Mario Pretto
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1915-10-07)7 October 1915 | ||
Place of birth | Schio, Italy | ||
Date of death | 2 April 1984(1984-04-02) (aged 68) | ||
Place of death | Campinas, Brazil | ||
Position(s) | Right-Back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Calcio Schio | |||
1937–1949 | Napoli | 223 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
1950 | Litoral | ||
1950 | Bolivia | ||
1951–1954 | Audax Italiano | ||
1954–1955 | Unión La Calera | ||
1955 | Chile (assistant) | ||
1957–1958 | Guarani | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mario Pretto (7 October 1915 – 2 April 1984) was an Italian footballer turned coach who managed Bolivia in the 1950 FIFA World Cup.[1]
Career
A football defender, Pretto was with Calcio Schio before joining Napoli in 1937, with whom he spent his entire professional career.[2][3]
Following his retirement, he emigrated to South America and managed Bolivian club Litoral and subsequently the Bolivia national team[4] in the 1950 FIFA World Cup.[2][3]
In 1951, he came to Chile and led Audax Italiano until 1954. The next year, he served as the assistant coach of Luis Tirado in the Chile national team.[2]
In 1957, he moved to Brazil, led Guarani[5] and made his home in Campinas, São Paulo state.[2][3]
Outside football
He made an appearance in the 1948 Italian film 11 uomini e un pallone (Eleven men and a ball) by Carlo Dapporto, alongside the also footballers Amedeo Amadei, Carlo Parola, Leandro Remondini and Héctor Puricelli.[2][3]
References
- ^ 1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil Archived 2011-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e "Il record di Mario Pretto. Il vicentino Ct mondiale". Il Giornale di Vicenza (in Italian). 23 June 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d Cangelli, Marco (16 December 2022). "L'eroe dei due mondi: Mario Pretto e la Bolivia ai Mondiali 1950". Vita Sportiva (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "[12/03/1950] Chile-Bolivia 5:0". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Técnicos Italianos no Brasil". FERNANDO RAZZO GALUPPO (in Portuguese). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
External links
- Mario Pretto at WorldFootball.net
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