Compendium to Soccernostalgia Interview-Part 71-Matches of Italian National team during the 1936 Olympics.

 

 

Italy National Team matches during the 1936 Olympics

 

August 3, 1936, Olympics, Berlin, Germany, Italy 1-USA 0 (Annibale Frossi 58)

August 7, 1936, Olympics, Berlin, Germany, Italy 8-Japan 0 (Annibale Frossi 14,75, 80, Carlo Biagi 32, 57, 81, 82, Giulio Cappelli 89)

August 10, 1936, Olympics, Berlin, Germany, Italy 2-Norway 1 (Alfonso Negro 15, Annibale Frossi 96 / Arne Brustad 58)

August 15, 1936, Olympics, Berlin, Germany, Italy 2- Austria (Amateurs) 1 (Annibale Frossi 70, 92 / Karl Kainberger 80)

 

 

Italy squad during the 1936 Olympics:

 

Goalkeepers:

Bruno Venturini (Societá Ginnastica Sampierdarenese-Genova) (September 26, 1911, Carrara-March 7, 1991, Lecce) (24 years old at the time)

 

Defenders:    

Alfredo Foni (Foot Ball Club Juventus-Torino) (January 20, 1911, Udine-January 28, 1985, Lugano, Switzerland) (25 years old at the time)       

Pietro Rava (Foot Ball Club Juventus-Torino) (January 21, 1916, Cassine, Alexandria-November 5, 2006, Turin) (20 years old at the time)       

Libero Marchini (Unione Sportiva Lucchese Libertas) (October 31, 1914, Castelnuovo Magra-November 1, 2003, Trieste) (21 years old at the time)       

 

Midfielders:   

Giuseppe Baldo (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma) (July 27, 1914, Piombino Dese-July 31, 2007, Montecatini Terme) (22 years old at the time)

Carlo Biagi (Associazione Calcio Pisa) (April 20, 1914, Viareggio-April 16, 1986, Milan) (22 years old at the time)  

Achille Piccini (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze) (October 24, 1911, Carrara-February 14, 1995, Carrara) (24 years old at the time)  

Luigi Scarabello (Spezia Calcio 1906) (June 17, 1916, Albiano Magra-July 2, 2007, Nettuno) (20 years old at the time)  

 

Strikers:      

Sergio Bertoni I (Associazione Calcio Pisa) (September 23, 1915, Pisa-February 15, 1995, La Spezia) (20 years old at the time)

Giulio Cappelli (Ese Viareggio Associazione Calcio) (March 4, 1911, La Spezia-December 16, 1995, Massa) (25 years old at the time)

Annibale Frossi (Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana -Inter- Milano) (July 6, 1911, Muzzana el Turgnano-February 26, 1999, Milan) (25 years old at the time)

Francesco Gabriotti (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma) (August 12, 1914, Rome-February 11, 1987) (21-22 years old at the time)

Ugo Locatelli (Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana -Inter- Milano) (February 5, 1916, Toscolano-Maderno-May 28, 1993, Turin) (20 years old at the time)

Alfonso Negro (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze) (June 27, 1915, Brooklyn, New York City, USA-November 7, 1984, Florence) (21 years old at the time)

 

 

On Standby:

Goalkeepers:

Mario Giani (Fratellanza Sportiva Sestrese Calcio 1919-Genoa)

Paolo Vannucci (Associazione Calcio Pisa)

Defenders:

Lamberto Petri (Bologna Football Club)    

Corrado Tamietti (Brescia Calcio)

Midfielders:

Adolfo Giuntoli (Unione Sportiva Alessandria)

Sandro Puppo (Piacenza Calcio) (January 28, 1918, Piacenza-October 16, 1986, Piacenza) (18 years old at the time)

Strikers:

Carlo Girometta (Piacenza Calcio)

Mario Nicolini (Unione Sportiva Livorno)

  

Coach: Vittorio Pozzo (March 2, 1886, Turin-December 21, 1968, Turin) (50 years old at the time)

Team Captain: Giulio Cappelli, Alfredo Foni

 

Note:

1-Some related stories about the teams and players can be seen in the following blog entry:

http://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2017/09/world-cup-stories-part-3-third-world_30.html

2-Italians Pietro Rava, Alfredo Foni, Sergio Bertoni and Ugo Locatelli are the only four Italian players to have won the World Cup and the Olympics Title.

