Giovanni Ferrari

Giovanni Ferrari was born in Alessandria, Italy, on December 6, 1907. An attacking midfielder who also played in the attack, he started at his hometown club in 1923 and had a loan spell at Napoli, with 16 goals in 15 games. In 1930 he joined Juventus, where he won five consecutive Italian titles, from 1930-31 to 1934-35. He then won two more with Internazionale, in 1937-38 and 1939-40, and one with Bologna, in 1940-41, reaching eight Serie A titles. For Italy, he played 44 matches and scored 14 goals between 1930 and 1938. He was World Cup champion in 1934 and 1938, under the command of Vittorio Pozzo, and won the Central European International Cup of 1933-35. He ended his career at Juventus, in 1942, with the conquest of the Coppa Italia. As a coach, he directed Italy between 1960 and 1961 and shared the command with Paolo Mazza at the 1962 World Cup. He died in Milan on December 2, 1982 and was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame in 2011.