Emilio Caprile
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Full name
Emilio Caprile
Date of birth
30 September 1928
Place of birth
Genoa, Italy
Date of death
5 March 2020 (aged 91)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emilio Caprile | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Genoa, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 5 March 2020 (aged 91) | ||
| Place of death | Genoa | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945–1946 | Genoa | 65 | (?) |
| 1946–1947 | Sestrese | ? | (18) |
| 1947–1948 | Legnano | 34 | (12) |
| 1948–1949 | Juventus | 32 | (9) |
| 1949–1951 | Atalanta | 62 | (16) |
| 1951–1952 | Juventus | 5 | (2) |
| 1952–1953 | Lazio | 20 | (2) |
| 1953–1954 | Como | 21 | (3) |
| 1954–1958 | Legnano | 127 | (34) |
| International career | |||
| 1948–1950 | Italy | 2 | (2) |
| 1950 | Italy B[1] | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Emilio Caprile (Italian pronunciation: [eˈmiːljo kaˈpriːle]; 30 September 1928 – 5 March 2020) was an Italian footballer who played as a forward. A versatile player, he was capable of playing both as a striker and as a left winger.
Born in Genoa, Emilio Caprile's Serie A debut came at 17 years of age with Genoa in 1945 then Sestrese in Serie B as well as Legnano before going to Juventus. With Juventus he won the championship having only played five games and scoring 2 goals. Tired of riding the bench he went to Atalanta for two seasons and then to Lazio, Como in Serie B, returning finally to Legnano in Serie C. He retired after 13 seasons.
