Pietro Giovanni Zini (1 July 1894 – 2 August 1915) was an Italian footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Cremonese.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pietro Giovanni Zini | ||
| Date of birth | (1894-07-01)1 July 1894 | ||
| Place of birth | Paderno Ponchielli, Kingdom of Italy | ||
| Date of death | 2 August 1915(1915-08-02) (aged 21) | ||
| Place of death | Cividale del Friuli, Kingdom of Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1913–1915 | Cremonese | 19 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Zini made his debut for Cremonese in 1913, when the club played in the Promozione of Lombardy (it). His performances that season helped the team win their group and promote to the 1914–15 Prima Categoria. In 1915, Zini left the club as he was conscripted into the Royal Italian Army during World War I. He died on 2 August 1915, in the city of Cividale del Friuli while serving as a stretcher bearer after contracting typhoid fever.[1]
In 1929, Stadio Giovanni Zini was named after him.[2]
Cremonese