Paride Tumburus (; 8 March 1939 – 24 October 2015) was an Italian

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Born in

Aquileia Aquileia is an ancient Roman city in Italy, at the head of the Adriatic at the edge of the lagoons, about from the sea, on the river Natiso (modern Natisone), the course of which has changed somewhat since Roman times. Today, the city is small ( ...

, Tumburus played club football for

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and

Vicenza Calcio L.R. Vicenza S.p.A. (acronym for ''Lanerossi Vicenza''), better known as Vicenza or Lanerossi, is an Italian football club based in the city of Vicenza. It plays in Serie C, the third division of the Italian football league. Founded on 9 March ...

, before retiring after a season with

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in 1971.

International career

At international level, Tumburus earned four caps for the

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between 1962 and 1963, and participated in the

1962 FIFA World Cup The 1962 FIFA World Cup was the 7th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It was held from 30 May to 17 June 1962 in Chile. The qualification rounds took place between ...

as well as the

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on home soil, in which is country managed a fourth-place finish.

Death

Tumburus died of a heart attack in his home town of

on 23 October 2015.

Honours

Club

;Bologna *

Serie A The Serie A (), officially known as Serie A Enilive in Italy and Serie A Made in Italy abroad for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Italy and the highest tier of the Italian football league system. Establish ...

: 1963–64

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* * * 1939 births 2015 deaths Italian men's footballers Italy men's international footballers 1962 FIFA World Cup players Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Italy Bologna FC 1909 players LR Vicenza players Serie A players Serie C players Men's association football defenders People from Aquileia Footballers from the Province of Udine 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-footy-defender-1930s-stub