Walter D'Odorico was born in Udine on September 4, 1913.
His first club was his hometown side Udinese where he played between 1929 and 1933.
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The Bianconeri were in Prima Divisione (third tier), they finished 1st and were promoted to Serie B where they then finished 15th, 16th (relegated) and 5th in Prima Divisione. D'Odorico played 71 league games and scored 39 goals.
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In 1933 he joined Padova and stayed two seasons. The Patavini were in Serie A but got relegated and then again, the following season to Serie C. D'Odorico played 52 league games and scored 20 goals (1 in A, Casale). His teammates included former Lazio, Aldo Spivach (1928-32) and Alfredo Foni (1929-31) plus future Lazio, Giuseppe Baldo (1935-42).
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In 1935 D'Odorico joined Lazio himself. The manager was first Czech Walter Alt (1-27) and then Hungarian József Viola and Lazio finished 7th. D'Odorico played 6 league games with 2 goals (Sampierdarenese, Napoli) and 1 game in Coppa Italia.
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The following year, under Viola, Lazio finished a prestigious 2nd and also reached the final of the Central European Cup (lost to Ferencváros 6-9 on aggregate). D'Odorico played 11 league games with 3 goals (Torino, Bari, Milan).
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In 1937 he left Lazio and joined Torino for two seasons. The Granata finished 9th and 2nd. Toro reached the Coppa Italia final in 1938 but lost 2-5 on aggregate to Juventus. His managers were Gyula Feldmann and then Mario Sperone the first season and then Ernest Erbstein followed by Ignác Molnár in the second. D'Odorico played 15 league games with 3 goals (Fiorentina, Lazio twice) and 4 games in Coppa Italia with 2 goals (Milan, Juventus). His teammates included future Lazio manager, Federico Allasio (1954) and future film star Raf Vallone (his directors include Vittorio De Sica, Dino Risi, Sidney Lumet, John Huston and Francis Ford Coppola).
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In 1939 D'Odorico returned to Udine where he stayed until 1947. The "Zebrette" were in Serie B and finished 10th, 11th, 9th, 15th and then after the interruption for war 10th in B-C Alta Italia and 11th in Serie B. D'Odorico played 146 league games with an impressive 70 goals. His managers included Lazio connections Pietro Piselli (1929-30), Ferenc Molnár (1929-31, 1940-41) and Alfredo Foni (1929-31 as a player).
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D'Odorico then spent one last season with amateurs Chiavris from Udine. He then retired at almost 36.
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D'Odorico was a forward. He had a good club career, playing 310 league games and scoring 144 goals.
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He was at Lazio for two seasons. He was not always a regular but scored five important goals and was in the team that conquered an excellent 2nd place in 1936-1937.
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Walter D'Odorico died in Padova on December 14, 1996.
Lazio Career
Season | Total appearances (goals) | Serie A | Coppa Italia |
1935-36 | 7 (2) | 6 (2) | 1 |
1936-37 | 11 (3) | 11 (3) | - |
Total | 18 (5) | 17 (5) | 1 |
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