- Romeo Menti
Romeo Menti (
September 5 ,1919 -May 4 ,1949 ) was an Italian football player.Born at
Vicenza , Menti debuted in his city'sSerie C club in 1935, in the same stadium that was to be dedicated to him a few years later. His brothers Mario and Umberto had been both players of the team, the latter then playing forJuventus ,AC Milan and SSC Napoli.In 1938 he was sold to
Fiorentina , where he played for three seasons before moving toTorino FC . His abilities became evident also with national team, for which he received 5 caps with 7 goals.Menti played for the then almost unbeatable
Torino FC (dubbed "Grande Torino", "Great Torino") until his death, with the exception of the 1945-46 season, when he played again for Fiorentina. Menti died in 1949 with almost his entire team in theSuperga air disaster , after scoring the last goal of "Grande Torino" inLisboa .
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