Background
Foni was born in Udine, and he made his professional debut with local club Udinese at the age of 16, in 1927, in the Prima Divisione (the predecessor to the Italian Serie A). He later moved to Lazio in 1929.
Foni was born in Udine, and he made his professional debut with local club Udinese at the age of 16, in 1927, in the Prima Divisione (the predecessor to the Italian Serie A). He later moved to Lazio in 1929.
Club He later moved to Padova for a brief stint after a few seasons in. Foni later transferred to in 1934, replacing Virginio Rosetta. He remained with the club until 1947, and between 1934 and 1947, he never missed a single match for seven consecutive seasons.
In total, he made 266 League appearances with, and 370 total appearances in Serie A, after making his debut in the competition on 2 February 1930, with Lazio, against Pro Vercelli.
He moved to play with Chiasso during the 1948-1949 season, making only three appearances in the league, before retiring. national Following his retirement, he coached in and Switzerland. He later coached Switzerland in the 1966 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup.
Foni died in Lugano, Switzerland. Player = Club = national Individual Coach = Club -Cities Fairs Cup: 1960-1961.
He became a permanent member of the starting line-up at the 1938 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup, replacing Roma full-back Eraldo Monzeglio, starting alongside his Juventus team-mate Rava, and helping Italy to defend their World Cup title.