Mario Genta

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Mario Genta
Personal information
Full name Mario Genta
Date of birth (1912-03-01)1 March 1912
Place of birth Turin, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death 9 January 1993(1993-01-09) (aged 80)
Place of death Genoa, Italy
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1932-1934 Juventus 1 (0)
1934-1935 Pavia 17 (0)
1935-1946 Genoa 222 (7)
1946-1950 Prato 108 (2)
1950-1951 Entella 23 (0)
International career
1938–1939 Italy 2 (0)
Managerial career
1946-1947 Prato
1950-1951 Entella
1954-1955 Siena
1956-1958 Frosinone
1958-1959 Entella
1961-1963 Parma
1963-1964 Modena
1964-1965 Sestri Levante
1965-1967 Massese
1967-1969 Entella
1969-1970 Carrarese
1970-1971 Torres
1971-1973 Grosseto
1973-1974 Entella
Medal record
 Italy
FIFA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1938 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mario Genta (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmaːrjo ˈdʒɛnta]; 1 March 1912 – 9 January 1993) was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career[edit]

Born in Turin, Genta played club football in the 1930s for Italian sides Juventus, Prato, and Genoa. He played 223 matches in Serie A and scored 6 goals.

International career[edit]

With the Italy national team, Genta was selected to the 1938 FIFA World Cup champion squad as a reserve player. He lateron earned 2 caps in 1939.

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Juventus
Genoa
Prato

International[edit]

Italy

References[edit]

External links[edit]

  • Profile at Enciclopediadelcalcio.it