| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1912-02-15)15 February 1912 | ||
| Place of birth | Vercelli,Kingdom of Italy | ||
| Date of death | 11 October 1991(1991-10-11) (aged 79) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1929–1932 | Pro Vercelli | 86 | (19) |
| 1932–1936 | Napoli | 83 | (13) |
| 1936–1941 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 139 | (43) |
| 1941–1948 | Torino | 168 | (55) |
| 1948–1950 | Novara | 57 | (20) |
| Total | 533 | (150) | |
| International career | |||
| 1935–1947 | Italy | 14 | (3) |
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pietro Ferraris (Italian pronunciation:[ˈpjɛːtroferˈraːris]; 15 February 1912 – 11 October 1991) was an Italianfootballer who played as aforward. Throughout his career, he won sixSerie A titles withAmbrosiana-Inter andTorino, and the1938 FIFA World Cup with theItaly national football team, where he scored Italy's fastest ever World Cup goal.
Ferraris was born inVercelli,Piedmont. He was also known as "Ferraris II", to distinguish him from Mario Ferraris I.[1]
He made his club debut withPro Vercelli (1929–32) on 10 November 1929, in a 3–1 away loss toTriestina, and scored his firstSerie A goal on 13 April 1930, in a 6–0 home win over Triestina, once again. He spent most of his career playing forAmbrosiana-Inter (1936–41), alongsideGiuseppe Meazza, and laterTorino (1941–48), becoming a member ofFerruccio Novo'sGrande Torino side; he also played forNapoli (1932–36), andNovara (1948–50), before retiring. In total, he scored 123 goals in 469 appearances in Serie A. In total, he won six Serie A titles: two with Inter, in1937–38 and1939–40, and four with Torino, in1942–43,1945–46,1946–47, and1947–48; he also won twoCoppa Italia titles: 1 with Inter, in 1938–39, and 1 with Torino, in 1942–43.[1][2]
At international level, Ferraris made 14 appearances forItaly between 1935 and 1947, scoring 3 goals. He made his international debut on 17 February 1935, in a 2–1 home win overFrance, and he later represented Italy at the1938 FIFA World Cup, as the Italians went on to win the tournament. He scored his first goal for Italy, and his only goal of the tournament, in the second minute of their first round match of the World Cup againstNorway, on 5 June, which ended in a 2–1 win; along withBruno Mora's goal againstSwitzerland in the1962 FIFA World Cup, this isItaly's fastest ever World Cup goal.[1][2][3][4][5]
Capable of playing both as astriker or as awinger, Ferraris was a quick, efficient, intuitive, and intelligent player, with excellent technical skills, creativity, and an eye for goal. He was an accurate striker of the ball from close or mid range, and was also known for his positional sense, distribution, work-rate, professionalism, and longevity throughout his career.[1]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 June 1938 | Stade Vélodrome,Marseille, France |  Norway | 2–1 | Win | 1938 FIFA World Cup | |||||
| 2 | 5 April 1942 | Stadio Luigi Ferraris,Genoa, Italy |  Croatia | 4–0 | Win | Friendly | |||||
| 3 | 19 April 1942 | San Siro,Milan, Italy |  Spain | 4–0 | Win | Friendly | |||||
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Ambrosiana-Inter[1]
Torino[1]
Italy[1]
