Rodolfo Volk
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| Rodolfo Volk | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rudolf Volk | |
| Date of birth | January 14, 1906 | |
| Place of birth | Fiume, Austria-Hungary | |
| Date of death | October 2, 1983 (aged 77) | |
| Place of death | Nemi, Italy | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| –1928 1928–1933 1933– |
U.S. Fiumana A.S. Roma Pisa Calcio |
? (?) 157 (103) ? (?) |
| National team | ||
| Italy B | 5 (5) | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Rodolfo Volk (Sometimes italianized in Rodolfo Folchi) (born 14 January 1906 in Fiume – died 2 October 1983 in Nemi) was an Italian footballer.
He is the third goalscorer in A.S. Roma's history, having scored 103 goals in over 150 appearances.
[edit] Biography
He was born in Fiume in 1906 and began to play for the U.S. Fiumana, team of his city; he was a powerful striker.
He played a non-official match with Fiorentina under the fake surname of Bolteni, this was due to the fact the he was serving the military service and couldn't do any onther activity.
In 1928 he was signed up by the barely constituted A.S. Roma and became one of its the most important player during the '20s and the '30s. He was the first official goalscorer in Campo Testaccio, the first Roma's stadium.
Playing an amount of 150 games with the Giallorossi scoring 103 goals, he was the scorer of the first Derby della Capitale, a 1-0 victory against S.S. Lazio in 1929.
During the season 1930-31 he became Serie A Topscorer with 29 goals in 33 games, helping Roma to finish as runners-up.
He left Roma in 1933 for personal problems with Enrique Guaita and Elvio Banchero and was signed up by Pisa.
When he finished his football career, he worked as janitor in Rome, and died in 1983 in misery in the town of Nemi.
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| Preceded by Giuseppe Meazza |
Serie A top scorer 1930-31 |
Succeeded by Pedro Petrone & Angelo Schiavio |
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