Born in Taranto, throughout his career (1938–1963) Costagliola played a total of 623 matches, playing for Italian clubs Pro Italia Taranto (1938–1940), A.S. Bari (1940–1943; 1945–1948), U.S. Conversano (1943–1944), and AC Fiorentina (1948–1955). He made his Serie A debut with Bari, on 27 October 1940, in a 4–2 away win over Triestina.[1]
International career
Regarded as one of the best and most consistent Italian shot-stoppers of his generation,[2] with the Italian national team, Costagliola played 3 games between 1953 and 1954[1][3] and participated at the 1954 FIFA World Cup, although he did not feature in the competition.[2] He made his Italy senior debut in a 2–1 away win over Egypt, on 13 November 1953, in a World Cup qualifier.[1]
After retirement
After retiring, Costagliola started a career as a trainer, managing several Italian clubs.
References
^ abcDario Marchetti. "Costagliola, Leonardo" (in Italian). Enciclopedia del Calcio. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
^ ab"Il kamikaze Ghezzi e le notti di Cesenatico" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
^"Costagliola, Leonardo" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
leonardo, costagliola, italian, pronunciation, leoˈnardo, kostaʎˈʎɔːla, october, 1921, march, 2008, italian, football, player, manager, played, goalkeeper, throughout, career, played, several, italian, clubs, represented, italy, national, football, team, 1954,. Leonardo Costagliola Italian pronunciation leoˈnardo kostaʎˈʎɔːla 27 October 1921 7 March 2008 was an Italian football player and manager who played as a goalkeeper Throughout his career he played for several Italian clubs and represented the Italy national football team at the 1954 FIFA World Cup Leonardo CostagliolaPersonal informationFull nameLeonardo CostagliolaDate of birth 1921 10 27 27 October 1921Place of birthTaranto ItalyDate of death7 March 2008 2008 03 07 aged 86 Place of deathFlorence ItalyHeight1 70 m 5 ft 7 in Position s GoalkeeperSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1938 1940Pro Italia Taranto17 0 1940 1943Bari71 0 1943 44U S Conversano 1945 1948Bari100 0 1948 1955Fiorentina230 0 Total418 0 International career1953 1954Italy3 0 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 After retirement 4 References 5 External linksClub career EditBorn in Taranto throughout his career 1938 1963 Costagliola played a total of 623 matches playing for Italian clubs Pro Italia Taranto 1938 1940 A S Bari 1940 1943 1945 1948 U S Conversano 1943 1944 and AC Fiorentina 1948 1955 He made his Serie A debut with Bari on 27 October 1940 in a 4 2 away win over Triestina 1 International career EditRegarded as one of the best and most consistent Italian shot stoppers of his generation 2 with the Italian national team Costagliola played 3 games between 1953 and 1954 1 3 and participated at the 1954 FIFA World Cup although he did not feature in the competition 2 He made his Italy senior debut in a 2 1 away win over Egypt on 13 November 1953 in a World Cup qualifier 1 After retirement EditAfter retiring Costagliola started a career as a trainer managing several Italian clubs References Edit a b c Dario Marchetti Costagliola Leonardo in Italian Enciclopedia del Calcio Retrieved 19 August 2016 a b Il kamikaze Ghezzi e le notti di Cesenatico in Italian La Repubblica 14 February 2014 Retrieved 19 August 2016 Costagliola Leonardo in Italian FIGC Retrieved 14 December 2017 External links EditLeonardo Costagliola FIFA competition record archived Profile at Enciclopediadelcalcio it in Italian Profile at FIGC it in Italian This biographical article related to association football in Italy about a goalkeeper is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leonardo Costagliola amp oldid 1085280976, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
