Emilio Caprile

Emilio Caprile
Personal information
Full name Emilio Caprile
Date of birth (1928-09-30)30 September 1928
Place of birth Genoa, Italy
Date of death 5 March 2020(2020-03-05) (aged 91)
Place of death Genoa
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1946 Genoa 65 (?)
1946–1947 Sestrese ? (18)
1947–1948 Legnano 34 (12)
1948–1949 Juventus 32 (9)
1949–1951 Atalanta 62 (16)
1951–1952 Juventus 5 (2)
1952–1953 Lazio 20 (2)
1953–1954 Como 21 (3)
1954–1958 Legnano 127 (34)
International career
1948–1950 Italy 2 (2)
1950 Italy B[1] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emilio Caprile (Italian pronunciation: [eˈmiːljo kaˈpriːle]; 30 September 1928 – 5 March 2020) was an Italian footballer who played as a forward. A versatile player, he was capable of playing both as a striker and as a left winger.

Club career

Born in Genoa, Emilio Caprile's Serie A debut came at 17 years of age with Genoa in 1945 then Sestrese in Serie B as well as Legnano before going to Juventus. With Juventus he won the championship having only played five games and scoring 2 goals. Tired of riding the bench he went to Atalanta for two seasons and then to Lazio, Como in Serie B, returning finally to Legnano in Serie C. He retired after 13 seasons.

International career

Caprile made his senior international debut for Pozzo's Italy national team in the round of 16 of the 1948 London Olympics on 2 August 1948,[2] also scoring a goal in a 9–0 win over the United States, in Brentford, at the age of 19 years, 10 months, and 2 days, making him one of Italy's youngest ever debutants.[3] He also made another appearance in the tournament, playing in the quarterfinals, scoring a goal in Italy's 5–3 loss to Denmark. These were the only two appearances that Caprile made for Italy between 1948 and 1950. In total, he scored two goals for Italy. He was the youngest player on Italy's 1950 World Cup team, but one of four players who did not see any action throughout the tournament.[4]

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 August 1948 Brentford, Great Britain  United States 9–0 9–0 1948 Summer Olympics
2. 5 August 1948 Highbury, Great Britain  Denmark 2–2 3–5

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 August 1948 Brentford, Great Britain  United States 9–0 9–0 1948 Summer Olympics
2. 5 August 1948 Highbury, Great Britain  Denmark 2–2 3–5

References

  1. ^ Courtney, Barrie (22 May 2014). "England – International Results B-Team – Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Emilio Caprile". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  3. ^ "esordienti: ha battuto Maldini, il piu' giovane rimane Bergomi" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 31 October 1997. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Caprile, Emilio" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 9 August 2016.


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