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Miguel Andreolo 
Personal information Full name Miguel Andreolo Frodella Date of birth 6 September 1912 Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay Date of death 14 May 1981 (Aged 68) Place of death Potenza, Italy Playing position Midfielder Youth career Nacional Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1932–1935 Nacional – 1935–1943 Bologna 195 (24) 1943–1944 Lazio 14 (1) 1945–1948 Napoli 93 (11) 1948–1949 Catania – 1949–1950 Forlì – National team 1936–1942 Italy 26 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 2008.
† Appearances (Goals).Miguel Andreolo Frodella (Michele Andreolo) (6 September 1912 – 14 May 1981) was a Uruguay-born Italian footballer.
Club career
Andreolo played for Nacional in Uruguay before joining Serie A team Bologna F.C. 1909 ahead of the 1935–36 season and helping them win the league title (Scudetto). He would remain in Bologna until 1943, winning the Scudetto three more times, in 1936–37, 1938–39 and 1940–41.
Later in his career he played for Lazio, Napoli, Catania and Forlì.
International career
Following his success with Bologna, he was called up to the Italian national team by Vittorio Pozzo and debuted on 17 May 1936 against Austria. He soon became a regular in the team, playing his crucial role of connection between defence and attack. He helped win the 1938 FIFA World Cup in France, and played his last match for the national team on 19 April 1942, having earned 26 caps and 1 goal.
He died in Potenza, southern Italy.
References
This article is based on a translation of an article from the Italian Wikipedia.
Italy squad – 1938 FIFA World Cup Winners (2nd Title) MF Andreolo • FW Bertoni • FW Biavati • GK Ceresoli • MF Chizzo • FW Colaussi • MF Donati • FW Ferrari • FW Ferraris • DF Foni • MF Genta • MF Locatelli • GK Masetti • FW Meazza (c) • DF Monzeglio • GK Olivieri • MF Olmi • FW Pasinati • MF Perazzolo • FW Piola • DF Rava • MF Serantoni • Coach: Pozzo
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