3-Italy defender Alfredo Foni (November 20, 1911-January 28, 1985) would manage the Italian National Team (1954 to 1958). He would fail in qualifying the National Team for the 1958 World Cup.

He would also manage the Swiss National Team (1964-1967).

4-The following players appeared in the 1938 World Cup:

Italy: Sergio Bertoni, Pietro Rava, Alfredo Foni, Ugo Locatelli, Manager Vittorio Pozzo

5-Italian defender Pietro Rava (January 21, 1916- November 5, 2006) was the only player to have been alive during Italy’s four World Cup wins (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006).

He passed away just months after the 2006 triumph.

 

 

Photo From: Calcio 2000, Issue 33, August 2000

(Italy squad)

Photo From: Calcio 2000, Issue 33, August 2000

(Italy squad)

 

Note:

Photo From: Calcio 2000, Issue 10, July 1998

Except,

Frossi (IFFHS-Olympic Football Tournaments (1908-1936))

Rava (Il Libro Azzurro del Calcio Italiano, Authors Pericle Pratelli, Pasquale Scardillo, 1974)

 

Date: August 3, 1936

Competition: Olympics-First Round

Result: Italy 1-USA 0

Venue: Berlin, Post Stadion, Germany

Attendance: 32,000

Referee: Karl Weingärtner (Germany)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Italy): Annibale Frossi 58

(USA): None

Summary of goals:

-

Lineups:

Italy:

Bruno Venturini (Societá Ginnastica Sampierdarenese-Genova)   

Alfredo Foni (Foot Ball Club Juventus-Torino)              

Pietro Rava (Foot Ball Club Juventus-Torino)       

Giuseppe Baldo (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)    

Achille Piccini (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)    

Ugo Locatelli (Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana -Inter- Milano)   

Annibale Frossi (Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana -Inter- Milano)   

Libero Marchini (Unione Sportiva Lucchese Libertas)   

Luigi Scarabello (Spezia Calcio 1906)

Carlo Biagi (Associazione Calcio Pisa)  

Giulio Cappelli (Ese Viareggio Associazione Calcio)

 

Coach: Vittorio Pozzo

Sent Off: Pietro Rava 53 (sent off for kicking George Menchik in the stomach)

 

Team Captain: Giulio Cappelli

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: -

Uniform Colors: - Shirts, - Shorts, - Socks

Note:

1-For more detail, see:

http://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2020/06/compendium-to-1936-olympics-part-3.html

http://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2020/06/compendium-to-1936-olympics-part-1.html

http://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2020/06/soccer-at-olympics-part-6-1936-berlin.html

2-First cap for Bruno Venturini, Alfredo Foni, Pietro Rava, Giuseppe Baldo, Achille Piccini, Ugo Locatelli, Annibale Frossi, Libero Marchini, Luigi Scarabello, Carlo Biagi and Giulio Cappelli.

USA:

Francis Anthony Bartkus (First German Sport Club Brooklyn)

Frank Greinert (First German Sport Club Brooklyn)

Ferdinand ‘Fred’ J. Zojkowski (Independent FC Harrison, New Jersey)

James Crockett (First German-American Sport Club Philadelphia)

Peter Paul Pietras (Trenton FC)

Charles William Altemose (Bethlehem Steel South)

Andrew Gajda (Fore River Shamrocks Boston)

George Nemchik (Trenton FC)

Frederick Lutkefedder (First German-American Sport Club Philadelphia)

William John Fiedler (First German-American Sport Club Philadelphia)

Francis J. Ryan (First German-American Sport Club Philadelphia)

 

Coach: Elmer Schroeder.

Trainer: Francis J. Cavanaugh.

