Silvio Piola
Italian footballer and manager (1913-1996)
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ItalyThe only player to retire as the all-time top scorer for three different Serie A clubs. Piola's 290 first-division goals — a record that still stands — came across two decades when defending was a religion and pitches were mud.
About
Born in 1913, Piola turned professional as a striker in an era when Italian football was still finding its shape. He broke through at Pro Vercelli, then moved to Lazio, racking up goals with a consistency that defied the war-interrupted seasons and the brutal marking of the time. In 1938 he scored twice in the World Cup final as Italy took the trophy, finishing the tournament as second-top scorer. He kept playing into the postwar years, adding a stint at Novara and pushing his Serie A tally to 274 goals — a mark no one has touched since. When he retired he'd scored 364 in official competitions…
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Teams
- Novara Calcio1947–1954
- Juventus FC1945–1947
- Torino FC1943–1944
- Italy men's national association football team1935–1952
- SS Lazio1934–1943
- F.C. Pro Vercelli 18921929–1934
Season stats
| 1947–1954 | 185 | 86 |
| 1945–1947 | 57 | 26 |
| 1943–1944 | 23 | 27 |
| 1935–1952 | 34 | 30 |
| 1934–1943 | 227 | 143 |
| 1929–1934 | 127 | 51 |
Awards
- Vercellese of the Year
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Sources
- WikidataHigh confidencewikidata · wikidata.org
- WikipediaHigh confidencewikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- Pantheon 2.0High confidencedatabase · pantheon.world
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