Gino Armano

Gino Armano
Personal information
Date of birth (1927-10-25)25 October 1927
Place of birth Alessandria, Italy
Date of death 29 October 2003(2003-10-29) (aged 76)
Place of death Alessandria, Italy
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1948 Alessandria 66 (9)
1948–1956 Inter Milan 255 (73)
1956–1959 Torino 89 (25)
Total 410 (107)
Managerial career
1965–1966 Alessandria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gino Armano (25 October 1927 – 29 October 2003) was an Italian footballer who played as a forward. In Alfredo Foni's catenaccio system at Inter, he played as a right winger, essentially acting as a tornante, due to his defensive contribution.[1]

Career

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Armano was born in Alessandria. At club level, he began his career with Italian side Alessandria, before moving to Inter Milan, where he made 255 appearances between 1948 and 1956, scoring 73 goals, and also served as the team's captain between 1954 and 1956. He won two consecutive Serie A Championships with the club between 1952 and 1954, and was one of the members of Inter's strong attacking line of the 1950s, alongside Lennart Skoglund, Stefano Nyers, and Benito Lorenzi. He later also played for Torino before retiring.

Honours

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Alessandria

Inter Milan

References

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  1. ^ Wilson, Jonathan (2009). Inverting The Pyramid: The History of Soccer Tactics. London: Orion. pp. 159–66. ISBN 978-1-56858-963-3.
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  • Profile at Enciclopediadelcalcio.it