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Giovanni Moscardini

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406:, competed for by teams of writers from Scotland and Italy. The cup is currently held by Italy, after their 5–0 win at the Stadio Johnny Moscardini in Barga in 2016. Moscardini's years in Campbeltown are also the subject of a poem by 712: 672: 273:
in 1872 to move to Scotland. Once there they established several fish-and-chip shops and ice-cream parlours. In 1925 after retiring Moscardini's father returned to Italy.
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on 22 March 1925 and he marked the occasion by scoring twice in a 7–0 win. Moscardini won his first eight caps while playing for
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on 6 November 1921 and scored in a 1–1 draw. Then on 15 January 1922 he scored twice in a 3–3 draw against
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After retiring as a footballer Moscardini returned to Scotland to manage an uncle's shop in
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where he played football for the local team. He was subsequently spotted by a scout from
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Between 1921 and 1925 Moscardini made 9 appearances and scored 7 goals for
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Moscardini's father was one of three brothers who left their hometown of
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In 2016, renewed interest in Moscardini led to the creation of the
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When the war ended, Moscardini returned to his family home of
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to recover. While there, he helped organise a football team.
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He was one of the earliest of the 112: 718:Men's association football forwards 540:"The Scotsman who played for Italy" 514:"Italy's football friendship pact" 454:"Italy's football friendship pact" 14: 431:Rinaldi, Giancarlo (2007-11-13). 293:, he was wounded in the elbow by 289:as a machine gunner. During the 209:[dʒoˈvannimoskarˈdiːni] 1: 610:. Forza_azzurri.homestead.com 477:. Forza_azzurri.homestead.com 212:; 1897–1985), also known as 16:Italian Scottish footballer 739: 723:Scottish men's footballers 678:Italian men's footballers 608:"Forza Azzuri Statistics" 475:"Forza Azzuri Statistics" 193: 82: 71: 59: 48: 40: 32: 698:People of Tuscan descent 668:Footballers from Falkirk 546:. BBC. 16 November 2007 520:. BBC. 16 November 2007 500:scotlandspeople.gov.uk 456:. BBC News. 2007-11-16 374:and his last while at 297:and was later sent to 205:Italian pronunciation: 703:People from Prestwick 693:Lucchese 1905 players 412:O Johnny Moscardini! 337:International career 329:and went on tour to 171:International career 25:Personal information 640:. 7 September 2016. 291:Battle of Caporetto 201:Giovanni Moscardini 33:Giovanni Moscardini 21: 20:Giovanni Moscardini 214:Johnny Moscardini 198: 197: 64:(aged 87–88) 730: 642: 641: 630: 619: 618: 616: 615: 604: 598: 597: 595: 594: 583: 577: 576: 574: 573: 562: 556: 555: 553: 551: 536: 530: 529: 527: 525: 510: 504: 503: 492: 486: 485: 483: 482: 471: 465: 464: 462: 461: 450: 444: 443: 441: 440: 428: 223:who played as a 218:Italian Scottish 211: 206: 178: 155: 137: 123: 114: 106: 63: 22: 738: 737: 733: 732: 731: 729: 728: 727: 688:Pisa SC players 648: 647: 646: 645: 632: 631: 622: 613: 611: 606: 605: 601: 592: 590: 585: 584: 580: 571: 569: 564: 563: 559: 549: 547: 538: 537: 533: 523: 521: 512: 511: 507: 494: 493: 489: 480: 478: 473: 472: 468: 459: 457: 452: 451: 447: 438: 436: 433:"www.bbc.co.uk" 430: 429: 425: 420: 400: 384: 344: 339: 333:with the club. 321:and during the 307: 283:First World War 279: 277:First World War 263: 204: 176: 153: 135: 121: 61: 17: 12: 11: 5: 736: 734: 726: 725: 720: 715: 710: 705: 700: 695: 690: 685: 680: 675: 670: 665: 660: 650: 649: 644: 643: 620: 599: 578: 557: 531: 505: 487: 466: 445: 422: 421: 419: 416: 404:Moscardini Cup 399: 396: 383: 380: 364:Czechoslovakia 343: 340: 338: 335: 306: 303: 278: 275: 262: 259: 255:Barga, Tuscany 196: 195: 191: 190: 187: 184: 179: 173: 172: 168: 167: 164: 161: 156: 150: 149: 146: 143: 138: 132: 131: 129: 127: 124: 118: 117: 108: 101: 96: 92: 91: 90:Senior career* 87: 86: 84:Centre forward 81: 77: 76: 70: 69:Place of death 66: 65: 58: 54: 53: 47: 46:Place of birth 43: 42: 39: 35: 34: 31: 27: 26: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 735: 724: 721: 719: 716: 714: 711: 709: 706: 704: 701: 699: 696: 694: 691: 689: 686: 684: 681: 679: 676: 674: 671: 669: 666: 664: 661: 659: 656: 655: 653: 639: 635: 629: 627: 625: 621: 609: 603: 600: 588: 582: 579: 567: 561: 558: 545: 541: 535: 532: 519: 515: 509: 506: 501: 497: 491: 488: 476: 470: 467: 455: 449: 446: 434: 427: 424: 417: 415: 413: 409: 405: 397: 395: 393: 389: 381: 379: 377: 373: 369: 365: 361: 357: 353: 349: 341: 336: 334: 332: 331:South America 328: 324: 320: 316: 312: 304: 302: 300: 296: 292: 288: 284: 276: 274: 272: 268: 260: 258: 256: 252: 251:South America 248: 247: 242: 238: 234: 230: 226: 222: 219: 215: 210: 202: 192: 188: 185: 183: 180: 174: 169: 165: 162: 160: 157: 151: 147: 144: 142: 139: 133: 130: 128: 125: 119: 116: 109: 107: 102: 100: 97: 93: 88: 85: 78: 74: 67: 60:July 15, 1985 57:Date of death 55: 51: 44: 38:Date of birth 36: 28: 23: 638:The National 637: 612:. 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Index

Falkirk
Prestwick
Centre forward
Lucchese
Pisa
Italy
[dʒoˈvannimoskarˈdiːni]
Italian Scottish
footballer
forward
Lucchese
Pisa
Genoa
Italy
Oriundi
South America
Barga, Tuscany
Barga
Tuscany
First World War
Italian Army
Battle of Caporetto
shrapnel
Sicily
Barga
Lucchese
Pisa
1924–25
Genoa
South America

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