Giovanni Vecchina

Giovanni Vecchina
	Vecchina with Juventus in 1932
Personal information
Date of birth	16 August 1902
Place of birth	Venice, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death	5 April 1973 (aged 70)
Place of death	Vicenza, Italy
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1919–1922	Venezia
1922–1924	Petrarca Padova
1924–1930	Padova
1930–1933	Juventus
1933–1935	Torino
1935–1936	Biellese
1939–1940	Siracusa
International career
1928	Italy
Managerial career
1947–1948	Napoli
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giovanni Vecchina (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni vekˈkiːna]; 16 August 1902 – 5 April 1973) was an Italian football player and manager from Venice in the region of Veneto. A forward, Vecchina played his entire career in the Italian football system; he is best known for his time with Juventus, Venezia and Padova.^[1] At international level, he represented the Italy national football team twice in 1928.

After retiring from playing, Vecchia went on to manage Italian football clubs including Napoli with Attila Sallustro.

References

^ "RSSSF.com". Archived from the original on 19 May 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2007.