Maino Neri

Maino Neri (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmaino ˈneːri]; 30 June 1924 – 8 December 1995) was an Italian footballer and manager who played as a midfielder. Neri was born in Carpi, Modena. After spending 10 years with local side Modena, and making a couple of trips to Serie B and back, Neri, at 27 years of age, became part of Alfredo Foni's Inter. With the 'nerazzurri ', he won two consecutive Serie A championships in four years before closing his career with Brescia, which played in Serie B. Neri debuted for the national team at the 1948 London Olympics wearing the captain's arm band in his first game (all eleven players were making their debut in the game against the U.S.) and played a total of eight caps, among which were games against Switzerland and Belgium at the 1954 World Cup. He was also a member of the Italy national squad that took part in the 1952 Summer Olympics.