page_title: Gianpiero Combi
section_title: Style of play
hierarchical_section_title: Gianpiero Combi / Style of play
caption_attribution_description: English: The Italian goalkeeper Gianpiero Combi during a Bologna - Juventus of the Italian Serie A 1928-1929 Italiano: Il portiere di calcio italiano Gianpiero Combi durante un Bologna-Juventus del campionato di Serie A 1928-29
context_page_description: Gianpiero Combi was an Italian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent his entire club career at Juventus, where he won five Italian League titles. At international level, he won the 1934 World Cup with the Italian national team, as well as two Central European International Cups, and an Olympic bronze medal in 1928.
  Combi was considered one of the best goalkeepers in the world during the 1930s, alongside Ricardo Zamora and František Plánička, and is regarded as one of Italy's best ever goalkeepers; in a 1999 IFFHS poll, he was elected Italy's second best goalkeeper of the twentieth century, behind only Dino Zoff, and the sixteenth greatest European goalkeeper of the century, alongside Rinat Dasayev.
context_section_description: Despite his relatively small stature for a player in his position, Combi was a commanding keeper, who possessed notable strength, which he combined with his elegance, agility, intelligence, shot-stopping ability, positional sense, and excellent technique; throughout his career, he stood out in particular due to his consistency, efficient goalkeeping style, and composure, rather than flamboyance, even though he was capable of producing spectacular diving saves when necessary. He is regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time.
caption: Combi in action with Bianconeri in 1928
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