Giovanni De Prà

Giovanni De Prà

Personal information
Date of birth	(1900-06-28)28 June 1900
Place of birth	Genoa, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death	15 June 1979(1979-06-15) (aged 78)
Place of death	Genoa, Italy
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1919–1933	Genoa	304	(0)
International career
1924–1928	Italy	19	(0)
Medal record  Italy Summer Olympics 1928 Amsterdam Central European International Cup 1927–30 Central European International Cup
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giovanni Luigi Cecilio De Prà (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni de ˈpra]; 28 June 1900 – 15 June 1979) was an Italian football goalkeeper.^[1]

Career

D Prà spent his entire club career with his hometown side Genoa C.F.C., playing more than 300 games over almost 15 years.^[2]

D Prà competed at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics with Italy, and won a bronze medal in 1928.^[3] as back up for Gianpiero Combi.

He started the first 4 matches in the Central European International Cup: 1927–30 campaign but also here lost his starter position to Gianpiero Combi after the summer of 1928. But remained a part of the successive gold medal winning Italy national side.

Honours

Club

Genoa

• Italian Football Championship: 1922–23, 1923–24

International

Italy

• Central European International Cup: 1927–30
• Summer Olympics: Bronze 1928

References

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