Armando Castellazzi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Armando Castellazzi | ||
Date of birth | October 7, 1904 | ||
Place of birth | Milan, Italy | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1923–1936 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 246 | (16) |
National team | |||
1929–1934 | Italy | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Armando Castellazzi (October 7, 1904 – 1968) was an Italian footballer and manager who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Milan, Castellazzi spent his entire club career in the 1920s and 1930s playing for Ambrosiana-Inter in Serie A. He played 182 matches for the team, scoring two goals, helping the club to win the 1929–30 Serie A championship.
International career
With the Italian national team, Castellazzi made three appearances for Italy between 1929 and 1934, all of which came in the team's victorious 1934 FIFA World Cup campaign on home soil.
Managerial career
After retiring from football at the age of 32, Castellazzi remained with the Ambrosiana-Inter organization where in 1938 he became the first person in the history of the first division to win the championship both as a player and as a coach.