The collection of solidarity stickers is enriched by a new, fundamental role in the world of sport, the coach. Celebrative Sticker #42 is dedicated to Eugenio Bersellini.
Eugenio Bersellini, born in 1936, a former footballer from Brescia and Monza, owes his nickname “Iron Sergeant” to the harsh training methods. The Emilian coach also knew how to give moments of joy and tenderness, among friends, family and with his players. Even with the fans who have not forgotten him, especially for the decade that began with Sampdoria in 1975/76, then at Inter where in 5 years he will win the 1979/1980 Scudetto and two Italian Cups, followed by two years at Turin where he was the coach of the immortal 3-2 comeback in the derby against Juventus, to then return to Genoa and win the Sampdoria club’s first trophy: the 1984/85 Italian Cup.
For this reason, this solidarity sticker was created with 3 variants that could cover the unforgettable years, it is impossible to choose just one club, every football fan can decide which of the three stickers to have in his folder.
1979/80, Bersellini’s Inter ran towards the conquest of the Scudetto from the first matchday. A linear path, made even more exciting by the two championship derbies won and the poker trimmed to Juventus thanks to Altobelli’s hat-trick. Inter’s top scorer in the league is Alessandro Altobelli, with 15 goals. Evaristo Beccalossi made 7 of them, two of which in the derby against Milan. It’s a beautiful Inter and loved by Inter fans, Bersellini will stay at Inter for 5 seasons.
Coach of Toro for two seasons, from 1982 to 1984. strongly desired by the then President Sergio Rossi. In the first season, the date of March 27, 1983 is unforgettable. In the return derby Torino, down by two goals, recovered and overcame Juventus in three minutes, which fielded five World Champions as well as Platini and Boniek. Bonesso, Dossena and Torrisi, scorers of the three goals, send the grenade part of the Stadio Comunale to heaven.
Bersellini returns to Genoa after having already coached Sampdoria in the second half of the 1970s. With the trainer comes the first trophy of the Sampdoria club, the Italian Cup won in Marassi against Milan on 3 July 1985 and the same year in the championship he finishes in fourth place. These are the first steps of a team that will be the absolute protagonist in the 80s until the Scudetto with Boskov on the bench in 1990/91.
We thank the Bersellini family for having authorized and supported our initiative.
EUGENIO BERSELLINI FOR THE “ADOTTA CON LA FIGURINA” PROJECT!
With this solidarity sticker it will be possible to support the “Adotta con la Figurina” project where Figurine Forever engages annually in different solidarity projects.
32 (3-2) copies of the 72 printed will be donated to the Museum for sale directly at their place, in order to support the museum and cultural activities of a reality that the whole world envies us (https://www.museodeltoro.it/)
EUGENIO BERSELLINI Celebrative Sticker # 42 – Sticker + Folder 1st numbered edition 183 copies Inter variant, 50 copies FC Torino variant, 83 copies Sampdoria variant, 50 copies (the sequence between the 3 different stickers with respect to the numbering of the folders is random, they are in no particular order)
Free offer starting from7,00€ + shipping (for Europe 10,00€) 4×3 with four different Celebrative one is gift
How to contribute:
Bank transfer: Bank:Emil Banca – Credito Cooperativo Branch:Borgo Panigale, Bologna Italia IBAN:IT82 Y070 7202 4000 0000 0427 519 BIC:ICRAITRRTS0 For purchases by bank transfer, please always follow an email to figurineforever@gmail.com
IN THE CAUSAL ALWAYS INSERT: WHICH CARD YOU WANT TO BUY AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR SHIPMENT, PLEASE BEFORE TO PAY ALWAYS POSTAGE COSTS FROM ITALY TO YOUR COUNTRY
AVAILABLE NOW! (1st numbered edition 1-183, copies available 105/183)
the folders of the solidarity stickers are numbered, the number you receive is random. The choice of the specific number is a pre-sale service only and only for the members of Figurine Forever
An unnumbered version was also printed, mainly used for distribution to people involved in this project.
Celebrative Sticker #39: TORINO-JUVENTUS 3-2 GIUSEPPE DOSSENA!
March 27, 1983, a date that will remain in the history of Italian football, especially “that of the past”, with the players who wore the shirt from 1 to 11, the games all on Sunday afternoon, who was not at the stadium with the ear attached to the radio.
That day there was the derby della Mole, the Juventus of Platini and many Azzurri coming from the mundial victory in Espana82 and the Torino FC of another world champion, Beppe Dossena. A probable victory for the black and whites who seemed to be heading towards the Scudetto, but the derby is not a game like any other, the heart of the grenade continues to beat even when all seems lost.
