Mario Pizziolo was an Italian

Italy

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 football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

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 player who played as a midfielder.

Pizziolo was born in Castellammare Adriatico, province of Pescara

Province of Pescara

The Province of Pescara is a province in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Pescara.It has an area of 1,225 km², and a total population of 295,463 . There are 46 comunes in the province. At May 31, 2005, the main communes by population are:For a complete list, see Comunes of...

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Pizziolo started his career in the youth teams of Livorno

A.S. Livorno Calcio

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 and Ternana

Ternana Calcio

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 and Pistoiese

A.C. Pistoiese

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 (1925–1929), before joining the senior team of Fiorentina

ACF Fiorentina

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, where he played between 1929 and 1936, playing 197 matches and scoring three goals.

He played twelve matches for Italy

Italy national football team

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 between 1933 and 1936, scoring one goal. He was a part of the 1934 World Cup

1934 FIFA World Cup

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 winning side, in which he played one game, against Spain

Spain national football team

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Pizziolo did not play in the final match for Italy, and was not awarded a medal for his performance until 1988, two years before he died, in Florence

Florence

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, at the age of eighty.