Aldo Donati (footballer)

Aldo Donati (29 September 1910 – 3 November 1984) was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder.^[1]

Aldo Donati

Personal information
Full name	Aldo Donati
Date of birth	29 September 1910
Place of birth	Bologna, Italy
Date of death	3 November 1984(1984-11-03) (aged 74)
Place of death	Rome, Italy
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1929–37	Bologna	62	(0)
1937–43	Roma	139	(4)
1945–46	Inter	2	(0)
Total		203	(4)
International career
1938	Italy	0	(0)
Medal record  Italy FIFA World Cup 1938 France
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Bologna, he played in the 1930s for Bologna and Roma. He played 201 matches in Serie A and scored 4 goals. He debuted in Serie A at 19 years of age and played for eight seasons for Bologna, winning the scudetto in 1936 and 1937, as well as the Mitropa Cup. The following year he was acquired by Roma where he played seven seasons. In 1942 he won his third scudetto (Roma's first) before retiring. After the Second World War, he later also played a season with Inter between 1945–46.^[2][3]

International career

For the Italy national football team he was selected to the 1938 FIFA World Cup-winning squad as a reserve player, although he never made his debut for Italy.^[3][4]

Honours

Club

Bologna^[3]

• Serie A: 1935–36, 1936–37
• Mitropa Cup: 1932, 1934

Roma^[3]

• Serie A: 1941–42

International

Italy^[3]

• FIFA World Cup: 1938