Alessandro Bazzoni

Alessandro Bazzoni (13 July 1933) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Bazzoni was born in Villafranca di Verona. He emerged from the U.S. Cerea, squad of the Veronese municipality of the same name, passed in 1957 to Lanerossi Vicenza (today's LR Vicenza Virtus), of Serie A. He made his debut in the first team on 5 January 1958, in a match against Udinese that won 1–0. In his first two seasons he alternated the position with Franco Luison, until the latter was sold to Rimini. In the first season, the 1959–60, he lost the ownership in favour of Pietro Battara, but recovered it the following year. The team remained in half board positions, achieving its only international title in 1961, the Benelux Cup, in a final won by PSV Eindhoven 2–1, with Bazzoni as the starting goalkeeper.

In October 1962, after 88 games as Serie A starter in the Vicenza team jersey, Bazzoni moved on to Padova which played in Serie B; with this team, the goalkeeper made 33 appearances in the category, of those, 22 were in the last season when they almost achieved the promotion to Serie A.