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{{Short description|Italian footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name                = Pietro Rava
| image               = Pietrorava.jpg
| image_size          = 200
| caption             = Rava in 1935
| fullname            = Pietro Rava
| birth_date          = {{birth date|1916|1|21|df=y}}
| birth_place         = [[Cassine, Piedmont|Cassine]], [[Province of Alessandria|Alessandria]], [[Kingdom of Italy]]
| death_date          = {{death date and age|2006|11|5|1916|1|21|df=y}}
| death_place         = [[Turin]], [[Italy]]
| height              = 1.75 m
| position            = [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|Left-back]]
| youthyears1         = 
| youthclubs1         = [[Juventus]]
| years1              = 1935–1943
| years2              = 1944
| years3              = 1944–1946
| years4              = 1946–1947
| years5              = 1947–1950
| years6              = 1950–1952
| clubs1              = [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
| clubs2              = [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
| clubs3              = [[U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912|US Alessandria]]
| clubs4              = [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
| clubs5              = [[Novara Calcio|Novara]]
| caps1        = 180 | goals1        = 3
| caps2        = 14 | goals2        = 1
| caps3       = 50 | goals3        = 8
| caps4       = 38 | goals4       = 5
| caps5        = 73 | goals5        = 3
| caps6       = 25 | goals6        = 1
| totalcaps=355 |totalgoals=21
| manageryears1       = 1952–1954
| manageryears2       = 1956
| manageryears3       = 1957
| manageryears4       = 1961–1963
| managerclubs1       = [[Calcio Padova|Padova]]
| managerclubs2       = [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]]
| managerclubs3       = [[U.S. Città di Palermo|Palermo]]
| managerclubs4       = [[U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912|Alessandria]]
| nationalyears1      = 1935–1946
| nationalteam1       = [[Italy national football team|Italy]]
| nationalcaps1= 30 | nationalgoals1= 0
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Team|{{fb|Italy|1861}}}}
{{MedalCompetition |[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Berlin]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938 France]]|}}
}}

'''Pietro Rava''' ({{IPA|it|ˈpjɛːtro ˈraːva}}; 21 January 1916 – 5 November 2006)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/dec/06/guardianobituaries.football|title=Pietro Rava|date=6 December 2006|author=Brian Glanville|website=The Guardian|access-date=20 April 2019}}</ref> was an Italian [[football (soccer)|football]] [[Defender (association football)|defender]] and [[coach (sport)|coach]], who played as a [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|full-back]]. He won the [[1936 Summer Olympics]] and the [[1938 FIFA World Cup]] with the [[Italy national football team|Italy national team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/26108 |title=Pietro Rava |work=Olympedia |access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref>

==Club career==
Rava, born in [[Cassine, Piedmont|Cassine]], [[Province of Alessandria]], played for the clubs [[U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912|U.S. Alessandria]] (1928–35, 1946–47), [[Juventus F.C.]] (1935–46 and 1947–50) and [[Novara Calcio]] (1950–51). He won two [[Coppa Italia|Italian Cups]] in the 1937–38 and 1941–42 seasons, and two ''[[Serie A|scudetti]]'' in the [[1934–35 Serie A|1934–35]] and [[1949–50 Serie A|1949–50]] seasons. He was Juventus's captain from 1947 to 1950. In total, he played in 352 [[Serie A]] matches (including 303 for Juventus), scoring 15 goals.<ref name="Gazetta-obit">{{in lang|it}} [http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Primo_Piano/2006/11_Novembre/05/rava.shtml "Addio Rava, Mondiale nel 1938"] - www.gazzetta.it - ''[[La Gazzetta dello Sport]]'' - Retrieved 5 November 2006.</ref>

