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'Age is just a number' was not a bluff. This is because 'super grandfather' who proved with his whole body that this is the truth appeared in Italy.
In the Italian Football League, the "Oldest Player of All Time" was born. Lamberto Boranga, who played more than 100 games in Serie A decades ago, is the main character. Despite being 82 years old this year, he played with his grandchildren.
British media The Sun reported on the 7th (Korean time) '82-year-old Boranga, former teammate of coach Carlo Ancelotti, broke the record for Italy's oldest player'
According to the media, 82-year-old Boranga joined the Italian seventh division USD Trevana and made a surprise return. Boranga made his Trevana debut through a match against Poligno. He came out as the starting goalkeeper and worked with his grandson-old teammate, and similarly blocked strong shots from his grandson-old opponents.
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The results themselves were not successful. Boranga was replaced by 26-year-old alternate goalkeeper Maurizio Rossi after allowing five goals. But Rossi also struggled, and Trevana lost big, 0-10.
Regardless of the outcome of the game, however, Boranga achieved a record that would remain a road in Italian sports history. He was recorded as the oldest player ever to play in action. "I made two mistakes, but I saved three or four times," Boranga said confidently about his game. In fact, Boranga showed several times that he flew so sleek that he couldn't believe he was in his 80s.
It is thanks to the brilliance of 'Once upon a time's ability. Turns out Boranga was one of Serie A legends. Boranga, who began his professional career in 1961, played more than 100 Serie A games through 14 teams in his lifetime. He played for famous clubs such as Fiorentina and Parma, and played 92 Serie A games in Chesena, based in Emilia-Romagna, from 1973 to 1977.
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| Boranga in his active days. The Sun Knight Capture |
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| Boranga (left side of the picture) The Sun Knight Capture | at the time he was playing for Parma
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Since then, when he played for Serie B Parma, he has shared a team-up with current Brazilian national soccer team coach Carlo Ancelotti, who has just built his professional career. At the time, Boranga was 36 years old and the senior member of the team about to retire, and Ancelotti was just building his career.
Ancelotti then moved to Serie A AS Roma in 1979 and created a legendary career, and after retiring from active duty, he also had a successful career as a professional coach.
Boranga also continued its unique history. Boranga returned to football at Ametto in 2009 after retiring from Bastardo in 1993, and played for the papiano team until 2015 before spending a season at Marotesse in 2019 after a three-year break.
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In addition, he studied medicine before retiring from Bastardo, showing an unusual career in working as a doctor.
He then worked as a Masters runner and broke a new world record. In 2012, he achieved the world record of 10.75 m in the M70 class and 5.47 m in the long jump, holding the M65 class world record.
He will even compete in the high jump event at the European Masters Athletics Championships in Madeira this month. For the Boranga, retirement is likely only possible after the age of 100.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
