Tony Cargnelli

Anton Cargnelli (1 February 1889 – 27 June 1974), commonly known as Tony Cargnelli, was an Austrian football player and manager.

Very little is known about his time as a player. He is most famous for managing several top clubs in Italian football.

Club career Cargnelli was born on 1 February 1889 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary to an Italian father and Austrian mother.

Managerial career Cargnelli started coaching in 1920 at Germania Schwechat. He returned to Austria for half a year to coach Admira Wien. In the following season, the team finished first in Group A of the league, six points ahead of AC Milan, reaching the championship final which was played in three legs and lost to Bologna. In 1936, he returned for a second spell at Bari, maintaining their position in Serie A for two years. He helped the club win its first Coppa Italia in the 1938–39 edition, after getting past Napoli, Livorno and A.S. Roma in the campaign, defeating Novara 2–1 in the final. In the following season, Ambrosiana-Inter won the league title, with a three-point lead over Bologna. After a third spell at Torino from 1940 to 1942, he worked for Liguria and then Cuneo. In 1946, Cargnelli arrived at Lazio Roma, which he led for two seasons. In the following years he worked for Lucchese Libertas, Bologna and Alessandria, retiring at age 62 after leading the latter during the 1950–51 Serie C season.

Death Cargnelli died on 27 June 1974 at the age of 85.

Honours Player Wiener AF 1. Klasse: 1913–14 Manager Torino Divisione Nazionale: 1927–28, runner-up 1928–29 Coppa Italia: 1935–36 Foggia Serie C: 1932–33 Ambrosiana-Inter Serie A: 1939–40 Coppa Italia: 1938–39