Benito Boldi
Birth date19 February 1934
Birth placeTarcento, Italy
Death date3 February 2021 (aged 86)
Death placeBiella, Italy
Height1.81 m
PositionDefender
Years 11953–1955
Clubs 1SPAL
Caps 111
Goals 10
Years 21955–1956
Clubs 2Juventus
Caps 24
Goals 20
Years 31956–1957
Clubs 3SPAL
Caps 310
Goals 30
Years 41957–1959
Clubs 4Juventus
Caps 410
Goals 40
Years 51959–1960
Clubs 5Catania
Caps 527
Goals 50
Years 61960–1962
Clubs 6Cesena
Caps 649
Goals 60
Years 71962–1968
Clubs 7Biellese
Caps 7173
Goals 70
Totalcaps284
Totalgoals0

Benito Boldi (19 February 1934 – 3 February 2021) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Boldi was part of the Juventus teams that won the 1957–58 Serie A and the 1958–59 Coppa Italia.[1] He played for SPAL and Catania in Serie B and for Cesena and Biellese in Serie C.[1]

Personal life

Boldi was born in Tarcento, Province of Udine.[1] His brothers Mario Boldi and Luciano Boldi also played football professionally. To distinguish them, Benito was known as Boldi II.[1] He was married with two children.[1]

Death

Boldi died from complications brought about by COVID-19 on 3 February 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, sixteen days short from his 87th birthday.[1]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Addio a Benito Boldi, vinse lo scudetto con la Juve accanto a Sivori e Charles" (in Italian). Prima Biella. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.