Mario Magnozzi (; 20 March 1902 – 25 June 1971) was an Italian

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who played as a forward. He competed in the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

with the Italy national team.

Club career

Magnozzi was born in Livorno, and played for his home-town team from 1920 until 1930. In 1920 Livorno won the ''Torneo del Sud'', after which it was defeated by Inter (winner of ''Torneo del Nord'') in the final for the overall Italian title. The match finished 3–2 for Internazionale, with both of Livorno's goals being scored by Magnozzi. During the 1924–25 season with Livorno, he was the top scorer in

Serie A The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Copp ...

. In 1930 he moved to A.C. Milan, where he served as the club's

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, and remained there until 1932, when he was sold back to Livorno. He remained there until he retired in 1936.

International career

Magnozzi was a member of the Italy national team which won the bronze medal in the football tournament at the

, and winning the

1927–30 Central European International Cup The 1927–30 Central European International Cup was the first edition of the Central European International Cup and was held between September 18, 1927 and May 11, 1930. The tournament's structure included a round-robin competition for the five ...

& making runner-up in the

1931–32 Central European International Cup The 1931–32 Central European International Cup was the second edition of the Central European International Cup The European International Cup of Nations was an international football competition held by certain national teams from Central Euro ...

Managerial career

As a football coach, Magnozzi led Milan,

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, AEK and Livorno, helping the latter club to

promotion after winning the 1936–37 Serie B title.

Honours

Player

;

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: 1927-30 *

: Runner-up: 1931-32 *

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: Bronze 1928 Individual * Serie A top scorer: 1924–25 (19 goals, with Livorno)

Manager

Livorno *

Serie B The Serie B (), currently named Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had been ...

: 1936–37

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