Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 7 October 1915 | ||
Place of birth | Schio, Italy | ||
Date of death | 2 April 1984 | (aged 68)||
Place of death | Campinas, Brazil | ||
Position(s) | Right-Back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Calcio Schio | |||
1937–1949 | Napoli | 223 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
1950 | Litoral | ||
1950 | Bolivia | ||
1951–1954 | Audax Italiano | ||
1954–1955 | Unión La Calera | ||
1955 | Chile (assistant) | ||
1957–1958 | Guarani | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mario Pretto (7 October 1915 – 2 April 1984) was an Italian footballer turned coach who managed Bolivia in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. [1]
A football defender, Pretto was with Calcio Schio before joining Napoli in 1937, with whom he spent his entire professional career. [2] [3]
Following his retirement, he emigrated to South America and managed Bolivian club Litoral and subsequently the Bolivia national team [4] in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. [2] [3]
In 1951, he came to Chile and led Audax Italiano until 1954. The next year, he served as the assistant coach of Luis Tirado in the Chile national team. [2]
In 1957, he moved to Brazil, led Guarani [5] and made his home in Campinas, São Paulo state. [2] [3]
He made an appearance in the 1948 Italian film 11 uomini e un pallone (Eleven men and a ball) by Carlo Dapporto, alongside the also footballers Amedeo Amadei, Carlo Parola, Leandro Remondini and Héctor Puricelli. [2] [3]