Silvio Piola
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Silvio Piola 🇮🇹

Silvio Piola
["Footballer", "World Cup Champion", "Serie A Record Scorer"]
Born Sep 29, 1913 🇮🇹 Robbio, Italy
Passed Away Oct 04, 1996 Gattinara, Italy
Lifespan 83 years old
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Archival Overview

All-time top goalscorer in the history of Italian Serie A with 274 goals, and two-goal hero for Italy in the 1938 World Cup final.

Biographical Record

Silvio Piola debuted in Serie A for Pro Vercelli at sixteen and played at the highest level for a quarter-century across Pro Vercelli, Lazio, Juventus, and Novara. Renowned for his physical power, acrobatic bicycle kicks, and clinical finishing, he revolutionized the Italian center-forward role.

In the 1938 World Cup final in Paris, Piola scored two goals against Hungary to secure Italy's second consecutive world championship. His Serie A record of 274 goals has stood unbroken for over seventy years, immortalizing him in Italian football history.

Key Life Milestones

World Cup Double

1938 World Cup Final

Scored twice in the 1938 final in Paris as Italy defeated Hungary 4-2 to retain the Jules Rimet trophy.

All-Time Record

274 Serie A Goals

Set the all-time Serie A goalscoring record of 274 goals, which remains untouched to this day.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Cimitero di Gattinara
Gattinara, Italy
GPS: 45.6167, 8.3667
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