 

Team Captain: Francis J. Ryan

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: -

Uniform Colors: - Shirts, - Shorts, - Socks

 

Photo From:  IL CALCIO ILUSTRATO, Anno VI - 32 - 5 Agosto 1936

(August 3, 1936, Olympics, Italy 1-USA 0)

Photo From:  IL CALCIO ILUSTRATO, Anno VI - 32 - 5 Agosto 1936

(August 3, 1936, Olympics, Italy 1-USA 0)

Photo From:  IFFHS, Olympic Football Tournaments (1908-1936)

(August 3, 1936, Olympics, Italy 1-USA 0)

Photo From:  IFFHS, Olympic Football Tournaments (1908-1936)

(August 3, 1936, Olympics, Italy 1-USA 0)

Photo From:  IFFHS, Olympic Football Tournaments (1908-1936)

(August 3, 1936, Olympics, Italy 1-USA 0)

Photo From:  Il Libro Azzurro del Calcio Italiano’, Authors Pericle Pratelli, Pasquale Scardillo, 1974

(August 3, 1936, Olympics, Italy 1-USA 0)

Photo From:  Il Libro Azzurro del Calcio Italiano’, Authors Pericle Pratelli, Pasquale Scardillo, 1974

(August 3, 1936, Olympics, Italy 1-USA 0)

 

Photo From:  La Nazionale Italiana, 1978

(August 3, 1936, Olympics, Italy 1-USA 0)

 

Date: August 7, 1936

Competition: Olympics- Quarterfinals

Result: Italy 8-Japan 0

Venue: Berlin, Mommsenstadio, Germany

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Lorenzo Martinez (Argentina)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Italy): Annibale Frossi 14,75, 80, Carlo Biagi 32, 57, 81, 82, Giulio Cappelli 89

(Japan): None

Summary of goals:

-

Lineups:

Italy:

Bruno Venturini (Societá Ginnastica Sampierdarenese-Genova)    

Alfredo Foni (Foot Ball Club Juventus-Torino)               

Pietro Rava (Foot Ball Club Juventus-Torino)        

Giuseppe Baldo (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)   

Achille Piccini (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)     

Ugo Locatelli (Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana -Inter- Milano)    

Annibale Frossi (Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana -Inter- Milano)  

Libero Marchini (Unione Sportiva Lucchese Libertas)    

Sergio Bertoni I (Associazione Calcio Pisa)   

Carlo Biagi (Associazione Calcio Pisa)   

Giulio Cappelli (Ese Viareggio Associazione Calcio)

 

Coach: Vittorio Pozzo

 

Team Captain: Giulio Cappelli

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: -

Uniform Colors: - Shirts, - Shorts, - Socks

Note:

1-For more detail, see:

http://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2020/06/compendium-to-1936-olympics-part-4.html

2-Final cap for Giulio Cappelli (2/1) (1936).

3-First cap for Sergio Bertoni I.

 

Japan:

Rihei Sano (Waseda University)

Yasuo Suzuki (Waseda University)

Teizo Takeuchi (Tokyo University)

Motoo Tatsuhara (Waseda University)

Koichi Oita (Tokyo University)

Yong-Sik Kim (Seoul FC)

Akira Matsunaga (Tokyo Bunri University)

Tokutaro Ukon (Keio University)

Taizo Kawamoto (Waseda University)

Takeshi Kamo (Waseda University)

Shogo Kamo (Waseda University)

 

Coach: Gustave Shigeyoshi Suzuki

 

Team Captain: Teizo Takeuchi

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: -

Uniform Colors: - Shirts, - Shorts, - Socks

Note: Yong-Sik Kim was a Korean and a visiting student

 

Photo From: IL CALCIO ILUSTRATO, Anno VI - 33 - 12 Agosto 1936

(August 7, 1936, Olympics, Italy 8-Japan 0)

Photo From:  IFFHS, Olympic Football Tournaments (1908-1936)

(August 7, 1936, Olympics, Italy 8-Japan 0)