After about 60 minutes, Juventus took the lead 2-0 thanks to goals from Paolo Rossi and Platini. Between the 71st and 74th minute, in the span of 124 seconds, the incredible happened, Torino, coached by Eugenio Bersellini, overturned everything with goals from Dossena, Bonesso and Torrisi.
Forty years after that incredible match, a trilogy of Celebrative Stickers to celebrate the memory and the three players who, together with the rest of the team, were the creators, rebelling against an adverse destiny that seemed already written, in a day that will never be forgotten: Celebrative Sticker #39: Giuseppe Dossena Celebrative Sticker #40: Alessandro Bonesso Celebrative Sticker #41: Fortunato Torrisi At the same time, the Celebrative Sticker #42 dedicated to Eugenio Bersellini, the unforgettable coach of Torino FC, Inter and Sampdoria.
Celebrative Sticker #39, 1-2!: Torino’s first goal, that of hope, was scored by Giuseppe Dossena, who grew up in the Granata youth team and then moved on to Pistoiese, Cesena, Bologna before returning to Toro where he played from 1981 to 1987. Above all, the midfielder counts almost 40 appearances for the national team and is among the Azzurri who lifted the World Cup in Madrid in 1982 and in the 1990/91 he was Italian champion with Sampdoria.
The limited edition of the solidarity sticker, in its first edition in just 71 copies, is a precise tribute to one of his most important career goals, the minute in which he equalized in the Turin derby.
With this solidarity sticker it will be possible to support the “Adotta con la Figurina” project where Figurine Forever engages annually in different solidarity projects.
32 (3-2) copies of the 71 printed will be donated to the Museum for sale directly at their place, in order to support the museum and cultural activities of a reality that the whole world envies us (https://www.museodeltoro.it/)
Free offer starting from7,00€ + shipping (for Europe 10,00€) 4×3 with four different Celebrative one is gift
How to contribute:
Bank transfer: Bank:Emil Banca – Credito Cooperativo Branch:Borgo Panigale, Bologna Italia IBAN:IT82 Y070 7202 4000 0000 0427 519 BIC:ICRAITRRTS0 For purchases by bank transfer, please always follow an email to figurineforever@gmail.com
IN THE CAUSAL ALWAYS INSERT: WHICH CARD YOU WANT TO BUY AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR SHIPMENT, PLEASE BEFORE TO PAY ALWAYS POSTAGE COSTS FROM ITALY TO YOUR COUNTRY
AVAILABLE NOW! (1st numbered edition 1-71, copies available 10/71)
the folders of the solidarity stickers are numbered, the number you receive is random. The choice of the specific number is a pre-sale service only and only for the members of Figurine Forever
An unnumbered version was also printed, mainly used for distribution to people involved in this project.
March 27, 1983, a date that will remain in the history of Italian football, especially “that of the past”, with the players who wore the shirt from 1 to 11, the games all on Sunday afternoon, who was not at the stadium with the ear attached to the radio.
That day there was the derby della Mole, the Juventus of Platini and many Azzurri coming from the mundial victory in Espana82 and the Torino FC of another world champion, Beppe Dossena. A probable victory for the black and whites who seemed to be heading towards the Scudetto, but the derby is not a game like any other, the heart of the grenade continues to beat even when all seems lost.
After about 60 minutes, Juventus took the lead 2-0 thanks to goals from Paolo Rossi and Platini. Between the 71st and 74th minute, in the span of 124 seconds, the incredible happened, Torino, coached by Eugenio Bersellini, overturned everything with goals from Dossena, Bonesso and Torrisi.
Forty years after that incredible match, a trilogy of Celebrative Stickers to celebrate the memory and the three players who, together with the rest of the team, were the creators, rebelling against an adverse destiny that seemed already written, in a day that will never be forgotten: Celebrative Sticker #39: Giuseppe Dossena Celebrative Sticker #40: Alessandro Bonesso Celebrative Sticker #41: Fortunato Torrisi At the same time, the Celebrative Sticker #42 dedicated to Eugenio Bersellini, the unforgettable coach of Torino FC, Inter and Sampdoria.
Celebrative Sticker #40, 2-2!: Torino’s equalizer was scored by Alessandro Bonesso, who grew up in the youth team and played for Toro from 1981 to 1983. For him, other important squares of support such as Catania, Cesena, Arezzo and Reggiana.
The limited edition of the solidarity sticker, in its first edition in just 72 copies, is a precise tribute to one of his most important career goals, the minute in which he equalized in the Turin derby.
