Gino Cappello

Gino Cappello
Cappello playing for Bologna, c. 1951.
Personal information
Full name Gino Cappello IV
Date of birth (1920-06-02)2 June 1920
Place of birth Padua, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death 28 March 1990(1990-03-28) (aged 69)
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1940 Padova 60 (39)
1940–1943 Milan 74 (29)
1944 Padova 10 (6)
1945–1956 Bologna 245 (80)
1956–1958 Novara 22 (5)
Total 411 (159)
International career
1949–1954 Italy 11 (3)
1950 Italy B[1] 1 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gino Cappello (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒiːno kapˈpɛllo]; 2 June 1920 – 28 March 1990) was a former Italian footballer, who played primarily as a striker.[2]

Club career

Gino Cappello was born in Padua, Italy on 2 June 1920. He began his career with Calcio Padova in the late 1930s, playing for both, the under-19 and first team at the club.

In 1940, after two seasons with Calcio Padova, he signed for AC Milan in Serie A. Cappello became the second leading goalscorer at the time, despite the club not being a title contender. In January 1944 he moved back to Calcio Padova.[3]

After the end of World War II, Cappello moved to Bologna, where he played for ten seasons, scoring 80 goals in 245 matches.

In his last two seasons, he played for Novara in Serie B. He retired in 1958 at the age of thirty-eight.[4][5]

International career

Cappello debuted for the Italian national team on 22 May 1949 in a 3–1 win against Austria. A year later, at the 1950 World Cup, he was one of four Italian players to play both games. Four years later, he was selected to play again in the 1954 World Cup where he became the first Italian player to wear the number 10 shirt at a World Cup. He played his last game for Italy in a 4–1 win against Belgium during the tournament.[4][5]

Style of play

Cappello was known for his body feints, close control, and exceptional dribbling ability that was outstanding for the time period. However, he was also known for poor work rate and inconsistency, often practicing misconduct off the field.[6] Initially deployed as an advanced playmaker or second striker, he became proficient playing anywhere along the front line, on either wing or in the center. Cappello later adapted to the center-forward role.

References

  1. ↑ Courtney, Barrie (22 May 2014). "England - International Results B-Team - Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Gli scandali del mondo del calcio". Enciclopedia dello Sport (in Italian). Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana.
  3. ↑ Miola, Emanuele (1 January 2013). "A Sociolinguistic Account of WikiPiedmontese and WikiLombard / Eine soziolinguistische Auswertung von Wiki-Piedmontesisch und Wiki-Lombardisch / Etude sociolinguistique des Wikipédias en piémontais et en lombard". Sociolinguistica. 27 (1). doi:10.1515/soci.2013.27.1.116. ISSN 1865-939X.
  4. 1 2 "Gino Cappello (IV)" (in Italian). Magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Gino Cappello". Digital Humanities (in Italian). Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Il bomber che prese a cazzotti l'arbitro: Cappello e il processo dell'estate". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 19 May 2026.
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