Torino FC Hall of Fame

Four inductees (from the first in the heights to the left in a clockwise direction): Valentino Mazzola, considered one of the best Italian footballers of all time;^[1]^[2] Paolo Pulici, who was Capocannoniere thrice with Torino;^[3] Giorgio Ferrini, the most capped player in the history of Torino;^[4] Valerio Bacigalupo, the first goalkeeper to be inducted.^[5]

This is a list of Torino FC players who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame Granata.

History

The Hall of Fame Granata (granata is the English for "maroon", the club's traditional colour)^[6] was created by the Museo del Grande Torino e della Leggenda Granata, which is run by the Associazione Memoria Storica Granata, an association of volunteer supporters who helped save the trophies and relics of the club during the demolition of the ancient Stadio Filadelfia, where they were kept.^[7] The Hall of Fame Granata was established in 2014 to celebrate those who have contributed in various ways to the history of the club. The award is divided into five categories: goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders, forwards, and special award (this category encompasses managers, presidents, directors, owners and people who contributed to raise and spread the spirit of the club in many ways).^[8]

List of Hall of Fame inductees

Players

Name	Nationality	Position	Torino career	Appearances	Goals	Year	Honours with Torino	Reference
Valerio Bacigalupo	Italy	GK	1945–1949	137	0	2014	1945–46 Serie A, 1946–47 Serie A, 1947–48 Serie A, 1948–49 Serie A	^[5]
Virgilio Maroso	Italy	DF	1945–1949	103	1	2014	1945–46 Serie A, 1946–47 Serie A, 1947–48 Serie A, 1948–49 Serie A	^[5]
Giorgio Ferrini	Italy	MF	1959–1976	566	56	2014	1967–68 Coppa Italia, 1970–71 Coppa Italia	^[5]
Paolo Pulici	Italy	FW	1967–1982	437	172	2014	1970–71 Coppa Italia, 1975–76 Serie A	^[5]
Alberto Fontana	Italy	GK	2002–2009	22	0	2015	–	^[9]
Roberto Salvadori	Italy	DF	1973–1983	265	3	2015	1975–76 Serie A	^[9]
Valentino Mazzola	Italy	MF	1942–1949	201	123	2015	1942–43 Serie A, 1942–43 Coppa Italia, 1945–46 Serie A, 1946–47 Serie A, 1947–48 Serie A, 1948–49 Serie A	^[9]
Gigi Meroni	Italy	FW	1964–1967	122	25	2015	–	^[9]
Luciano Castellini	Italy	GK	1970–1978	267	0	2016	1970–71 Coppa Italia, 1975–76 Serie A	^[10]
Natalino Fossati	Italy	DF	1964–1974	336	14	2016	1967–68 Coppa Italia, 1970–71 Coppa Italia	^[10]
Giuseppe Grezar	Italy	MF	1964–1974	159	19	2016	1942–43 Serie A, 1942–43 Coppa Italia, 1945–46 Serie A, 1946–47 Serie A, 1947–48 Serie A, 1948–49 Serie A	^[10]
Claudio Sala	Italy	FW	1969–1980	360	33	2016	1970–71 Coppa Italia, 1975–76 Serie A	^[10]
Aldo Agroppi	Italy	MF	1963–1975	280	26	2017	1967–68 Coppa Italia, 1970–71 Coppa Italia	^[11]
Francesco Graziani	Italy	FW	1973–1981	289	122	2017	1975–76 Serie A	^[11]
Enrico Annoni	Italy	DF	1990–1994	147	0	2019	1992–93 Coppa Italia	^[12]
Pasquale Bruno	Italy	DF	1990–1993	106	1	2019	1992–93 Coppa Italia	^[12]
Roberto Policano	Italy	DF	1989–1992	101	21	2019	–	^[12]
Angelo Cereser	Italy	DF	1962–1975	311	5	2021	1967–68 Coppa Italia, 1970–71 Coppa Italia	^[13]
Gianni Bui	Italy	FW	1970–1974	101	24	2021	1970–71 Coppa Italia	^[13]
Eraldo Pecci	Italy	MF	1975–1981	203	16	2022	1975–76 Serie A	^[14]
Luca Fusi	Italy	MF	1990–1994	169	3	2023	1992–93 Coppa Italia	^[15]
Umberto Motto	Italy	DF	1942–1949	5	0	2023	1948–49 Serie A	^[15]

Special award

Name	Year	Note	Reference
Luigi Radice	2014	Manager of Torino F.C. from 1975 to 1980 and from 1984 to 1989; winner of 1975–76 Serie A	^[5]
Aldo Rabino	2015	Honorary President of Fondazione Stadio Filadelfia from 2011 to 2015 and Chaplain of Torino F.C. from 1971 to 2015	^[9]
Antonio Vigato	2016	Warehouse worker of Torino F.C. from 1953 to 2018	^[16]^[10]
Emiliano Mondonico	2018	Manager of Torino F.C. from 1990 to 1994 and from 1998 to 2000; winner of 1992–93 Coppa Italia	^[17]^[18]
Gustavo Giagnoni	2018	Manager of Torino F.C. from 1971 to 1974	^[17]^[18]
Eugenio Bersellini	2018	Manager of Torino F.C. from 1982 to 1984	^[17]^[18]
Leslie Lievesley	2019	Manager of Torino F.C. from 1948 to 1949 - Winner of 1948–49 Serie A	^[12]
Ernő Egri Erbstein	2019	Manager from 1938 to 1939 and sporting director of Torino F.C. from 1946 to 1949; winner of 1942–43 Serie A, 1942–43 Coppa Italia, 1945–46 Serie A, 1946–47 Serie A, 1947-48 Serie A, 1948–49 Serie A	^[12]
Giancarlo Bonetto	2021	President of the Stadio Filadelfia Foundation's board of founders from 2011 to 2021	^[13]
Cesare Salvadori	2022	Former President of the Filadelfia Foundation	^[14]
Angelo Marello	2023	Historical supporter	^[15]