With this solidarity sticker it will be possible to support the “Adotta con la Figurina” project where Figurine Forever engages annually in different solidarity projects.
32 (3-2) copies of the 72 printed will be donated to the Museum for sale directly at their place, in order to support the museum and cultural activities of a reality that the whole world envies us (https://www.museodeltoro.it/)
Free offer starting from7,00€ + shipping (for Europe 10,00€) 4×3 with four different Celebrative one is gift
How to contribute:
Bank transfer: Bank:Emil Banca – Credito Cooperativo Branch:Borgo Panigale, Bologna Italia IBAN:IT82 Y070 7202 4000 0000 0427 519 BIC:ICRAITRRTS0 For purchases by bank transfer, please always follow an email to figurineforever@gmail.com
IN THE CAUSAL ALWAYS INSERT: WHICH CARD YOU WANT TO BUY AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR SHIPMENT, PLEASE BEFORE TO PAY ALWAYS POSTAGE COSTS FROM ITALY TO YOUR COUNTRY
AVAILABLE NOW! (1st numbered edition 1-72, copies available 9/72)
the folders of the solidarity stickers are numbered, the number you receive is random. The choice of the specific number is a pre-sale service only and only for the members of Figurine Forever
An unnumbered version was also printed, mainly used for distribution to people involved in this project.
March 27, 1983, a date that will remain in the history of Italian football, especially “that of the past”, with the players who wore the shirt from 1 to 11, the games all on Sunday afternoon, who was not at the stadium with the ear attached to the radio.
That day there was the derby della Mole, the Juventus of Platini and many Azzurri coming from the mundial victory in Espana82 and the Torino FC of another world champion, Beppe Dossena. A probable victory for the black and whites who seemed to be heading towards the Scudetto, but the derby is not a game like any other, the heart of the grenade continues to beat even when all seems lost.
After about 60 minutes, Juventus took the lead 2-0 thanks to goals from Paolo Rossi and Platini. Between the 71st and 74th minute, in the span of 124 seconds, the incredible happened, Torino, coached by Eugenio Bersellini, overturned everything with goals from Dossena, Bonesso and Torrisi.
Forty years after that incredible match, a trilogy of Celebrative Stickers to celebrate the memory and the three players who, together with the rest of the team, were the creators, rebelling against an adverse destiny that seemed already written, in a day that will never be forgotten: Celebrative Sticker #39: Giuseppe Dossena Celebrative Sticker #40: Alessandro Bonesso Celebrative Sticker #41: Fortunato Torrisi At the same time, the Celebrative Sticker #42 dedicated to Eugenio Bersellini, the unforgettable coach of Torino FC, Inter and Sampdoria.
Celebrative Sticker #41, 3-2!: Torino’s overtaking goal is scored by Fortunato Torrisi, the incredible comeback is completed. Torrisi, who grew up in the Siracusa youth team, played only one season at Toro, but that goal in March 1983 made him an eternal symbol. Other important experiences for him as a footballer for Lazio, Ascoli, Catania and Ternana.
The limited edition of the solidarity sticker, in its first edition in just 74 copies, is a precise tribute to one of his most important career goals, the minute in which he equalized in the Turin derby.
With this solidarity sticker it will be possible to support the “Adotta con la Figurina” project where Figurine Forever engages annually in different solidarity projects.
32 (3-2) copies of the 74 printed will be donated to the Museum for sale directly at their place, in order to support the museum and cultural activities of a reality that the whole world envies us (https://www.museodeltoro.it/)
Free offer starting from7,00€ + shipping (for Europe 10,00€) 4×3 with four different Celebrative one is gift
How to contribute:
Bank transfer: Bank:Emil Banca – Credito Cooperativo Branch:Borgo Panigale, Bologna Italia IBAN:IT82 Y070 7202 4000 0000 0427 519 BIC:ICRAITRRTS0 For purchases by bank transfer, please always follow an email to figurineforever@gmail.com
IN THE CAUSAL ALWAYS INSERT: WHICH CARD YOU WANT TO BUY AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR SHIPMENT, PLEASE BEFORE TO PAY ALWAYS POSTAGE COSTS FROM ITALY TO YOUR COUNTRY
AVAILABLE NOW! (1st numbered edition 1-74, copies available 13/74)
the folders of the solidarity stickers are numbered, the number you receive is random. The choice of the specific number is a pre-sale service only and only for the members of Figurine Forever
An unnumbered version was also printed, mainly used for distribution to people involved in this project.
Celebrative Sticker #28: PAOLO PULICI!
