Bruno Ispiro was born on March 20 1920 in Rovigno d’Istria where he started playing professional football in 1936 for Amplea.
In 1940 he signed for Genova 1893 (the name of Genoa Football and Cricket Club had to take due to the fascist regime’s urge to eliminate all foreign names). He stayed there for three years, until Italian football stopped due to the Second World War. In that period, he went back to Amplea. In 1945 he returned to Liguria and played for a year until he signed for Lazio in 1946.
He was not particularly tall as a forward, but his speciality were headers since he was a sly and quick player and could often outfox the defenders. At Lazio he made 28 appearances with 5 goals. After a year he signed for Triestina where under the legendary manager Nereo Rocco, the club achieved second place, beaten only by the Great Torino. That year he scored 9 goals and in 1948-49 scored 15 goals including 5 in the 9-1 in which Triestina crushed Padova. As the club got weaker, he scored less. In 1952 though, his was the winning goal in the playoff against Brescia to see who would stay in Serie A. He stayed in Trieste until 1954 when he signed for Reggiana in the fourth tier for one final season.
Ispiro scored 83 goals in 281 games during his career.
He died in Trieste on April 21, 1992.
Season | Serie A Appearances | Serie A Goals |
1946-47 | 28 | 5 |
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