Sandro Puppo

 ( 1918 Births ) 

Sandro Puppo (; 28 January 1918 – 16 October 1986) was an Italian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

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Club career During his playing days, Puppo played for Italian clubs Piacenza Calcio, Ambrosiana, Venezia and Roma in the 1930s and 1940s. He won a Serie A title with Ambrosiana in 1937–38 (without playing, however), and two Coppa Italia titles with Ambrosiana and Venezia in 1938–39 and 1940–41 respectively.

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International career

At international level, Puppo was a member of the Italy national football team that won a gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympic football tournament.

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Managerial career

Later Puppo became a coach and managed the Turkey national football team in the 1954 FIFA World Cup (becoming the first Italian coach ever to do so, 71 years before Vincenzo Montella), and went on to manage teams such as FC Barcelona, Juventus FC and Beşiktaş.

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Honours

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Club

Ambrosiana-Inter

• Serie A: 1937–38
• Coppa Italia: 1938–39

Venezia:

• Coppa Italia: 1940–41

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International

Italy

• Olympic Gold Medal: 1936

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External links

• enciclopediadelcalcio
• Sandro Puppo (1954-55), FC Barcelona (per 2020-08-20)

Categories: 1918 Births, 1986 Deaths, Sportspeople From Piacenza, Footballers From The Province Of Piacenza, Italian Men's Footballers, Italian Football Managers, Italian Expatriate Football Managers, Piacenza Calcio 1919 Players, Serie A Players, Inter Milan Players, Venezia Fc Players, As Roma Players, 1954 Fifa World Cup Managers, Fc Barcelona Managers, Beşiktaş J.k. Managers, Juventus Fc Managers, Süper Lig Managers, Expatriate Football Managers In Spain, Expatriate Football Managers In Turkey, Turkey National Football Team Managers, Italian Expatriate Sportspeople In Spain, Italian Expatriate Sportspeople In Turkey, Men's Association Football Midfielders, 20th-century Italian Sportsmen

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