Ardico Magnini
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Full name
Ardico Magnini
Date of birth
21 October 1928
Date of death
3 July 2020 (aged 91)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ardico Magnini | ||
| Date of birth | 21 October 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Pistoia, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 3 July 2020 (aged 91) | ||
| Place of death | Pistoia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1950 | Pistoiese | 78 | (13) |
| 1950–1958 | Fiorentina | 225 | (6) |
| 1958–1960 | Genoa | 26 | (2) |
| 1960–1961 | Prato | 21 | (0) |
| Total | 350 | (21) | |
| International career | |||
| 1953–1957 | Italy | 20 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ardico Magnini (Italian pronunciation: [arˈdiːko maɲˈɲiːni]; 21 October 1928 – 3 July 2020) was an Italian footballer who played as a defender.
Along with Sergio Cervato, Magnini formed the defensive partnership of Fulvio Bernardini's Fiorentina back-line. After winning the championship with the club in 1956, he played another two seasons in Florence before going to Genoa, and finished his career at Prato in Serie B.
