Silvio Piola (September 29, 1913 in Robbio Lomellina, Italy - October 4, 1996 in Gattinara, Italy) was an Italian footballer whose career lasted from 1929 until 1954. September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... Link title1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in Leap years). ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... In typical game play, players attempt to move towards a goal through individual control of the ball, such as by dribbling (running with the ball close to their feet); by passing the ball from team-mate to team-mate; and by taking shots at the goal. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Piola began his career with Italian club side Pro Vercelli, making his Serie A debut against Bologna on February 16, 1930. He went on to score 51 goals in 127 appearances in Serie A for Pro Vercelli. In 1934, he moved to Lazio, who had been on the receiving end of his first Serie A goal on November 11, 1930. He was to spend the next nine seasons there. Piola was the Serie A top scorer twice while at Lazio, in 1937 and 1943. After leaving Lazio, he spent war-torn 1944 at Torino, where he scored an amazing 27 goals in just 23 games. Towards the end of the war, he joined Novara. Then, from 1945 to 1947, Piola played for Juventus, before moving back to Novara, where he stayed for seven more seasons. Unione Sportiva Pro Vercelli is one of the most successful football club in Italy with 7 National Leagues won (1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1921, 1922). ... Serie A is the top division of the Italian Football League, the highest football league in Italy. ... Bologna F.C. 1909 is a Italian football club based in Bologna, nicknamed the rossoblù. They play in red and blue striped shirts with blue shorts and socks. ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... S.S. Lazio (Italian: Società Sportiva Lazio SpA) is an Italian football club based in Rome. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Torino Calcio is one of the most popular Italian football clubs, based in Turin. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Juventus Football Club (Latin for Youth, pronounced yoo-VEHN-toos) is one of Italys oldest and most successful football clubs, based in Turin. ...

His first game for Italy came against Austria on March 24, 1935, when he also scored his first goal for the team. He was a World Cup winner in 1938, when he scored two of Italy's goals in the 4-2 victory over Hungary. Piola went on to play 34 games for Italy and score 30 goals, a tally that would surely have been greater if not for the interruption caused by World War II. His last international appearance was in 1952, when Italy drew 1-1 with England. March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... FIFA World Cup Trophy The Football World Cup (official name: FIFA World Cup) is the most important competition in international football (soccer). ... The 1938 Football World Cup was played in France, the second tournament in a row to be played in Europe. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that engulfed much of the globe... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... First International Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Northern Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 11 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7...

Piola is currently the highest goalscorer in Serie A history, with 274 goals, a full 49 goals ahead of anyone else. He played 536 (or 537) Serie A games, putting him 4th on the all-time list for appearances in Italy's top flight. This is a list of the top goalscorers of all-time in each countrys top football division. ...