Mario Pretto

Mario Pretto (7 October 1915 – 2 April 1984) was an Italian footballer turned coach who managed Bolivia in the 1950 FIFA World Cup.^[1]

Mario Pretto

Personal information
Date of birth	(1915-10-07)7 October 1915
Place of birth	Schio, Italy
Date of death	2 April 1984(1984-04-02) (aged 68)
Place of death	Campinas, Brazil
Position(s)	Right-Back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Calcio Schio
1937–1949	Napoli	223	(1)
Managerial career
1950	Litoral
1950	Bolivia
1951–1954	Audax Italiano
1954–1955	Unión La Calera
1955	Chile (assistant)
1957–1958	Guarani
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

A football defender, Pretto was with Calcio Schio before joining Napoli in 1937, with whom he spent his entire professional career.^[2][3]

Following his retirement, he emigrated to South America and managed Bolivian club Litoral and subsequently the Bolivia national team^[4] in the 1950 FIFA World Cup.^[2][3]

In 1951, he came to Chile and led Audax Italiano until 1954. The next year, he served as the assistant coach of Luis Tirado in the Chile national team.^[2]

In 1957, he moved to Brazil, led Guarani^[5] and made his home in Campinas, São Paulo state.^[2][3]

Outside football

He made an appearance in the 1948 Italian film 11 uomini e un pallone (Eleven men and a ball) by Carlo Dapporto, alongside the also footballers Amedeo Amadei, Carlo Parola, Leandro Remondini and Héctor Puricelli.^[2][3]