Attilio Ferraris 1904 – 1947

Biography

Attilio Ferraris was born on March 26, 1904, in Rome, Italy, during a time when football was beginning to flourish across the country. He pursued a career in professional football, contributing to the sport during a formative period in Italian athletic history. Though details of his playing career remain limited in available records, Ferraris represented a generation of early Italian footballers who helped establish the nation’s sporting traditions.

Ferraris passed away on May 8, 1947, in Montecatini Terme at the age of 43. His death marked the end of a life lived during significant decades for both Italy and European football. He was laid to rest at Campo Verano, Rome’s historic cemetery, where he remains among Italy’s notable figures.

Though much of Ferraris’s individual legacy remains quiet in historical records, his life spanned a remarkable era—from the early days of organized Italian football through the transformative mid-twentieth century. He is remembered as part of football’s foundational generation in Italy.