Background
Baloncieri was born in Castelceriolo in the province of Alessandria, to a family originally from Caselle Torinese.
Baloncieri was born in Castelceriolo in the province of Alessandria, to a family originally from Caselle Torinese.
Critically regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time, Gianni Brera considered him one of the great playmakers of all time, along the likes of Giuseppe Meazza and Valentino Mazzola. In 2010, Carlo Felice Chiesa wrote: "If it were possible to rank all-time great "registas" of world football, Adolfo Baloncieri, an athlete from a period so remote from our own, would end up among the first, if not first." With 25 goals, he is the 6th highest all-time scorer of the Italian national team, tied to Filippo Inzaghi and Alessandro Altobelli. During childhood he lived with his family in Rosario, Argentina for 12 years where he entered the world of football at age nine.
Eager to play sport, he did not complete his studies in accountancy.
He died in 1986, days before he turned 89, from pneumonia. He returned to in 1913 and joined Alessandria.
Foreign which he debuted in 1914 at the age of 17 before World War I suspended league fixtures. During the conflict he was at the front as a gunner.
In 1930 he was knighted by the Crown of on the recommendation of the Italian Football Federation"s Leandro Arpinati.
Baloncieri retired in 1931. Interested in the development of young athletes, he was responsible for the development of the youth system. He later became a manager.
He earned 47 caps for between 1920 and 1930, and with 25 goals, he is "s sixth all-time highest goalscorer.
He also played in two other Olympics, 1920 and 1924, making him the 2nd Most All-Time player with Appearances in the Olympic football tournament. Baloncieri was an elegant and creative midfielder, who had excellent technical skill, vision, passing ability, and an eye for goal.
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