Eusebio Castigliano

Eusebio Castigliano
Eusebio Castigliano in the 1940s
Personnel
birthday	February 9, 1921
place of birth	Vercelli ,  Italy
date of death	May 4, 1949
Place of death	Superga ,  Italy
size	177 cm
position	midfield
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1939-1941	US Pro Vercelli Calcio	28 (18)
1941-1943	Specia Calcio	63 (25)
1942-1944	Biellese	15 0(8)
1945-1949	AC Turin	115 (36)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
1945-1949	Italy	7 0(1)
1 Only league games are given.

Eusebio Castigliano (born February 9, 1921 in Vercelli , † May 4, 1949 in Superga ) was an Italian football player who played in midfield. He also played seven times for the Squadra Azzurra. He died along with numerous teammates in the Superga plane crash .

Career

society

Castigliano played in the clubs US Pro Vercelli Calcio , Spezia Calcio , Biellese before coming to AC Turin . This team dominated Italian football and produced a number of national players.

National team

During his time at AC Turin he made seven appearances for the Italian national football team and scored one goal.

death

→ Main article : Superga plane crash

After AC Turin was confirmed as Italian champions in 1948/49 after 1-1 in Bari , President Ferruccio Novo arranged a friendly against 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. Bacigalupo also died on May 4th 1949, he was 33 years old. Only Sauro Tomà was left of the big Torino team after the crash, as he had not flown due to an injury.

successes

AC Turin

• Italian champion (4): 1945/46 , 1946/47 , 1947/48 , 1948/49

Web links

• Eusebio Castigliano in the database of weltfussball.de
• Eusebio Castigliano in the database of transfermarkt.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Italian players with four or more championship titles on rsssf (English)
2. ↑ Grande Torino (Italian)