Benito Boldi
Italian footballer (1934–2021)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1934-02-19)19 February 1934 | ||
Place of birth | Tarcento, Italy | ||
Date of death | 3 February 2021(2021-02-03) (aged 86) | ||
Place of death | Biella, Italy | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1953–1955 | SPAL | 11 | (0) |
1955–1956 | Juventus | 4 | (0) |
1956–1957 | SPAL | 10 | (0) |
1957–1959 | Juventus | 10 | (0) |
1959–1960 | Catania | 27 | (0) |
1960–1962 | Cesena | 49 | (0) |
1962–1968 | Biellese | 173 | (0) |
Total | 284 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Benito Boldi (19 February 1934 – 3 February 2021) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a defender.
Career
Boldi was part of the Juventus teams that won the 1957–58 Serie A and the 1958–59 Coppa Italia.[1] He played for SPAL and Catania in Serie B and for Cesena and Biellese in Serie C.[1]
Personal life
Boldi was born in Tarcento, Province of Udine.[1] His brothers Mario Boldi and Luciano Boldi also played football professionally. To distinguish them, Benito was known as Boldi II.[1] He was married with two children.[1]
Death
Boldi died from complications brought about by COVID-19 on 3 February 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, sixteen days short from his 87th birthday.[1]
Honours
- Serie A: 1957–58[1]
- Coppa Italia: 1958–59[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Addio a Benito Boldi, vinse lo scudetto con la Juve accanto a Sivori e Charles". Prima Biella (in Italian). 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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