people deceased in 1996, Silvio Piola ranks 22. Before him are Ella Fitzgerald, Gene Kelly, Joseph Brodsky, Babrak Karmal, Joan Clarke, and Tiny Tim. After him are Paul Erdős, René Lacoste, Sergiu Celibidache, Adolf Galland, Odysseas Elytis, and Magda Schneider.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Silvio Piola ranks 718 out of 5,161. Before him are Cosima Wagner (1837), Donatella Versace (1955), Beatrice Portinari (1265), Camillus de Lellis (1550), Nicola Porpora (1686), and Francesco Totti (1976). After him are Olybrius (400), Charles II of Naples (1254), Manfred, King of Sicily (1232), Gregorio Allegri (1582), Pietro da Cortona (1596), and Conrad of Montferrat (1146).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Italy

Among soccer players born in Italy, Silvio Piola ranks 8. Before him are Cesare Maldini (1932), Roberto Baggio (1967), Paolo Maldini (1968), Paolo Rossi (1956), Filippo Inzaghi (1973), and Francesco Totti (1976). After him are Gianni Rivera (1943), Giacinto Facchetti (1942), Franco Baresi (1960), Gianluigi Buffon (1978), Fabio Cannavaro (1973), and Roberto Mancini (1964).

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