Aldo Ballarin
| Aldo Ballarin | ||
 Aldo Ballarin in the 1940s
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| Personnel | ||
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| birthday | January 10, 1922 | |
| place of birth | Chioggia , Italy | |
| date of death | May 4, 1949 | |
| Place of death | Superga , Italy | |
| size | 185 cm | |
| position | Defense | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| 1938-1939 | US adries | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1939-1941 | Rovigo Calcio | 36 (2) |
| 1941-1943 | US Triestina | 57 (1) |
| 1943-1945 | FBC Unione Venice | 21 (9) |
| 1945-1949 | AC Turin | 148 (4) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1945-1949 | Italy | 9 (0) |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Aldo Ballarin (born January 10, 1922 in Chioggia , † May 4, 1949 in Superga ) was an Italian football player who played in defense. He also played nine times for the Squadra Azzurra. He died along with numerous teammates in the Superga plane crash .
Career
His younger brothers Dino Ballarin and Sergio Ballarin also played as professional footballers. Dino and Sergio also played at Turin and the three were called Ballarin I (Aldo), Ballarin II (Dino) and Ballarin III (Sergio). Turin dominated Italian football and provided a number of national players.
National team
During his time at AC Turin he made nine appearances in the Italian national football team . On November 11, 1945 he made his debut against the selection of Switzerland.
death
After AC Turin became the Italian champions in 1948/49 after 1-1 in Bari , President Ferruccio Novo arranged a friendly against SL Benfica in Lisbon . On the way back, the plane that was carrying the crew of the Grande Torino back home collided with a rock on the Superga pilgrimage hill near Turin in heavy fog and crashed. All inmates died in the accident, including players and coaches from AC Turin. Aldo Ballarin also died on May 4th 1949 together with his brother and teammate Dino Ballarin . Only Sauro Tomà was left of the big Torino team after the crash, as he had not flown due to an injury. The stadium of the AC Chioggia Sottomarina club in his hometown was named after him.
successes
- Italian champion (4): 1945/46 , 1946/47 , 1947/48 , 1948/49
Web links
- Aldo Ballarin in the database of weltfussball.de
- Aldo Ballarin in the database of transfermarkt.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Italian players with four or more championship titles on rsssf.com
- ↑ Grande Torino (Italian)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ballarin, Aldo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 10, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chioggia , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 4, 1949 |
| Place of death | Superga , Italy |