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Umberto Caligaris

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Umberto Caligaris was born on July 26, 1901 in Casale Monferrato. He was an Italian football player and coach. He grew in A.S. Casale, with which he debuted in the Italian First division, Serie A's predecessor, on October 12, 1919. He won the bronze medal in 1928 Amsterdam. He received his first cap for Italian national team in 1922, against Austria. He played for Italy in the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, and after the latter he moved to Juventus. Here, together with Virginio Rosetta and Giampiero Combi, he formed the most effective defensive team in Italy, and won 5 scudettoes in a row in 1930 to 1935.

Umberto took part to the 1934 World Cup. He set a record of 59 caps for Italian national team, which was surpassed in 1971 by Giacinto Facchetti. Caligaris coached Juventus from 1939 to 1940. He died in Torino. Umberto Caligaris, with all his dedication and devotion in his play achieved many goals in his overall athletic career. He had the ability of defeating the opponent easily by just giving some extra hard work and efforts. He never lost hope in himself and always fought hard to achieve his goal. He is still remembered as one of the best athletes in the history of Olympics.

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