Alberto Piccinini
Piccinini with Juventus in the 1951–52 season
Personal information
Date of birth (1923-01-25)25 January 1923
Place of birth Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death 14 April 1972(1972-04-14) (aged 49)
Place of death Rome, Italy
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1942–1943 Pescara 4 (1)
1943–1944 Avia Roma 18 (0)
1944–1945 Roma 14 (0)
1945–1948 Salernitana 43 (0)
1948–1949 Palermo 36 (0)
1949–1953 Juventus 104 (2)
1953–1954 Milan 19 (0)
1954–1955 Palermo 13 (1)
International career
1949–1952 Italy 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alberto Piccinini (Italian pronunciation: [alˈbɛrto pittʃiˈniːni]; 25 January 1923 – 14 April 1972) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was regarded as one of the first liberos when Gipo Viani, his coach at Salernitana pulled him back to defence and assigned him to mark the opposition's number 9.

Honours

Juventus


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