Giuseppe Baldo (; 27 July 1914 – 31 July 2007) was an Italian footballer who played as a

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and who competed in the

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Career

Born in Piombino Dese, Baldo began his football career with local side

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before moving to

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to play for S.S. Lazio in 1935. Baldo was a member of the Italian Olympic team which won the gold medal in the 1936 Olympic football tournament.

Honours

International

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References

External links

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Giuseppe Baldo at Enciclopediadelcalcio.it
1914 births 2007 deaths Italian men's footballers Footballers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Italy Olympic gold medalists for Italy Italy men's international footballers Olympic medalists in football Calcio Padova players SS Lazio players Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Veneto 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{italy-Olympic-medalist-stub