Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: Silvio Piola ( 29 September 1913 â `` 4 October 1996 ) was an Italian footballer from Robbio Lomellina , province of Pavia .
Simplified: Silvio Piola ( born 29 September 1913 - died 4 October 1996 ) was a former Italian football player .