Attilio Ferraris

{{short description|Italian footballer (1904-1947)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Attilio Ferraris IV | fullname = | image = FerrarisIV.jpg | caption = Ferraris with Roma in 1930 | birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1904|3|26}} | birth_place = Rome, Italy | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1947|5|8|1904|3|26}} | death_place = Montecatini Terme, Italy | height = 1.70 m | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Defensive midfielder | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1922–1927 | clubs1 = Fortitudo Roma | caps1 = 61 | goals1 = 3 | years2 = 1927–1934 | clubs2 = Roma | caps2 = 198 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 1934–1936 | clubs3 = Lazio | caps3 = 39 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 1936–1938 | clubs4 = Bari | caps4 = 54 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 1938–1939 | clubs5 = Roma | caps5 = 12 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 1939–1940 | clubs6 = Catania | caps6 = 15 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 1943–1944 | clubs7 = Elettronica Roma | caps7 = 4 | goals7 = 0 | totalcaps = 383 | totalgoals = 5 | nationalyears1 = 1926–1935 | nationalteam1 = Italy | nationalcaps1 = 28 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Team|{{fb|Italy|1861}}}} {{MedalCompetition |Summer Olympics}} {{Medal|Bronze|1928 Amsterdam|}} {{MedalCompetition|Central European International Cup}} {{MedalGold|1927–30 Central European International Cup|}} {{MedalCompetition|Central European International Cup}} {{MedalSilver|1931–32 Central European International Cup|}} {{MedalCompetition|FIFA World Cup}} {{Medal|Gold|1934 Italy|}} }}

'''Attilio Ferraris IV''' ({{IPA|it|atˈtiːljo ferˈraːris}}; 26 March 1904 – 8 May 1947) was an Italian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

==Club career== Ferraris played ten seasons (254 games, two goals) in the Serie A, for AS Roma, SS Lazio and AS Bari.

==International career== With the Italy national team, Ferraris won the bronze medal at the 1928 Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.<ref name="Olympedia">{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/700368 |title=Attilio Ferraris |work=Olympedia |access-date=18 January 2022}}</ref> He was playing in the 1927–30 Central European International Cup winning gold & in the 1931–32 Central European International Cup winning silver.

He was also a very important part of the World Cup-winning team of 1934, making it to the tournament's All-Star Team for his performances.

Ferraris died in 1947 after collapsing while playing in an old-timers' match.<ref name="Olympedia"/>

==Honours== '''Italy''' * FIFA World Cup: 1934 * Central European International Cup: 1927–30; Runner-up: 1931–32 * Summer Olympics: Bronze Medal 1928

'''Individual''' * FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament: 1934<ref name="FIFA World Cup Awards: All-Star Team">{{cite web|url=http://football.sporting99.com/fifa-world-cup-all-star-team.html |title=FIFA World Cup Awards: All-Star Team |accessdate=22 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630203237/http://football.sporting99.com/fifa-world-cup-all-star-team.html |archivedate=30 June 2016 }}</ref> * AS Roma Hall of Fame: 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asroma.it/en/team/hall_of_fame.html|title=Hall of Fame 2014: Ghiggia, Ancelotti, Voeller and Candela inducted|publisher=A.S. Roma|accessdate=10 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219121511/http://www.asroma.it/en/team/hall_of_fame.html|archive-date=19 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{NFT player|22940}}

{{1934 FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament}} {{AS Roma Hall of Fame}} {{Italy football squad 1928 Summer Olympics}} {{Italy squad 1934 FIFA World Cup}}

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