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Pietro Rava (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpjɛːtro ˈraːva]; 21 January 1916 – 5 November 2006)[1] was an Italian football defender and coach, who played as a full-back. He won the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1938 FIFA World Cup with the Italian national team.[2]

Pietro Rava

Personal information
Full name	Pietro Rava
Date of birth	(1916-01-21)21 January 1916
Place of birth	Cassine, Alessandria, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death	5 November 2006(2006-11-05) (aged 90)
Place of death	Turin, Italy
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
	Juventus
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1935–1943	Juventus	180	(3)
1944	Juventus	14	(1)
1944–1946	US Alessandria	50	(8)
1946–1947	Juventus	38	(5)
1947–1950	Novara	73	(3)
Total		355	(21)
National team
1935–1946	Italy	30	(0)
Teams managed
1952–1954	Padova
1956	Sampdoria
1957	Palermo
1961–1963	Alessandria
Honours  Italy Summer Olympics 1936 Berlin FIFA World Cup 1938 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Rava, born in Cassine, Province of Alessandria, played for the clubs U.S. Alessandria (1928–35, 1946–47), Juventus F.C. (1935–46 and 1947–50) and Novara Calcio (1950–51). He won two Italian Cups in the 1937–38 and 1941–42 seasons, and two scudetti in the 1934–35 and 1949–50 seasons. He was Juventus's captain from 1947 to 1950. In total, he played in 352 Serie A matches (including 303 for Juventus), scoring 15 goals.[3]

International career

Rava appeared in 30 international matches with the Italian national team between 1935 and 1946, losing only one game, and becoming the Italy captain in 1940. He won the gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics, and won the 1938 FIFA World Cup. Rumour has it, before the 1938 finals fascist Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini was to have sent a telegram to the team, saying "Vincere o morire!" (literally translated as "Win or die!"). However, no record remains of such a telegram, and Rava said, when interviewed, "No, no, no, that's not true. He sent a telegram wishing us well, but no never 'win or die'."[4] He was selected to the "Best XI" of the 1938 World Cup. Along with Alfredo Foni, Sergio Bertoni, and Ugo Locatelli, Rava is one of only four Italian players ever to win both the Olympic tournament and the World Cup.[5][6]

After retirement

As a coach, he managed the clubs Sampdoria, Palermo, Padova, Monza, Alessandria, Novara, Carrarese, and A.C. Cuneo.[7]

On 5 November 2006, Rava, the last surviving member of the 1938 World Cup champion squad, died in Turin after having had surgery on his right femur due to a fracture days before. He had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease for several years.[3] Juventus announced that the following day, for a Serie B match against Napoli, the players would wear mourning armbands in his memory.[8]

He was the last surviving member of the 1938 FIFA World Cup Italy squad.

Honours

Club

Juventus

• Serie A: 1949–50; Runner-up: 1937–38, 1946–47
• Serie A-B Runner-up: 1945–46
• Coppa Italia: 1937–38, 1941–42

International

Italy

• Olympic Gold Medal: 1936
• FIFA World Cup: 1938

Individual

• 1938 FIFA World Cup All-star Team[9]

References

Further reading

• Player bio - www.tifonet.it - Retrieved November 2006. (in Italian)
• Rava's statistics at Juventus - www.myjuve.it - Retrieved November 2006.
• Pietro Rava - International Appearances - www.rsssf.com - by Roberto Di Maggio, RSSSF.
• DatabaseOlympics.com profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 8 February 2007)

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is stated as fact:
website FIFA in November 2009 introduced some changes in date of birth the player's instead 21 January 1916 (originally written) wrote 12 January 1916

Sporting positions
Preceded by Mario Varglien Iº	Juventus F.C. captains 1942–1949	Succeeded by Carlo Parola

На других языках

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- [en] Pietro Rava

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[es] Pietro Rava

Pietro Rava (Cassine, Provincia de Alessandria, Italia, 21 de enero de 1916 - Turín, Provincia de Turín, Italia, 5 de noviembre de 2006) fue un futbolista y director técnico italiano. Se desempeñaba en la posición de defensa.[2]

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[fr] Pietro Rava

Pietro Rava (né le 21 janvier 1916 à Cassine près d'Alexandrie dans le Piémont et mort le 5 novembre 2006 à Turin) est un footballeur international italien, qui a joué en tant que défenseur avant de se reconvertir comme entraîneur.

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[it] Pietro Rava

Pietro Rava (Cassine, 21 gennaio 1916 – Torino, 5 novembre 2006) è stato un calciatore e allenatore di calcio italiano, di ruolo terzino sinistro metodista.

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[ru] Рава, Пьетро

Пье́тро Ра́ва (итал. Pietro Rava; 21 января 1916, Кассине — 5 ноября 2006, Турин) — аргентинский и итальянский футболист, левый защитник. Чемпион мира 1938 года, Олимпийский чемпион 1936 года. До своей смерти в 2006 году, Пьетро Рава был последним живым чемпионом мира 1938 года.

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