- Angelo Schiavio
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Italy
Schiavio, as "oriundo" [During the late 1920s and early 1930s all foreign players of Italian origin, principally South Americans (e.g. Monti, Orsi, Cesarini, Guaita), have been known as "oriundi" (natives).] , made his debut for the national team in 1925, when he was 20 years old. He scored both goals in a 2-1 win over Yugoslavia in
Padova . He participated in the 1928 Olympic Games, scoring 4 goals in 4 games.Schiavio was instrumental in Italy's first World Cup win. Supported by players such as
Luis Monti andGiuseppe Meazza he scored a total of 4 goals. FIFA originally credited Schiavio as one of three joint top scorers in the tournament (along with Czechoslovakia'sOldřich Nejedlý and Germany'sEdmund Conen ). However, FIFA revised this in November 2006, giving Nejedlý a fifth goal and the outright leading scorer title. [http://www.pngfootball.com.pg/News/FIFA/FIFA%20Media%20Information_%20American%20Bert%20Patenaude%20credited%20with%20first%20hat%20trick%20in%20FIFA%20World%20Cup%20history.htm] Schiavio opened his account with a hat-trick in the opening game against the USA. However he was not able to score in any of the next three games Italy played in order to reach the final.In the final Czechoslovakia took the lead, but a late goal by
Raimundo Orsi levelled the game. In the 5th minute of extra-time Schiavio converted a cross byEnrique Guaita - this goal ultimately proved decisive as the final score was 2-1. This was Schiavio's final game for Italy.In total Schiavio gained 21 caps for the national team, scoring 15 goals.
References
External links
* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/2002/world_cup/hof/schiavio/ Sports Illustrated World Cup Hall of Fame]
* [http://home.skysports.com/worldcup/historyarticle.aspx?hlid=373667&nav=star+player SkySports 1934 Star Man - Angelo Schiavio]
* [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/schiavio-intlg.html Angelo Schiavio National Team Statistics from the RSSSF]
* [http://www.rsssf.com/players/schiaviodata.html Angelo Schiavio Bologna Statistics from the RSSSF]
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SCHIAANG01 DatabaseOlympics.com profile]
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