Guido Masetti (; 22 November 1907 – 26 November 1993) was an

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Club career

Born in

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, Masetti played for

Hellas Verona Hellas Verona Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Hellas Verona (), is an Italian professional Association football, football List of football clubs in Italy, club based in Verona, Veneto, that currently plays in Serie A. The team won ...

, and

A.S. Roma Associazione Sportiva Roma (''Rome Sport Association''; Italian pronunciation: ) is a professional football club based in Rome, Italy. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma has participated in the top tier of Italian football for all of its exis ...

from 1929 to 1943, appearing in 339 matches, winning an Italian title in the 1941–42 season.

International career

Masetti was considered in the 1930s and 1940s to be one of the strongest goalkeepers, but as a member for the Italy national team he was merely used as a stand-in for

Gianpiero Combi Gianpiero Combi (; 20 November 1902 – 12 August 1956) was an Italian association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper.

and Aldo Olivieri. The team won the World Cups of

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and

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without Masetti playing in any of the matches.

Managerial career

In 1950s, he was manager of A.S. Roma for ten games (5 in season 1950–51, and another 5 in season 1956–57).

Death

He died at age 86 in

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Honours

Player

Club

;Roma *

Serie A The Serie A (), officially known as Serie A Enilive in Italy and Serie A Made in Italy abroad for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Italy and the highest tier of the Italian football league system. Establish ...

: 1941–42; (runner-up): 1930–31, 1935–36 *

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(runner-up): 1936–37, 1940–41

International

;Italy *

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Individual

* A.S. Roma Hall of Fame: 2015

References

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