Giovanni De Prà

Giovanni De Prà

Personal information
Date of birth	(1900-06-28)28 June 1900
Place of birth	Genoa, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death	15 June 1979(1979-06-15) (aged 78)
Place of death	Genoa, Italy
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1919–1933	Genoa	304	(0)
International career
1924–1928	Italy	19	(0)
Medal record  Italy Summer Olympics 1928 Amsterdam Central European International Cup 1927–30 Central European International Cup
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giovanni Luigi Cecilio De Prà (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni de ˈpra]; 28 June 1900 – 15 June 1979) was an Italian football goalkeeper.^[1]

Career

D Prà spent his entire club career with his hometown side Genoa C.F.C., playing more than 300 games over almost 15 years.^[2]

D Prà competed at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics with Italy, and won a bronze medal in 1928.^[3] as back up for Gianpiero Combi.

He started the first 4 matches in the Central European International Cup: 1927–30 campaign but also here lost his starter position to Gianpiero Combi after the summer of 1928. But remained a part of the successive gold medal winning Italy national side.

Honours

Club

Genoa

• Italian Football Championship: 1922–23, 1923–24

International

Italy

• Central European International Cup: 1927–30
• Summer Olympics: Bronze 1928

References

1. "Giovanni De Prà". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
2. "Giovanni De Prà". PlayerHistory.com. Retrieved 24 November 2007.
3. Giovanni De Prà Archived March 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com