Name Elvio Banchero Playing position Role Football player | Years Team Height 1.74 m 1921–1924 Alessandria Position Midfielder | |
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Date of birth (1904-04-28)28 April 1904 Date of death 21 January 1982(1982-01-21) (aged 77) Died January 21, 1982, Alessandria, Italy | ||
Place of birth Alessandria, Italy | ||
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Elvio Banchero (28 April 1904 in Alessandria – 21 January 1982) was an Italian footballer who played as a forward. He competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics with the Italy national football team, winning a bronze medal.
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- Club career
- International career
- Personal life
- References
Club career
Banchero played for 7 seasons (120 games, 48 goals) in the Italian Serie A for Genova 1893, A.S. Roma, A.S. Bari and U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912.
International career
Banchero was a member of the Italian national team which won the bronze medal in the football tournament at the 1928 Sumemr Olympics. He scored a hat trick (3 goals) in the 11–3 victory against Egypt, that led to the Bronze medal.
Personal life
Elvio's younger brother Ettore Banchero played football professionally as well. To distinguish them, Elvio was referred to as Banchero I and Ettore as Banchero II.