Alberto Eliani

Italian footballer and manager

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Alberto Eliani
Personal information
Date of birth	(1922-01-14)14 January 1922
Place of birth	Trieste, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death	8 January 2009(2009-01-08) (aged 86)
Place of death	San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1939–1941	Ponziana
1941–1942	Fiorentina	0	(0)
1942–1943	Modena	16	(9)
1943–1944	Ampelea Isola d'Istria	14	(6)
1944–1945	Italcalcio
1945–1950	Fiorentina	146	(4)
1950–1956	Roma	101	(0)
International career
1948	Italy	2	(0)
Managerial career
1960–1961	Brescia
1962–1964	Udinese
1965–1969	Sambenedettese
1969–1970	Del Duca Ascoli
1970–1971	Chieti
1971–1972	Massese
1972–1973	Trapani
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alberto Eliani (Italian pronunciation: [alˈbɛrto eˈljaːni]; 14 January 1922 – 8 January 2009) was an Italian professional football player and manager, who played as a defender.

Club career

Eliani played for 9 seasons (216 games, 4 goals) in the Serie A for ACF Fiorentina and A.S. Roma.

International career

Eliani made his debut for the Italy national football team on 4 April 1948 against France. He also played in the match against England later that year, which Italy lost 0–4, and was never called up for the national team again.