Attilio Ferraris (; 26 March 1904 – 8 May 1947) was an Italian

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who played as a

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Club career

Ferraris played ten seasons (254 games, two goals) in the

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, for

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and

AS Bari Società Sportiva Calcio Bari, commonly referred to as SSC Bari and simply Bari, is an Italian football club based in Bari, Apulia. Bari currently plays in the . The team finished the 2021–22 season in first place in Serie C and earned prom ...

International career

With the Italy national team, Ferraris won the

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at the 1928 Olympics, but he did not play in any matches. He was playing in the

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winning gold & in the 1931–32 Central European International Cup winning silver. He was also a very important part of the World Cup winning team of

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, making it to the tournament's All-Star Team for his performances. Ferraris died in 1947 after collapsing while playing in an old-timers' match.

Honours

Italy *

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* Central European International Cup: 1927–30; Runner-up: 1931–32 *

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: Bronze Medal

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Individual * FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament:

* AS Roma Hall of Fame: 2013

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* 1904 births 1947 deaths Footballers from Rome Italian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders AS Roma players SS Lazio players SSC Bari players Catania FC players Serie A players Serie B players Italy men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Italy Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Italy 1934 FIFA World Cup players FIFA World Cup–winning players Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Sport deaths in Italy 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-Olympic-medalist-stub