Luigi Colausig (4 March 1914 – 27 July 1991), known as Gino Colaussi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒiːno kolaˈussi]), was an Italian footballer who played as a striker. He was the first player to score multiple goals in a World Cup final.
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Full name | Luigi Colausig | ||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1914-03-04)4 March 1914 | ||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Gradisca d'Isonzo, Kingdom of Italy | ||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 27 July 1991(1991-07-27) (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Trieste, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||
1930–1940 | Triestina | 248 | (42) | ||||||||||||||||
1940–1942 | Juventus | 40 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||
1942–1945 | Vicenza | 47 | (23) | ||||||||||||||||
1945–1946 | Triestina | 23 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||
1946–1948 | Padova | 45 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||
1949–1950 | Ternana | 14 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||
1950–1951 | Tharros | ? | (?) | ||||||||||||||||
1951–1952 | Olbia | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||
1935–1940 | Italy | 26 | (15) | ||||||||||||||||
Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||||
1949–1950 | Ternana | ||||||||||||||||||
1950–1951 | Tharros | ||||||||||||||||||
1951–1953 | Olbia | ||||||||||||||||||
1959–1961 | Alcamo | ||||||||||||||||||
1963 | Triestina | ||||||||||||||||||
1967–1968 | Alcamo | ||||||||||||||||||
1969–1970 | Latina | ||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Colaussi was born in Gradisca d'Isonzo, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. He was a striker in Serie A for USC Triestina, Juventus and Vicenza, and also played in Serie B with Padova.
Colaussi represented the Italy national football team at the gold winning 1933–35 Central European International Cup & at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. He scored a goal in Italy's quarterfinal and semifinal victories, and two in the victorious final, contributing to his nation's second World Cup title with a total of four goals.[1]
Colaussi died in Opicina, near Trieste.
1938 FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament | |
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Italy squad – 1938 FIFA World Cup winners (2nd title) | ||
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