Gastone Bean

Gastone Bean
Personal information
Full name Gastone Bean
Date of birth (1936-08-11) 11 August 1936 (age 88)
Place of birth San Canzian d'Isonzo, Italy
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1952–1953 San Canzian Calcio
1953–1955 A.C. Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1960 A.C. Milan 87 (39)
1955–1956 → Piacenza (loan) 21 (23)
1960–1964 Genoa 123 (46)
1964–1967 Napoli 45 (10)
1967–1969 Spal 22 (2)
International career
1957–1958 Italy 4 (0)
Managerial career
1969–1973 Bellaria Igea
1973–1974 Ravenna
1974–1977 Cattolica
1980–1981 Lecco
1981–1983 Benevento
1983–1984 Barletta
1984–1985 Casertana
1986–1987 Cavese
1988–1989 Fasano
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gastone Bean (Italian pronunciation: [ɡaˈstoːne beˈan]; born 11 August 1936) is a former Italian professional footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Growing up in San Canzian d'Isonzo,[1] he joined A.C. Milan as a youngster.[2] He played on loan at Piacenza,[3] scoring 23 goals in 21 games in the 1955–56 C-Series season.

He made his Milan debut on 14 October 1956. At the end of the 1956–57 Season the Rossoneri won the title thanks to his decisive contribution of 17 goals, including the initial goal in the derby on 10 March 1957, which ended with a 1–1 draw. He was the fourth best goalscorer of the season,[4] and was voted "favourite Champion 1957" by the Italian magazine Il calcio e il ciclismo illustrato.[5] With Carlo Galli alternated in the role of striker, the two took up the legacy of Gunnar Nordahl, who had moved to AS Roma.[1] In the next season he scored 10 goals, always alternating with Galli.[6] The 1958–59 season ended with another championship title.[7]

Despite a tally of 39 goals in four seasons, in 1960 he moved to Genoa, to be paired with Eddie Firmani. On 2 April 1961, Bean scored four goals past Novara,[8] however, the Griffins remained in Serie B because of a penalty.[2] The promotion came in 1961–62, when the MLS closed the season 64 goals and eleven points ahead of Naples, who finished second. Bean, deployed as a left winger, produced 20 goals.[2] He was in Genoa for four seasons,[2] contributing to the achievement of the Cup of the Alps in 1964 and Friendship Cup in 1963.

Sold to Naples, in Serie B, he helped them to win promotion to the top flight in his first season in Campania.

He ended his career in Naples in 1969, joining Bellaria Igea as player-coach.

International career

He was summoned to the national team during the qualifying flop for the 1958 FIFA World Cup. In total he played 4 games at international level.[9]

Management career

After retiring as a player he spent twenty years as a coach with lower league sides Bellaria Igea, Ravenna, Cattolica, Lecco, Benevento, Barletta, Casertana, Cavese, and Fasano.

Honours

Club

A.C. Milan

Genoa

References

  1. ^ a b "profile". Magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d Interview with Gastone Bean Archived 27 January 2011 at archive.today filippofabbri.net
  3. ^ "Piacenza Calcio 1955/56". Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  4. ^ Italy 1956–1957 Rsssf . com
  5. ^ Il calcio e il ciclismo illustrato, Number 24, 13 June 1957, page 7
  6. ^ Season 1957–1958 Magliarossonera . com
  7. ^ Italy 1958–1959 Rsssf.com
  8. ^ action = read & idnet = cGlhbmV0YWdlbm9hMTg5My5uZXQtODEzMw In 1961 Gastone Bean exploits in the game against Novara tuttomercatoweb.com
  9. ^ Nationals Archived 9 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine storiapiacenza1919.xoom.it