Walter Petron


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Walter Petron (25 August 1918 – 21 March 1945) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a forward in Serie A for Torino and Venezia.

Walter Petron
Personal information
Date of birth 25 August 1918
Place of birth Padua, Italy
Date of death 21 March 1945 (aged 26)
Place of death Padua, Italy
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1938–1942 Torino 107 (26)
1942–1943 Venezia 26 (4)
Total 133 (30)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Petron was killed in a bombing raid during the Second World War.[1] A stadium in his hometown of Padua was named after him.[2]

  1. ^ "Stadio Petron, dov'è nato il mito del Calcio Padova". Il Mattino di Padova (in Italian). 18 March 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ Gazetto dello Sport. 24 February 1949, p. 2