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Egidio Calloni
Italian footballer (born 1952) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Egidio Calloni (born 1 December 1952) is an Italian former football striker, best known for his stint at A.C. Milan.
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Career
An Internazionale youth system product, Calloni then moved to Varese and then on loan to Serie C club Verbania. He returned at Varese in 1972, scoring 23 goals in two Serie B seasons, being noted by A.C. Milan. Signed by the rossoneri in 1974, he played four seasons with A.C. Milan as a regular, scoring 31 goals in 101 matches. He became however famous for his several striking mistakes which brought popular journalist Gianni Brera to nickname him "sciagurato Egidio" ("Egidio the wretched"), after a minor character from Alessandro Manzoni's novel The Betrothed.[1][2]
He then played with little success with several other Serie A teams, such as Verona and Perugia, being a backup for Paolo Rossi in the latter. He then moved to Serie B club Palermo, scoring 11 goals in 29 matches (including a single match in the 1981–82 season) and being the rosanero topscorer in 1980–81. He then returned to play at Serie A level with Como, failing however to impress, being featured only eight times, and scoring two goals. He retired in 1982, aged 30.[1][2][3]
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After retirement
Calloni currently works as an agent for a national gelato company of Italy. He was in the news in 2007 after having been involved in a car accident following a cerebral ischemia attack.
Honours
Club
- Milan[1]
- Coppa Italia winner: 1976–77.
Individual
- Serie B Top-scorer: 1973–74.
- Coppa Italia Top-scorer: 1976–77 (6 goals, alongside Giorgio Braglia).[4]
References
External links
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