Angelo Luzzani (18 January 1896 – 1960) was an Italian lawyer and football player. He was born in

Como Como (, ; , or ; ) is a city and (municipality) in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como. Nestled at the southwestern branch of the picturesque Lake Como, the city is a renowned tourist destination, ce ...

, where he also died. He was president of the Rotary Club of Como and Lecco, and president of his Provincial

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(''Ordine degli avvocati'').

Professional life

Luzzani was born in a middle-class family and attended classical studies in his hometown. He graduated at the

University of Milan The University of Milan (; ), officially abbreviated as UNIMI, or colloquially referred to as La Statale ("the State niversity), is a public university, public research university in Milan, Italy. It is one of the largest universities in Eu ...

in 1919 and established a law firm in Como, which he ran until his death. A soldier in

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for the

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, Luzzani was a refugee in

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for most of the

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years. He wasn't affiliated with the

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. He was co-director of the city's Sociale theatre from 1942 to 1955.

Playing career

A player for student's club ''Minerva'', Luzzani joined

Calcio Como Como 1907 () is an Italian professional football club based in Como, Lombardy. The club competes in the Serie A, the first tier of Italian football league system, Italian football, after achieving promotion in the 2023–24 Serie B, 2023–24 Se ...

in 1912 when the two clubs merged. He played for three seasons (1912-1913, 1913-1914 and 1914–1915) for a total of 41 league games, in which he scored 14 goals. He won promotion to the

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(the then top level of Italian football) in 1913 and scored twice in his first league debut against

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(November 17, 1912). He left Como in 1915 due to the breakout of war and his football career never restarted.

Bibliography

*''40º anno di fondazione dell'A. C. Como 1909-1949'', Como 1949. *''Arringhe e scritti di Angelo Luzzani'', Milan 1960. *Enrico Levrini, ''Como 1907-2007 - Cent'anni in azzurro'', Como 2007. .

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(In Italian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Luzzani, Angelo 1896 births 1960 deaths People from Como Italian men's footballers Como 1907 players Italian soldiers 20th-century Italian lawyers Men's association football forwards Footballers from Lombardy 20th-century Italian sportsmen