Maino Neri

Maino Neri

Maino Neri, Modena, 1946-1947
Personal information
Full name	Maino Neri
Date of birth	30 June 1924
Place of birth	Carpi, Italy
Date of death	8 December 1995(1995-12-08) (aged 71)
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1941–1951	Modena	250	(7)
1951–1955	Internazionale	109	(0)
Total		359	(7)
International career
1948–1954	Italy	8	(0)
Managerial career
1959–1960	Internazionale (youth)
1960–1964	Internazionale (assistant coach)
1964–1966	Modena
1966–1967	Lazio
1967–1969	Internazionale (assistant coach)
1969–1970	Como
1971–1972	Reggina
1973	Lecce
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maino Neri (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmaino ˈneːri]; 30 June 1924 – 8 December 1995) was an Italian footballer and manager who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Neri was born in Carpi, Modena. After spending 10 years with local side Modena, and making a couple trips to Serie B and back, Neri at 27 years of age became part of Alfredo Foni's Inter. With the 'nerazzurri' he won two consecutive Serie A championships in four years before closing his career with Brescia, which played in Serie B.

International career

Neri debuted for the national team at the 1948 London Olympics wearing the captain's arm band in his first game (all eleven players were making their debut in the game against the U.S.) and played a total of eight caps, among which were games against Switzerland and Belgium at the 1954 World Cup. He was also a member of the Italy national squad that took part at the 1952 Summer Olympics.^[1]

References

External links

• La Gazzetta dello Sport

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