Carlo Ceresoli was an Italian

Italy

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 football (soccer)

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 goalkeeper. Born in Bergamo

Bergamo

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, he played in the Serie B

Serie B

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 with Atalanta

Atalanta B.C.

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, and in the Serie A

Serie A

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 with Inter Milan

F.C. Internazionale Milano

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, Bologna

Bologna F.C. 1909

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, Genoa

Genoa C.F.C.

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 and Juventus

Juventus F.C.

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.

He was considered one of the strongest goalkeepers of the 1930s with Giampiero Combi

Giampiero Combi

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, Ricardo Zamora

Ricardo Zamora

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 and František Plánička

František Plánicka

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. With the Italian national team

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 he played the only qualifying match of the 1934 FIFA World Cup

1934 FIFA World Cup

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 against Greece

Greece national football team

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 and the famous Battle of Highbury

Battle of Highbury

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 in which he saved a penalty from Eric Brook

Eric Brook

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. He was 1938 World Champion

1938 FIFA World Cup

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with the Italian national team and went on to win 8 caps. He died at age 84.