Giuseppe Cavanna

Infobox Football biography
playername=Giuseppe Cavanna


fullname = Giuseppe Cavanna
nickname =
dateofbirth = September 18, 1905
cityofbirth = Vercelli
countryofbirth = Italy
currentclub =
clubnumber =
height = height|m=1.71
position = Goalkeeper
years = 1924-29
1929-36
1936-37
1937-39
clubs = Pro Vercelli
Napoli
Benevento
Pro Vercelli
caps(goals) = 65 (0)
151 (0)
? (0)
40 (0)
nationalyears = 1931
1934
nationalteam = Italy B
Italy
nationalcaps(goals) = 6 (0)
0 (0)

Giuseppe Cavanna (September 18, 1905 – 1976) was an Italian football goalkeeper. Born in Vercelli, he played in the 1920s and 1930s for Pro Vercelli and S.S.C. Napoli. He played 151 matches in Serie A. In the 1934-35 season he had the lowest goals conceded per game average (0.722) for Napoli, a record which stood until Dino Zoff broke it in the 1970-71 season.

For the Italian national team he was the reserve goalkeeper for 1934 FIFA World Cup champion team.

References

* [http://www.gazzetta.it La Gazzetta dello Sport]
* [http://www.enciclopediadelcalcio.com/Cavanna.html EnciclopediaDelCalcio.com]