Photo From: Il Libro Azzuro, Author Walter Perosino, 1998

(Italy squad, August 7, 1936, Olympics, Italy 8-Japan 0)

 

Photo From:  Il Libro Azzurro del Calcio Italiano’, Authors Pericle Pratelli, Pasquale Scardillo, 1974

(August 7, 1936, Olympics, Italy 8-Japan 0)

 

Photo From:  La Nazionale Italiana, 1978

(August 7, 1936, Olympics, Italy 8-Japan 0)

 

 

 

Date: August 10, 1936

Competition: Olympics- Semifinals

Result: Italy 2-Norway 1 (After Extra Time)

Venue: Berlin, Olympiastadion, Germany

Attendance: 95,000

Referee: Pal Von Hertzka (Hungary)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Italy): Alfonso Negro 15, Annibale Frossi 96

(Norway): Arne Brustad 58

Summary of goals:

-

Lineups:

Italy:

Bruno Venturini (Societá Ginnastica Sampierdarenese-Genova)    

Alfredo Foni  (Foot Ball Club Juventus-Torino)              

Pietro Rava (Foot Ball Club Juventus-Torino)        

Giuseppe Baldo (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)     

Achille Piccini (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)     

Ugo Locatelli (Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana -Inter- Milano)    

Annibale Frossi (Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana -Inter- Milano)    

Libero Marchini (Unione Sportiva Lucchese Libertas)    

Sergio Bertoni I (Associazione Calcio Pisa)   

Carlo Biagi (Associazione Calcio Pisa)   

Alfonso Negro (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)     

 

Coach: Vittorio Pozzo

 

Team Captain: Alfredo Foni

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: -

Uniform Colors: - Shirts, - Shorts, - Socks

Note:

1-For more detail, see:

http://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2020/06/compendium-to-1936-olympics-part-5.html

2-First and only cap and one goal for Alfonso Negro (1/1) (1936).

 

 

Norway:

Henry Johansen (Vålerengens Idrettsforening-Oslo)

Nils Eriksen (Odds Ballklubbs- Skien tik)  

Øivind Holmsen (Lyn Ski- og Fotballklubben-Oslo) 

Frithjof Ulleberg (Lyn Ski- og Fotballklubben-Oslo) 

Jørgen Juve (Lyn Ski- og Fotballklubben-Oslo) 

Rolf Holmberg (Odds Ballklubbs- Skien tik)   

Odd Frantzen (Hardy Sportsklubben)

Reidar Kvammen (Viking –Stavanger Idrettslag)  

Alf Martinsen (Lillestrøm Sportsklubb- Skedsmo)

Magnar Isaksen (Lyn Ski- og Fotballklubben-Oslo) 

Arne Brustad (Lyn Ski- og Fotballklubben-Oslo) 

 

Coach: Asbjorn Halvorsen

 

Team Captain: Jørgen Juve

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: -

Uniform Colors: - Shirts, - Shorts, - Socks

 

Photo From: IL CALCIO ILUSTRATO, Anno VI - 33 - 12 Agosto 1936

(August 10, 1936, Olympics, Italy 2-Norway 1)

Photo From: IL CALCIO ILUSTRATO, Anno VI - 33 - 12 Agosto 1936

(August 10, 1936, Olympics, Italy 2-Norway 1)

Photo From:  IFFHS, Olympic Football Tournaments (1908-1936)

(August 10, 1936, Olympics, Italy 2-Norway 1)

Photo From:  IFFHS, Olympic Football Tournaments (1908-1936)

(August 10, 1936, Olympics, Italy 2-Norway 1)

Photo From:  IFFHS-Norge  (1908-1940), Suomi (1911-1940)-Essti (1920-1940)

(August 10, 1936, Olympics, Italy 2-Norway 1)

 

Photo From:  Il Libro Azzurro del Calcio Italiano’, Authors Pericle Pratelli, Pasquale Scardillo, 1974

(August 10, 1936, Olympics, Italy 2-Norway 1)

Photo From:  La Nazionale Italiana, 1978

(August 10, 1936, Olympics, Italy 2-Norway 1)