References

^ Hart, Jim (25 February 2016). "Valentino Mazzola: the legendary leader of Il Grande Torino". These Football Times. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
^ Whelan, Pádraig (5 May 2015). "Legend of Calcio: Valentino Mazzola". Forza Italian Football. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
^ Camedda, Paolo (27 April 2021). "Paolino Pulici, il capocannoniere di sempre del Torino che ha ispirato Messi". Goal.com. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
^ Manassero, Francesco (8 November 2020). "Il Toro ricorda Giorgio Ferrini, 44 anni senza il "capitano dei capitani"". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 9 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Nasce la Hall of Fame del Toro: il 3 dicembre la cerimonia per i primi 5 granata indimenticabili". Quotidiano Piemontese (in Italian). 20 November 2014. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
^ "Torino: Serie A alternative club guide". The Guardian. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
^ Cunazza, Antonio (16 November 2019). "Il valore internazionale del Museo del Toro". Archistadia (in Italian). Retrieved 11 January 2022.
^ "Hall of Fame" (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Grande successo per la Hall of Fame Granata". Toro News (in Italian). 6 December 2015. Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e De Marzi, Massimo (2 December 2016). "Castellini, Fossati, Grezar e Claudio Sala inseriti nella Hall of Fame granata". Torino Oggi (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Museo del Grande Torino, il 2 dicembre l'inaugurazione della mostra su Aldo Agroppi". Toro News (in Italian). 27 November 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Museo del Toro, sabato la "Hall of fame granata": premiati Annoni, Policano e Bruno". Torino News (in Italian). 2 December 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Rossin, Elena (30 November 2021). "Museo del Toro, festa per i 115 anni del Toro con grande serata". TorinoGranata.it (in Italian). Retrieved 11 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Museo del Toro, sabato la Hall of Fame 2022: premiati Pecci e Salvadori". Toro News (in Italian). 1 December 2022. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Grugliasco, al Museo del Grande Torino la nona edizione della Hall of Fame Granata". Torino Oggi (in Italian). 4 December 2023. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
^ "Tony Vigato, l'amico di tutti: 65 anni al servizio del Toro". Toro News (in Italian). 13 September 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Moscardi, Massimo (30 November 2018). "Mondonico e Bersellini, il tributo: i due ex di Torino e Como nella "Hall of fame Granata"". Corriere di Como (in Italian).
^ ^a ^b ^c "Hall of Fame granata, arrivano tre miti". Yahoo! (in Italian). 28 November 2018.

External links

(in Italian) Torino F.C. Hall of Fame at MuseodelToro.it

[1] Hart, Jim (25 February 2016). "Valentino Mazzola: the legendary leader of Il Grande Torino". These Football Times. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

[2] Whelan, Pádraig (5 May 2015). "Legend of Calcio: Valentino Mazzola". Forza Italian Football. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

[3] Camedda, Paolo (27 April 2021). "Paolino Pulici, il capocannoniere di sempre del Torino che ha ispirato Messi". Goal.com. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

[4] Manassero, Francesco (8 November 2020). "Il Toro ricorda Giorgio Ferrini, 44 anni senza il "capitano dei capitani"". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 9 May 2021.

[firstedition-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Nasce la Hall of Fame del Toro: il 3 dicembre la cerimonia per i primi 5 granata indimenticabili". Quotidiano Piemontese (in Italian). 20 November 2014. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2021.

[6] "Torino: Serie A alternative club guide". The Guardian. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[7] Cunazza, Antonio (16 November 2019). "Il valore internazionale del Museo del Toro". Archistadia (in Italian). Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[8] "Hall of Fame" (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2021.

[2ndedition-9] "Grande successo per la Hall of Fame Granata". Toro News (in Italian). 6 December 2015. Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.

[3rdedition-10] De Marzi, Massimo (2 December 2016). "Castellini, Fossati, Grezar e Claudio Sala inseriti nella Hall of Fame granata". Torino Oggi (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2021.

[fourth-11] "Museo del Grande Torino, il 2 dicembre l'inaugurazione della mostra su Aldo Agroppi". Toro News (in Italian). 27 November 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2021.

[sixth-12] "Museo del Toro, sabato la "Hall of fame granata": premiati Annoni, Policano e Bruno". Torino News (in Italian). 2 December 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2021.

[seventh-13] Rossin, Elena (30 November 2021). "Museo del Toro, festa per i 115 anni del Toro con grande serata". TorinoGranata.it (in Italian). Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[eighth-14] "Museo del Toro, sabato la Hall of Fame 2022: premiati Pecci e Salvadori". Toro News (in Italian). 1 December 2022. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

[ninth-15] "Grugliasco, al Museo del Grande Torino la nona edizione della Hall of Fame Granata". Torino Oggi (in Italian). 4 December 2023. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

[16] "Tony Vigato, l'amico di tutti: 65 anni al servizio del Toro". Toro News (in Italian). 13 September 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2021.

[fifth-17] Moscardi, Massimo (30 November 2018). "Mondonico e Bersellini, il tributo: i due ex di Torino e Como nella "Hall of fame Granata"". Corriere di Como (in Italian).

[yahoo-18] "Hall of Fame granata, arrivano tre miti". Yahoo! (in Italian). 28 November 2018.

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