Enrico Canfari (16 April 1877 – 22 October 1915) was an Italian

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who played as a forward for

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and

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, and later sporting director of Juventus.

Career

Canfari was born on 16 April 1877 in

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. His father was later owner of a bicycle shop in

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. In 1897 Canfari and his younger brother

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belonged to a group of 13 students of the Turin Massimo d'Azeglio Grammar School, which founded the football club

on 1 November 1897. In 1898 he succeeded his brother as president of the club until 1901. With ''Juve'' Canfari participated in the Italian football championships 1900 to 1903. Because of his close links with

, Canfari joined A.C. Milan in 1903. After his football career Canfari studied chemistry and made numerous trips to England to show his knowledge of football rules. Enrico Canfari fell in World War I, during the Third Battle of the Isonzo, in which he participated as a volunteer in the rank of captain. He died on 22 October 1915 at the age of 38 at the

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at the Isonzo river.

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