Elvio Banchero
Elvio Banchero (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɛlvjo baŋˈkɛːro]; 28 April 1904 – 21 January 1982) was an Italian footballer who played as a striker. He competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics with the Italy national football team, winning a bronze medal.
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Date of birth | 28 April 1904 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Alessandria, Italy | ||||||||||||
Date of death | 21 January 1982 77) | (aged||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
1921–1924 | Alessandria | 44 | (17) | ||||||||||
1924–1925 | SPAL | 21 | (5) | ||||||||||
1925–1929 | Alessandria | 99 | (57) | ||||||||||
1929–1932 | Genova 1893 | 80 | (42) | ||||||||||
1932–1934 | Roma | 20 | (3) | ||||||||||
1934–1936 | Bari | 33 | (9) | ||||||||||
1936–1937 | Alessandria | 13 | (3) | ||||||||||
1937–1938 | Parma | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||
1928–1931 | Italy | 3 | (4) | ||||||||||
Teams managed | |||||||||||||
1937 | Alessandria | ||||||||||||
1937–1938 | Parma | ||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Club career
Banchero was born in Alessandria. He played for seven seasons (120 games, 48 goals) in the Italian Serie A for Genova 1893, A.S. Roma, A.S. Bari and U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912.
International career
Banchero was a member of the Italian national team which won the bronze medal in the football tournament at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He scored a hat trick (3 goals) in the 11–3 victory against Egypt, that led to the Bronze medal.
Personal life
Elvio's younger brother Ettore Banchero played football professionally as well. To distinguish them, Elvio was referred to as Banchero I and Ettore as Banchero II.