A native of Padua, Cappello began his career with Padova. After spending two seasons with the club in Serie B, he landed in Serie A with Milan in 1940. In the three seasons at Milan he was always the second leading scorer and unfortunately Milan was not a major title-contender at the time. After the war he went to Bologna where he played for ten straight seasons. He scored 80 goals in 245 games leaving a mark on the fans not to be forgotten. In his last two seasons he played for Novara in Serie B. In 1958, when he was still playing with Novara, he decided to retire having reached the age of forty.[2]
International careeredit
Cappello debuted for the Italy national team on 22 May 1949 in a 3–1 win against Austria. He was one of four players to play both games at the 1950 World Cup. Four years later he was also called up to the national team for the 1954 World Cup, where he wore the number 10 shirt, becoming the first Italian player to wear the iconic jersey in a World Cup as it was the first tournament which required players to wear numbers on their shirts. He played his last game for Italy in a 4–1 win against Belgium during the tournament.[2]
Style of playedit
Despite not initially having the best technique as a youngster, Cappello later developed into a highly skilful and creative forward, who was known for his feints, close control and dribbling skills, as well as his poor work-rate and inconsistency. Initially an advancedplaymaker or second striker, Cappello was capable of playing anywhere along the front-line, on either wing or even in the centre. An instinctive and opportunistic player, with an eye for goal, he naturally adapted to the centre forward position; his main characteristic was to become completely separated from the game for long periods, only to suddenly pull off a crucial assist or the winning goal with one of his only shots or touches of the match. Both genius and dissolute, Gino Cappello was also known for his difficult character and lack of discipline, and obtained two lifetime bans throughout his career; one of those was given in 1952, as Cappello had punched a referee during a summer game. He served 12 months of the suspension before being absolved.[2]
Referencesedit
^Courtney, Barrie (22 May 2014). "England - International Results B-Team - Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
^ abc"Gino Cappello (IV)" (in Italian). Magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
External linksedit
Gino Cappello Profile at Magliarossonera.it
January 01, 1970
gino, cappello, italian, pronunciation, ˈdʒiːno, kapˈpɛllo, june, 1920, march, 1990, italian, footballer, played, striker, cappello, playing, bologna, 1951, personal, informationfull, name, ivdate, birth, 1920, june, 1920place, birthpadua, kingdom, italydate, . Gino Cappello Italian pronunciation ˈdʒiːno kapˈpɛllo 2 June 1920 28 March 1990 was an Italian footballer who played as a striker Gino CappelloCappello playing for Bologna c 1951 Personal informationFull nameGino Cappello IVDate of birth 1920 06 02 2 June 1920Place of birthPadua Kingdom of ItalyDate of death28 March 1990 1990 03 28 aged 69 Height1 80 m 5 ft 11 in Position s ForwardSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1939 1940Padova60 39 1940 1943Milan74 29 1944Padova10 6 1945 1956Bologna245 80 1956 1958Novara22 5 Total411 159 International career1949 1954Italy11 3 1950Italy B 1 1 2 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 Style of play 4 References 5 External linksClub career editA native of Padua Cappello began his career with Padova After spending two seasons with the club in Serie B he landed in Serie A with Milan in 1940 In the three seasons at Milan he was always the second leading scorer and unfortunately Milan was not a major title contender at the time After the war he went to Bologna where he played for ten straight seasons He scored 80 goals in 245 games leaving a mark on the fans not to be forgotten In his last two seasons he played for Novara in Serie B In 1958 when he was still playing with Novara he decided to retire having reached the age of forty 2 International career editCappello debuted for the Italy national team on 22 May 1949 in a 3 1 win against Austria He was one of four players to play both games at the 1950 World Cup Four years later he was also called up to the national team for the 1954 World Cup where he wore the number 10 shirt becoming the first Italian player to wear the iconic jersey in a World Cup as it was the first tournament which required players to wear numbers on their shirts He played his last game for Italy in a 4 1 win against Belgium during the tournament 2 Style of play editDespite not initially having the best technique as a youngster Cappello later developed into a highly skilful and creative forward who was known for his feints close control and dribbling skills as well as his poor work rate and inconsistency Initially an advanced playmaker or second striker Cappello was capable of playing anywhere along the front line on either wing or even in the centre An instinctive and opportunistic player with an eye for goal he naturally adapted to the centre forward position his main characteristic was to become completely separated from the game for long periods only to suddenly pull off a crucial assist or the winning goal with one of his only shots or touches of the match Both genius and dissolute Gino Cappello was also known for his difficult character and lack of discipline and obtained two lifetime bans throughout his career one of those was given in 1952 as Cappello had punched a referee during a summer game He served 12 months of the suspension before being absolved 2 References edit Courtney Barrie 22 May 2014 England International Results B Team Details RSSSF Retrieved 21 April 2017 a b c Gino Cappello IV in Italian Magliarossonera it Retrieved 19 August 2016 External links editGino Cappello Profile at Magliarossonera it Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gino Cappello amp oldid 1180333736, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
