Born in Busalla, province of Genoa, Bertolini played in the 1920s for Savona, Alessandria and Juventus. He moved from Alessandria to Juventus in 1931, becoming an integral part of the remainder of their five-year championship run. In total, he played 135 matches for Juventus, scoring five goals, helping the team to win four Serie A tournaments. He retired from playing football in 1940.
International careeredit
With the Italy national football team, Bertolini made his debut in 1929, and was a member of the teams that was runner-up at the 1931-32 Central European International Cup & winner at the 1933–35 Central European International Cup but most notably he was also a member of the team that won the 1934 FIFA World Cup. Alongside Luisito Monti and Attilio Ferraris, Luigi Bertolini made up the legendary Italian midfield established at the 1934 World Cup. In that tournament he started every game and was only rested by Pozzo in the first quarter-final encounter against Spain. Bertolini is very recognisable in the photos of the 1934 Italian World Cup-winning team by virtue of his big white bandana which he used to protect his head from the seams of the ball when attempting headers. He was also one of the 'Lions of Highbury' in the narrow loss to England in November 1934 known as the Battle of Highbury. As the story goes, during the second half he was disoriented from fatigue and with the English constantly in attack, he kept calling out for Luisito not realising that Monti was not on the field (due to a broken bone) and the midline was just himself and Ferraris.
Managerial careeredit
Following his retirement, Bertolini began his coaching career with Tigullia in 1938.
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luigi, bertolini, italian, pronunciation, luˈiːdʒi, bertoˈliːni, september, 1904, february, 1977, italian, footballer, played, midfielder, bertolini, with, juventus, 1930spersonal, informationfull, namedate, birth13, november, 1904place, birthbusalla, italydat. Luigi Bertolini Italian pronunciation luˈiːdʒi bertoˈliːni 13 September 1904 11 February 1977 was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder Luigi BertoliniBertolini with Juventus in the 1930sPersonal informationFull nameLuigi BertoliniDate of birth13 November 1904Place of birthBusalla ItalyDate of death11 February 1977 1977 02 11 aged 72 Place of deathTurin ItalyHeight1 81 m 5 ft 11 1 2 in Position s MidfielderSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1924 1925Borsalino 1925 1926Savona19 9 1926 1931US Alessandria119 6 1931 1937Juventus137 5 1937 1940Tigullia International career1929 1935Italy26 0 Managerial career1937 1940Tigullia1946 1947Acireale1947 1948Reggina1951Juventus1952Brescia1952 1953Cuneo1953 1955Cenisia1965 1966ChieriMedal record Italy Central European International Cup 1931 32 Central European International Cup FIFA World Cup 1934 Italy Central European International Cup 1933 35 Central European International Cup Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 Managerial career 4 Honours 4 1 Club 4 2 International 5 ReferencesClub career editBorn in Busalla province of Genoa Bertolini played in the 1920s for Savona Alessandria and Juventus He moved from Alessandria to Juventus in 1931 becoming an integral part of the remainder of their five year championship run In total he played 135 matches for Juventus scoring five goals helping the team to win four Serie A tournaments He retired from playing football in 1940 International career editWith the Italy national football team Bertolini made his debut in 1929 and was a member of the teams that was runner up at the 1931 32 Central European International Cup amp winner at the 1933 35 Central European International Cup but most notably he was also a member of the team that won the 1934 FIFA World Cup Alongside Luisito Monti and Attilio Ferraris Luigi Bertolini made up the legendary Italian midfield established at the 1934 World Cup In that tournament he started every game and was only rested by Pozzo in the first quarter final encounter against Spain Bertolini is very recognisable in the photos of the 1934 Italian World Cup winning team by virtue of his big white bandana which he used to protect his head from the seams of the ball when attempting headers He was also one of the Lions of Highbury in the narrow loss to England in November 1934 known as the Battle of Highbury As the story goes during the second half he was disoriented from fatigue and with the English constantly in attack he kept calling out for Luisito not realising that Monti was not on the field due to a broken bone and the midline was just himself and Ferraris Managerial career editFollowing his retirement Bertolini began his coaching career with Tigullia in 1938 Honours editClub edit Juventus Serie A 1931 32 1932 33 1933 34 1934 35 Tigullia Prima Divisione 1937 38 International edit Italy FIFA World Cup 1934 Central European International Cup 1933 35 Runner up 1931 32References editLa Gazzetta dello Sport Portals nbsp Association football nbsp Italy nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to association football in Italy about a midfielder born from 1900 to 1909 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Luigi Bertolini amp oldid 1220165413, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
