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Lot # 52: A badge worn by Amadeo Carrizo at the 46th Ordinary FIFA Congress held in Zurich, Switzerland, on July 1-2, 1988. *Provenance: Collection of Amadeo Carrizo!

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A badge worn by Amadeo Carrizo at the 46th Ordinary FIFA Congress held in Zurich, Switzerland, on July 1-2, 1988.

*Provenance: Collection of Amadeo Carrizo!

The silver tone badge features the then FIFA logo above the words "Congress/ Zurich 1988." Affixed to the badge is a blue and white ribbon displaying the printed numbers "1./2. 7. 1988."

Amadeo Raúl Carrizo Larretape (12 June 1926 – 20 March 2020), popularly known by his first name "Amadeo", was an Argentine football goalkeeper and manager. Carrizo is considered a pioneer of the position, helping to innovate techniques and strategies for goalkeepers.

The IFFHS ranked Carrizo as the best South American keeper of the 20th century in 1999

He was the first goalkeeper in Argentina to wear gloves, following an example by Italy's Giovanni Viola. He also was the first one to regularly leave the penalty area to defend his goal and the first one to use goal kicks as a strategy to start counterattacks. His way of playing has inspired many famous South American keepers, most notably Hugo Orlando Gatti, René Higuita, and José Luis Chilavert. Germany's Manuel Neuer is a more recent exponent of this style!

 

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