Umberto Caligaris
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Umberto Caligaris was an Italian footballer who played, normally at left-back, for A.S. Casale and Juventus, before ending his career with Brescia. With Juventus, he won an Italian record of five cons
Caligaris with Juventus in the 1930s
The legendary Bianconeri's defensive line in the Interwar period: right-back Rosetta, goalkeeper Combi and left-back Caligaris
Caligaris with Italy
Gianpiero Combi
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Gianpiero Combi was an Italian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent his entire club career at Juventus, where he won five Italian League titles. At international level, he won the 1934 Worl
Umberto Caligaris
…Serie A debut with the club on 6 October 1929, in a 3–2 home victory over Napoli. Here the two full-backs, backed by Italian international goalkeeper Gianpiero Combi, and with centre-half Luis Monti in front of them, formed a formidable and successful defensive combination. Juventus won five scudetti in a row between…
Combi (left) together with referee Ivan Eklind (m.) and František Plánička (r.) before the 1934 FIFA World Cup Final
Combi (left) as Italian goalkeeper and captain in the 1934 World Cup, here with his Spanish colleague Ricardo Zamora in the Quarter-finals.
From left to right: Italian manager Pozzo, Monzeglio, Bertolini, Combi, Monti (half-hidden) and the assistant manager Carcano (behind) before the start of extra time in the victorious final versus Czechoslovakia.