# Danilo Martelli

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**Danilo Martelli** (27 May 1927 – 4 May 1949) was an Italian [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as a [midfielder](/source/Midfielder).

Martelli began his career with Marzotto Manerbio and later [Brescia](/source/Brescia_Calcio). In 1946, he moved to [Torino](/source/Torino_F.C.), where he won three [Serie A](/source/Serie_A) titles. He died in 1949 in the [Superga air disaster](/source/Superga_air_disaster).

## Club career

### Brescia

Martelli began his career with Marzotto Manerbio in [Serie C](/source/Serie_C). In the 1940–41 season, he moved to [Brescia](/source/Brescia_Calcio), where he played in [Serie B](/source/Serie_B) for two seasons, and demonstrated an ability to score goals. In 1943, the *Rondinelle* won promotion to the top flight of Italian football, but this would be postponed due to the [Second World War](/source/Second_World_War). In the first post-war championship, Brescia won fourth place in the group of Northern Italy but then lost a tie with [A.C. Milan](/source/A.C._Milan) for the final round.

### Torino

Martelli came to the fore and was noticed by executives of Torino, who signed him in 1946. With 72 appearances and 10 goals, he contributed to the conquest of three [Serie A](/source/Serie_A) titles of the *Grande Torino* in [1947](/source/1948%E2%80%9349_Serie_A), [1948](/source/1948%E2%80%9349_Serie_A) and [1949](/source/1948%E2%80%9349_Serie_A). [Valentino Mazzola](/source/Valentino_Mazzola) advised him always to be more "aggressive".

As Torino required to sell a player to balance their finances, they thought of selling Martelli, a rising star that interested many teams. His friends, however, organised a fundraiser to raise half the amount other teams would pay for him to remain at Torino.[1]

Along with [Valerio Bacigalupo](/source/Valerio_Bacigalupo) and [Mario Rigamonti](/source/Mario_Rigamonti), he was also part of the so-called *Trio Nizza*, three players of the Grande Torino who lived together in a small apartment in Via Nizza in Turin.

Martelli was buried at the cemetery of his native region, [Castellucchio](/source/Castellucchio).

## Legacy

The [stadium](/source/Stadio_Danilo_Martelli) of [Mantua](/source/Mantua) was renamed after him after the [Superga air disaster](/source/Superga_air_disaster).

Later, two football teams of the [province of Cremona](/source/Cremona) ([Piadena](/source/Piadena)) and [Mantua](/source/Mantua) ([Castellucchio](/source/Castellucchio)), were founded or changed their name to remember his football career: the **G.S. Danilo Martelli** of [Piadena](/source/Piadena) because when he came from [Castellucchio](/source/Castellucchio) he took the train to [Brescia](/source/Brescia) and down to [Piadena](/source/Piadena), where he had many friends and former teammates with whom he played several tournaments during the summer; the US Danilo Martelli of [Castellucchio](/source/Castellucchio), his hometown.

## Style of play

He was a defensive midfielder, but could also play as a [full-back](/source/Fullback_(association_football)) on either flank.

## Honours

**Torino**

- [Serie A](/source/Serie_A): [1946–47](/source/1948%E2%80%9349_Serie_A), [1947–48](/source/1948%E2%80%9349_Serie_A), [1948–49](/source/1948%E2%80%9349_Serie_A)

## Bibliography

- Me Grand Turin, *Sauro Tomà*, Graphot edition, 1998.
- 1950/2000 Gruppo Sportivo Danilo Martelli Piadena - Cinquant'anni di calcio, amicizia e impegno - edited by Pro Loco and the community of Piadena, July 2000.

## References

1. R. Ossola-F. Tavella, *"Il romanzo del Grande Torino"*, Newton & Compton, Roma, 1993, pp. 203-204

## External links

- [Profile on Giulianovaweb.it](https://web.archive.org/web/20120217210528/http://www.giulianovaweb.it/Rivista_Madonna_dello_Splendore/Riviste/23_04/063_Rubens%20Fadini_23.htm)
- [Profile on enciclopediadelcalcio.it](http://www.enciclopediadelcalcio.it/Fadini.html)

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