Achille Piccini

Olympic medal record
Men's Football
1936 Berlin Team Competition

Achille Piccini (24 October 1911 – 14 February 1995) was an Italian football (soccer) player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. A native of Carrara, Piccini played as a midfielder or as a defender.

Club career

Piccini played for several Italian clubs throughout his career, including Fiorentina, Carrarese, Bari and Napoli.

International career

Piccini was a member of the Italian team which won the gold medal in the football tournament of the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin.

Death

Piccini died in his home-town of Carrara in 1995.

  • Achille Piccini's profile at databaseOlympics.com
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Achille Piccini". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
  • The forgotten story of ... football, farce and fascism at the 1936 Olympics



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