Elvio Banchero

Elvio Banchero
Personal information
Date of birth	28 April 1904
Place of birth	Alessandria, Italy
Date of death	21 January 1982 (aged 77)
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1921–1924	Alessandria
1924–1925	SPAL
1925–1929	Alessandria
1929–1932	Genova 1893
1932–1934	Roma
1934–1936	Bari
1936–1937	Alessandria
1937–1938	Parma
International career
1928–1931	Italy
Managerial career
1937	Alessandria
1937–1938	Parma
Medal record
Italy
Summer Olympics
Central European International Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Elvio Banchero (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɛlvjo baŋˈkɛːro]; 28 April 1904 – 21 January 1982) was an Italian footballer who played as a striker. He competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics with the Italy national football team, winning a bronze medal.^[1]

Club career

Banchero was born in Alessandria. He played for seven 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 Italy national team which won the bronze medal in the football tournament at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He scored a hat trick (3 goals) in the 11–3 victory against Egypt, that led to the Bronze medal. He also started in the first match of the 1931-32 Central European International Cup silver winning campaign.

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.

Honours

International

Italy

Central European International Cup: Runner-up: 1931–32
Summer Olympics: Bronze 1928

References

^ "Elvio Banchero". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

External links

Elvio Banchero at databaseOlympics.com
Elvio Banchero at National-Football-Teams.com
Elvio Banchero at Olympics.com
Elvio Banchero at Olympedia
Elvio Banchero at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)

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