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Alberto Eliani

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Alberto Eliani
Personal information
Date of birth (1922-01-14)14 January 1922
Place of birth Trieste, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death 8 January 2009(2009-01-08) (aged 86)
Place of death San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1941 Ponziana
1941–1942 Fiorentina 0 (0)
1942–1943 Modena 16 (9)
1943–1944 Ampelea Isola d'Istria 14 (6)
1944–1945 Italcalcio
1945–1950 Fiorentina 146 (4)
1950–1956 Roma 101 (0)
International career
1948 Italy 2 (0)
Managerial career
1960–1961 Brescia
1962–1964 Udinese
1965–1969 Sambenedettese
1969–1970 Del Duca Ascoli
1970–1971 Chieti
1971–1972 Massese
1972–1973 Trapani
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alberto Eliani (Italian pronunciation: [alˈbɛrto eˈljaːni]; 14 January 1922 – 8 January 2009) was an Italian professional football player and manager, who played as a defender.

Club career

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Eliani played for 9 seasons (216 games, 4 goals) in the Serie A for ACF Fiorentina and A.S. Roma.

International career

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Eliani made his debut for the Italy national football team on 4 April 1948 against France. He also played in the match against England later that year, which Italy lost 0–4, and was never called up for the national team again.

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