Career
Casale and Juventus, before ending his career with Brescia. His 59 caps for stood as a record for many years. Following his retirement he worked as a manager, coaching his former clubs Brescia and Juventus.
Born in Casale Monferrato (Piedmont), Caligaris spent the first nine years of his career with the local team, Associate of Science Casale.
However they were never to repeat that success and although during Caligaris’s career with the club they twice qualified for the inter-regional semi-final of North, they were unable to get further. The Italian national team, however, did provide scope for his talents.
He received his first cap on 15 January 1922 against a strong Austria side, in Milan. He was selected in place of Virginio Rosetta as right back flanking the great Genoese left back Renzo De Vecchi (“Son of God” to the fans), who had been playing for since 1910.
From then until De Vecchi’s retirement from international football in March 1925, Rosetta and Caligaris were in competition for the right back position.
He played for in the 1924 Olympics, the match against Spain being the first in which he played alongside Rosetta, also winning the Central European International Cup with between 1927 and 1930. After winning a bronze medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics, Caligaris left Casale to join Rosetta at Juventus, making his Serie A debut with the club on 6 October 1929, in a 3–2 home victory over Napoli. Here the two full backs, backed by Italian international goalkeeper Giampiero Combi, formed a formidable defensive combination.
Caligaris’s final game for, on February 11, 1934 was, like his first, against Austria.
Caligaris coached Juventus from 1939 until his death in Turin in October of the following year. During the 1970s, an annual under-21 football tournament was named in the Italian"s honour.
The "Caligaris" International Tournament took place in the player"s hometown of Casale Monferrato. Caligaris is regarded as one of the best Italian defenders of his generation.
A strong, hard-tackling, and tenacious player, he was known for his pace, work-rate, stamina, and his ability in the air, which he combined with an excellent technique.
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