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 Gino CAPPELLO 1946-1952 
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Name: Gino Cappello

Nicknames: "Dio del Football", "Capeo"


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Country: :ITA: Italy
Club: Bologna F.C. 1909
Position: *SS, CF, WF
Number: 10
Side: RF/BS
Age: 26-32 years (02/06/1920)

Height: 184 cm
Weight: 80 kg

Attack: 90
Defence: 31
Balance: 85
Stamina: 75
Top Speed: 80
Acceleration: 83
Response: 75
Agility: 78
Dribble Accuracy: 93
Dribble Speed: 81
Short Pass Accuracy: 86
Short Pass Speed: 77
Long Pass Accuracy: 87
Long Pass Speed: 79
Shot Accuracy: 85
Shot Power: 88
Shot Technique: 83
Free Kick Accuracy: 82
Curling: 76
Header: 83
Jump: 78
Technique: 91
Aggression: 81
Mentality: 65
Keeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 77

Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 5
Weak Foot Accuracy: 7
Weak Foot Frequency: 6
Consistency: 4
Growth Type: Early Lasting

CARDS:
P07 Mazing Run
P13 Long Ranger
S02 Passer
S04 PK Taker
S05 1-touch Play
S14 Quick Turn
S20 Scooping

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Dribbling - Passing - Penalties - 1 touch Pass - Middle Shooting

Attack / Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded


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"THE BEST ITALIAN PLAYER IN HISTORY" - NILS LIEDHOLM



Well I think there's no need for adding anything to Nils Liedholm's words since he saw all Italian players in last 60 years. Gino Cappello was genius, but only (big) problem was the fact he played just when he wanted to play, similar like Blaž Slišković or Asim Ferhatović. Cappello would play 5 minutes and other 85 no. But those 5 minutes were worth more than someone's whole career. He had everything: Unfathomable dribbling, fantastic technique, strength and excellent passing range (especially long balls), good heading abilities and ferocious shot, he was good set piece taker and had explosive sudden bursts. After two seasons in Serie B with Padova, he landed in Serie A with Milan in 1940. In the three seasons at Milan he was always the second leading scorer unfortunately Milan was not a major contender then. At Bologna he came in the 1945/46 season where he played until the 1955/56 season. 245 appearances and 80 goals in the championship, played 11 games in the National 5/22/1949 debut in Italy-Austria 3 to 1, the first game of the post-Superga accident. Cappello also called IV, was an exceptional player. Discontinuous, sometimes overwhelming, technical resources out of the ordinary. He participated in two World Cup editions, in Brazil in 1950 and in Switzerland in 1954. It was during this World Cup which were allocated for the first time, the numbers of top players in a fix. Gino Cappello was given the number 10. Gino Cappello is also known for having had two life bans;once in 1952 in a summer game for punching a referee, he served 12 months of a suspension before being absolved. In 1958, when he was playing with Novara, he decided to quit having reached the age of forty. Some years later, stopped the activity of a player and became a manager for Genoa, hat was found guilty of attempted bribery, and suspended (this time without discount) for life. Gino Cappello died on 28/03/1990.

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Mon Jul 01, 2013 11:52 am
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Fascinating player. Here is my set:

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Gino Cappello

Positions: SS*, CF, WF, AMF
Height: 184cm
Weight: 80kg
Foot: R
Side: B

Attack: 90
Defence: 31
Balance: 84
Stamina: 75
Top Speed: 84
Acceleration: 83
Response: 75
Agility: 79
Dribble Accuracy: 93
Dribble Speed: 81
Short Pass Accuracy: 88
Short Pass Speed: 79
Long Pass Accuracy: 88
Long Pass Speed: 79
Shot Accuracy: 87
Shot Power: 87
Shot Technique: 88
Free Kick Accuracy: 86
Curling: 82
Header: 83
Jump: 78
Technique: 93
Aggression: 80
Mentality: 61
Keeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 77

Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 5
Weak Foot Accuracy: 7
Weak Foot Frequency: 6

*Dribbling
*Passing
*Penalties
*1-Touch Pass
*Centre
*Middle Shooting

Mazing Run
Long Ranger

Passer
PK Taker
1-Touch Play
Shoulder Feint Skills
Quick Turn
Scooping

Described by Sandro Ciotti & Nils Liedholm as the greatest Italian player of all time, in terms of raw skill. Tall & athletic, he drew comparisons to Cruyff for his elegance on the ball, shot accuracy, playmaking abilities & undefined position on the pitch (he would never decide if he was a CF or a Mezzala). His work rate however, was abysmal, and he seemed to disappear for most of the games he was in, only to magically create an opportunity or score a goal. A newspaper article would describe him as "divisive", "bizarre" and "born in the wrong time & place".

Sources:
https://ilnobilecalcio.it/2020/02/25/il ... i-i-tempi/
https://archiviotimf.blogspot.com/2009/ ... pello.html
http://www.magliarossonera.it/protagoni ... pello.html


Mon Jul 17, 2023 9:47 pm
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