Eligio Vecchi

Vecchi with Milan in 1934
Personal information
Date of birth	(1910-02-16)16 February 1910 [1]
Place of birth	Mantua, Italy
Date of death	8 November 1968(1968-11-08) (aged 58) [1]
Place of death	Mantua, Italy
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	( Gls)
1927–1929	Mantova	43	(13)
1929–1931	Foggia	43	(12)
1931–1932	Mantova	24	(11)
1932–1934	Cremonese	53	(17)
1934–1936	Ambrosiana-Inter	29	(4)
1936–1938	Alessandria	50	(12)
1938–1939	Fiorentina	18	(5)
1939–1940	Atalanta	6	(2)
1940–1942	Mantova	9	(5)
1942–1943	Cavese	3	(0)
1946–1947	Mantova	1	(0)
Total		279	(81)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eligio Vecchi (16 February 1910 – 8 November 1968) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. ^[2]

Career

Vecchi began his career at local club Mantova in 1927, before joining Foggia two seasons later in the Serie B. ^[3] Following a few seasons with Cremonese, Vecchi played two friendlies for Milan in May 1934, against Admira Wien and Manchester City. ^[1] He joined Ambrosiana-Inter, Milan's rivals, in the Serie A, ^[3] scoring four goals in 29 games in his two seasons at the club. ^[4]

He was sold to Alessandria in 1936 where, despite being relegated to the Serie B, Vecchi remained at the club. ^[3] Alessandria failed to gain promotion, and Vecchi moved to Fiorentina in 1938, who had just been relegated from the Serie A. ^[3] Vecchi then played for Atalanta, Mantova, and Cavese, before being forced to fight in the ongoing World War II. ^[3] He returned to play for Mantova ahead of the 1946–47 season, where he retired. ^[5]

Playing style

Vecchi was a forward with good technique, capable of playing both as a centre-forward and as a wide midfielder, though his main position was that of a winger. ^[3]

Honours

Fiorentina

• Serie B: 1938–39

Atalanta

• Serie B: 1939–40

References