==International career==
Rava appeared in 30 international matches with the [[Italy national football team|Italy national team]] between 1935 and 1946, losing only one game, and becoming the Italy [[Captain (association football)|captain]] in 1940. He won the [[gold medal]] at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]], and won the [[1938 FIFA World Cup]]. Rumour has it, before the 1938 finals [[fascist]] Italian Prime Minister [[Benito Mussolini]] was to have sent a [[telegram]] to the team, saying "Vincere o morire!" (literally translated as "Win or die!"). However, no record remains of such a telegram, and Rava said, when interviewed, "No, no, no, that's not true. He sent a telegram wishing us well, but no never 'win or die'."<ref>Martin, Simon (1 April 2014): [https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/apr/01/world-cup-moments-1938-italy-benito-mussolini "World Cup: 25 stunning moments … No8: Mussolini's blackshirts' 1938 win".] theguardian.com. Läst 22 April 2016.</ref> He was selected to the [[Football World Cup Awards#All-Star Team|"Best XI" of the 1938 World Cup]]. Along with [[Alfredo Foni]], [[Sergio Bertoni]], and [[Ugo Locatelli]], Rava is one of only four Italian players ever to win both the Olympic tournament and the World Cup.<ref name="Capitolo VIII: Ritratti dei Campioni del Mondo: 1938 Italia">{{cite web|url=http://www.storiedicalcio.altervista.org/1938-8-ritratti.html|title=Capitolo VIII: Ritratti dei Campioni del Mondo: 1938 Italia|publisher=Storie di Calcio|language=it|access-date=26 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908160014/http://www.storiedicalcio.altervista.org/1938-8-ritratti.html|archive-date=8 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=873&squadra=1|title=Nazionale in cifre: Pietro Rava|website=figc.it|publisher=FIGC|language=it|access-date=15 April 2015}}</ref>

==After retirement==
As a coach, he managed the clubs [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]], [[U.S. Città di Palermo|Palermo]], [[Calcio Padova|Padova]], [[A.C. Monza Brianza 1912|Monza]], [[U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912|Alessandria]], [[Novara Calcio|Novara]], [[Carrarese Calcio|Carrarese]], and [[A.C. Cuneo 1905|A.C. Cuneo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enciclopediadelcalcio.it/Rava.html|title=Pietro Rava|website=enciclopediadelcalcio.it|language=it|access-date=15 April 2015}}</ref>

On 5 November 2006, Rava, who was the last surviving member of the Italy 1938 World Cup champion squad,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.it/calcio/morto-pietro-rava_sto1001978/story.shtml |title=Morto Pietro Rava |publisher=www.eurosport.it |language=it |date=5 November 2006 |access-date=4 December 2023 }}</ref> died in [[Turin]] after having had surgery on his right [[femur]] due to a fracture days before. He had been suffering from [[Alzheimer's disease]] for several years.<ref name="Gazetta-obit"/> Juventus announced that the following day, for a [[Serie B]] match against [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]], the players would wear mourning armbands in his memory.<ref>{{in lang|it}} [http://www.juventus.com/it/news/detail.aspx?lml_language_id=0&trs_id=1203000&ID=9209 "La Juventus in lutto per Rava"] - www.juventus.com - [[Juventus FC]] official web site - Retrieved 5 November 2006.</ref>

==Honours==

===Club===
;Juventus
* [[Serie A]]: [[1949–50 Serie A|1949–50]]; Runner-up: [[1937–38 Serie A|1937–38]], [[1946–47 Serie A|1946–47]]
* [[Serie A-B 1945–46|Serie A-B]] Runner-up: [[Serie A-B 1945–46|1945–46]]
* [[Coppa Italia]]: 1937–38, 1941–42

===International===
;Italy
* [[Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics|Olympic Gold Medal]]: [[Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics|1936]]
* [[FIFA World Cup]]: [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]

===Individual===
* [[1938 FIFA World Cup]] All-star Team<ref>{{cite web|url=http://football.sporting99.com/fifa-world-cup-all-star-team.html |title=FIFA World Cup Awards: All-Star Team |website=football.sporting99.com |access-date=15 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630203237/http://football.sporting99.com/fifa-world-cup-all-star-team.html |archive-date=30 June 2016 }}</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
*[http://www.tifonet.it/juventus/articolo.php?codice=757 Player bio] - www.tifonet.it - Retrieved November 2006. {{in lang|it}}
*[http://www.myjuve.it/players-juventus/pietro-rava-24.aspx Rava's statistics at Juventus] - www.myjuve.it - Retrieved November 2006.
*[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/rava-intl.html Pietro Rava - International Appearances] - www.rsssf.com - by Roberto Di Maggio, [[RSSSF]].
*{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208212835/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=RAVAPIE01 |date=8 February 2007 |title=DatabaseOlympics.com profile }}

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is stated as fact:<br>
website FIFA [https://web.archive.org/web/20091005060521/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44553/index.html] in November 2009 introduced some changes in date of birth the player's instead 21 January 1916 (originally written) wrote 12 January 1916

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