Giulio Cappelli (; 4 March 1911 – 16 December 1995) was an Italian
footballer
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who played as a
forward. He competed in the
1936 Summer Olympics
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with the
Italy national football team
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, winning a gold medal in the tournament.
Club career
Born in
La Spezia
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La Spezia is the second-largest city in the Liguria ...
, Cappelli began his football career with local side
Spezia. He joined
Serie A
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side
Livorno
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for two seasons beginning in 1933. The next season, he transferred to
Serie B
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club
F.C. Esperia Viareggio. Cappelli returned to Serie A with
S.S.D. Sporting Lucchese and finished his playing career with Spezia.
International career
Cappelli made two appearances for
Italy
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in 1936, scoring one goal. He was a member of the
Italian Olympic team, which won the gold medal in the
1936 Olympic football tournament.
Death
On 16 December 1995, Cappelli died at his home in Marina di Massa aged 84.
Honours
International
;Italy
*
Olympic Gold Medal
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:
1936
Events January–February
* January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House.
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References
External links
Giulio Cappelli at databaseOlympics.com
1911 births
1995 deaths
Italian men's footballers
Serie A players
Serie B players
Spezia Calcio players
US Livorno 1915 players
Lucchese 1905 players
US Massese 1919 players
Footballers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers for Italy
Olympic gold medalists for Italy
Italy men's international footballers
Italian football managers
Lucchese 1905 managers
Inter Milan managers
Catania FC managers
US Alessandria Calcio 1912 managers
Olympic medalists in football
Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Men's association football forwards
Footballers from La Spezia
AC Sampierdarenese players
20th-century Italian sportsmen
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