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Italian footballer

Giuseppe Cavanna
Personal information
Full name Giuseppe Cavanna
Date of birth 18 September 1905
Place of birth Vercelli, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death 3 November 1976(1976-11-03) (aged 71)
Place of death Vercelli, Italy
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1921–1925 Vercellesi Erranti
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1925–1929 Pro Vercelli 65 (0)
1929–1936 Napoli 151 (0)
1936–1937 Benevento 26 (0)
1937–1939 Pro Vercelli 40 (0)
Total 282 (0)
International career
1931 Italy B 6 (0)
Medal record
 Italy
FIFA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1934 Italy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giuseppe Cavanna (18 September 1905 – 3 November 1976) was an Italian football goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Vercelli, Cavanna played in the 1920s and 1930s for Pro Vercelli and S.S.C. Napoli. He played 151 matches in Serie A. In the 1934–35 season he had the lowest goals conceded per game average (0.722) for Napoli, a record which stood until Dino Zoff broke it during the 1970–71 season.

International career

Cavanna was the reserve goalkeeper for Italy that won the 1934 FIFA World Cup on home soil.

Honours

International

Italy

References

  1. FIFA profile
  2. La storia siete voi (in Italian)
Italy squad – 1934 FIFA World Cup winners (1st title)
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