Photo From:  La Nazionale Italiana, 1978

(Italy squad, August 10, 1936, Olympics, Italy 2-Norway 1)

 

 

Date: August 15, 1936

Competition: Olympics- Final

Result: Italy 2-Austria (Amateurs) 1 (After Extra time)

Venue: Berlin, Olympiastadion, Germany

Attendance: 85,000

Referee: Peter J. (Peco) Bauwens (Germany)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Italy): Annibale Frossi 70, 92

(Austria (Amateurs)): Karl Kainberger 80

Summary of goals:

-

Lineups:

Italy:

Bruno Venturini (Societá Ginnastica Sampierdarenese-Genova)    

Alfredo Foni (Foot Ball Club Juventus-Torino)               

Pietro Rava (Foot Ball Club Juventus-Torino)        

Giuseppe Baldo (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)     

Achille Piccini (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)     

Ugo Locatelli (Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana -Inter- Milano)    

Annibale Frossi (Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana -Inter- Milano)    

Libero Marchini (Unione Sportiva Lucchese Libertas)    

Sergio Bertoni I (Associazione Calcio Pisa)   

Carlo Biagi (Associazione Calcio Pisa)   

Francesco Gabriotti (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)     

 

Coach: Vittorio Pozzo

 

Team Captain: Alfredo Foni

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: -

Uniform Colors: - Shirts, - Shorts, - Socks

Note:

1-Final cap for Bruno Venturini (4/0) (1936).

2-Final cap for Giuseppe Baldo (4/0) (1936).

3-Final cap for Carlo Biagi (4/4) (1936).

4-First and only cap for Francesco Gabriotti (1/0) (1936).

 

 

Austria (Amateurs):

Eduard Kainberger (Salzburger AK (Athletiksport-Klub) 1914)  

Ernst Kunz (Fussball Club 07 Lustenau)

Martin Kargl (SC Kores Wien)

Anton Krenn (Polizei SV (Sportvereinigung) Wien)

Karl Wahlmuller (SV (Sportvereinigung) Urfahr Linz)

Max Hofmeister (WSV (Werks Sport verein) Donawitzer-Leoben)

Walter Werginz (Klagenfurter AC (Athletiksport-Club))

Adolf Laudon (Salzburger AK (Athletiksport-Klub) 1914)

Klement Steinmetz (Kapfenberger SV (Sportvereinigung) 1919)

Karl Kainberger (Salzburger AK (Athletiksport-Klub) 1914)   

Franz Fuchsberger (SV (Sportvereinigung) Urfahr Linz)

Coach: James (Jimmy) Hogan (England) (assisted by Ludwig Husak)

 

Team Captain: Eduard Kainberger

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: -

Uniform Colors: - Shirts, - Shorts, - Socks

 

Photo From: IL CALCIO ILUSTRATO, Anno VI - 34 - 19 Agosto 1936

(August 15, 1936, Olympics, Italy 2-Austria 1)

Photo From: IL CALCIO ILUSTRATO, Anno VI - 34 - 19 Agosto 1936

(August 15, 1936, Olympics, Italy 2-Austria 1)

Photo From:  IFFHS, Olympic Football Tournaments (1908-1936)

(August 15, 1936, Olympics, Italy 2-Austria 1)

Photo From:  IFFHS, Olympic Football Tournaments (1908-1936)

(August 15, 1936, Olympics, Italy 2-Austria 1)

Photo From:  IFFHS, Olympic Football Tournaments (1908-1936)

(August 15, 1936, Olympics, Italy 2-Austria 1)

Photo From:  IFFHS, Olympic Football Tournaments (1908-1936)

(August 15, 1936, Olympics, Italy 2-Austria 1)

Photo From:  Il Libro Azzurro del Calcio Italiano’, Authors Pericle Pratelli, Pasquale Scardillo, 1974

(August 15, 1936, Olympics, Italy 2-Austria 1)

 

Photo From:  La Nazionale Italiana, 1978

(August 15, 1936, Olympics, Italy 2-Austria 1)