Bruno Iacoponi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Iacoponi | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Livorno, Italy | ||
| Place of death | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1923 | Livorno | ||
| 1923–1930 | Audax Italiano | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bruno Iacoponi (23 July 1895 – unknown) was an Italian footballer who played as a Goalkeeper.
Club career
[edit]A football goalkeeper, Iacoponi joined Livorno in 1919, alongside his younger brother, Gino, and the Chilean Félix Corte. They reached the national final against Inter Milan of the 1919–20 Prima Categoria, losing by 3–2.[1][2][3] In 1922, they also won both the Central and South of Italy championships.[4]
In September 1923, the Iacoponi brothers moved to Chile thanks to Félix Corte and joined Audax Italiano, then the team captain, winning the 1924 Primera División of the Liga Metropolitana [es]. In the same year, they also faced Uruguay on 26 October representing a squad made up by players from the Liga Metropolitana.[1][5][4][6][7]
A historical player of Audax Italiano, Bruno played for them until his retirement in 1930.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Born in Livorno, Italy, Bruno moved to Chile alongside his younger brother, Gino, thanks to his Chilean friend Félix Corte. They made their home in Santiago and had a convenience store,[4][7] a bar and a bus fleet, according to his granddaughter, Bianca Iacoponi.[6]
In Chile, his surname was frequently and wrongly written Yacopponi, Jacoponi or Giacoponi. The Iacoponi brothers were nicknamed Giaco.[6][4][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Núñez Mardones, Sebastián (30 November 2020). "Un chileno en la final del Calcio". ASIFUCH (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "20 giugno 1920, Livorno vicecampione d'Italia". www.legab.it (in Italian). 20 June 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ Papini, Roberto Davide (19 June 2020). "Cento anni fa la finale contro l'Inter: Livorno a un passo dallo scudetto". Il Telegrafo (in Italian). Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d André, G. O. (2 January 1925). "ENTREVISTA A LOS HERMANOS YACOPPONI" (PDF). Los Sports (in Spanish). 95. Santiago, Chile: 52–53. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ Gardella, Juan Ignacio (7 December 2020). "Un chileno en la final del Calcio, entre el campo de fútbol y el de batalla". Publimetro Chile (in Spanish). Metro International. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ a b c Briso, Ignacio (29 January 2017). "EyN: El azaroso destino de "Chincolito" Miranda y Gino Iacoponi, los artilleros del primer partido de la historia del torneo nacional". www.economiaynegocios.cl (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ a b c Catenacci, José (19 June 2013). "La historia de los hermanos Jacoponi: Europeos pioneros en jugar fútbol en Sudamérica". Guioteca.com (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "I livornesi sbarcano in Cile". Gente d'Italia (in Italian). 10 November 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2025.