Guido Masetti

Guido Masetti

Personal information
Date of birth	(1907-11-22)22 November 1907
Place of birth	Verona, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death	26 November 1993(1993-11-26) (aged 86)
Place of death	Rome, Italy
Position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1926–1930	Hellas Verona
1930–1943	Roma
International career
1934–1939	Italy	2	(0)
Managerial career
1942–1943	Gubbio
1943–1945	Roma
1950–1951	Roma
1952	Palermo
1956–1957	Roma
Medal record Italy FIFA World Cup 1934 Italy 1938 France
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Guido Masetti (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɡwiːdo maˈzetti]; 22 November 1907 – 26 November 1993) was an Italian football player and manager.

Club career

Born in Verona, Masetti played as a goalkeeper for Hellas Verona, and A.S. Roma from 1929 to 1943, appearing in 339 matches, winning an Italian title in the 1941–42 season.

International career

Masetti was considered in the 1930s and 1940s to be one of the strongest goalkeepers, but as a member for the Italy national team he was merely used as a stand-in for Gianpiero Combi and Aldo Olivieri. The team won the World Cups of 1934 and 1938 without Masetti playing in any of the matches.

Managerial career

In 1950s, he was manager of A.S. Roma for ten games (5 in season 1950–51, and another 5 in season 1956–57).

Death

He died at age 86 in Rome.

Honours

Player

Roma

• Serie A: 1941–42; runner-up 1930–31, 1935–36
• Coppa Italia runner-up: 1936–37, 1940–41

Italy

• FIFA World Cup: 1934, 1938

Individual

• A.S. Roma Hall of Fame: 2015