Pupi forever! The marvellous collaboration with the Museo del Grande Torino continues, celebrating the great champions who wore the legendary “Granata” jersey, leaving their mark. Great captains, great defenders, great hearts, great strikers. The greatest was he, the player with the most goals in the history of Torino FC. As lovers of football and good football stories, we are happy to announce that the Celebrative Sticker # 28 is dedicated to Paolino Pulici!
Paolo or Paolino Pulici makes little difference, for everyone it was Pupi. Able to score 172 goals with the Torino shirt, a record still unbeaten. The pair of goals of wonders together with Ciccio Graziani who will make a great contribution to winning the championship in the 1975/76 season.
Torino fans and all lovers of glorious football teams hope that one day another Scudetto will arrive and who knows another goalscorer, perhaps even more prolific than Pulici, but this would not affect the undisputed love that the people have grenade for one of their warriors.
With this solidarity sticker it will be possible to support the “Adotta con la Figurina” project where Figurine Forever engages annually in different solidarity projects.
80 copies of the 172 printed will be donated to the Museum for sale directly at their place, in order to support the museum and cultural activities of a reality that the whole world envies us (https://www.museodeltoro.it/)
Free offer starting from7,00€ + shipping (for Europe 10,00€) 4×3 with four different Celebrative one is gift
How to contribute:
Bank transfer: Bank:Emil Banca – Credito Cooperativo Branch:Borgo Panigale, Bologna Italia IBAN:IT82 Y070 7202 4000 0000 0427 519 BIC:ICRAITRRTS0 For purchases by bank transfer, please always follow an email to figurineforever@gmail.com
IN THE CAUSAL ALWAYS INSERT: WHICH CARD YOU WANT TO BUY AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR SHIPMENT, PLEASE BEFORE TO PAY ALWAYS POSTAGE COSTS FROM ITALY TO YOUR COUNTRY
AVAILABLE NOW! (1st numbered edition 1-172, copies available 36/172)
the folders of the solidarity stickers are numbered, the number you receive is random. The choice of the specific number is a pre-sale service only and only for the members of Figurine Forever
An unnumbered version was also printed, mainly used for distribution to people involved in this project. The copy number 11 was not put up for sale but donated to the Grande Torino Museum, like the number of the player’s jersey with which all the grenade fans remember Paolo Pulici
Forever Card #19: OSKAR (STATUTO)!
Ska forever! Our solidarity cards have crossed musical genres, from singer-songwriters to combat folk, from rock to metal, ska could not be missing and even more so if the protagonist is one who, in Italian musical history, has had its important part. We are happy to announce the Fan Forever Card # 19 of a big heart grenade, Oskar of the Statuto!
A 40-year long musical career, studded with many concerts, our card also celebrates this anniversary which will be remembered next year and is the reason why we chose the 1982/83 season. It is not the only anniversary, 30 years ago, Sanremo 1992, the Statuto are so “convinced” of winning the Sanremo Festival that they choose a song that praises the victory to perform on the Ariston stage. In reality it will not end like this and even the last 30 years, as a Torino FC fan, have been poor in triumphs, but Oskar has been able to create many other occasions and moments to take away great satisfactions.
The Statuto takes their name from the meeting place of the Mods in Turin, an important part in the life of Oskar and the band, which we also wanted to remember in the image of the fans at the stadium that you find on the postcard. Oskar told this and other stories in a book that will also accompany the appointments with our solidarity card.
Oskar has certainly never hidden his passion for Torino FC football, sung in several songs, we like to remember one in particular where another solidarity sticker was involved, naturally a Celebrative, the best scorer in the history of the grenade club, Paolino Pulici.
The initiative was made possible thanks also to the contribution of Barley Arts, a historical reality and leader in organizing concerts in Italy, an agency that follows the concerts of the Turin band.
OSKAR FOR THE MUSEUM OF THE GREAT TORINO!
With this solidarity card it will be possible to support the “Adotta con la Figurina” project where Figurine Forever engages annually in different solidarity projects and to raise funds to support the Museo del Toro, to continue the collaborative relationship between this important social and cultural museum and our association.
Free offer starting from5,00€ + shipping (for Europe 10,00€) 3×2 with three different Forever Card one is gift
How to contribute:
Bank transfer: Bank:Emil Banca – Credito Cooperativo Branch:Borgo Panigale, Bologna Italia IBAN:IT82 Y070 7202 4000 0000 0427 519 BIC:ICRAITRRTS0 For purchases by bank transfer, please always follow an email to figurineforever@gmail.com
IN THE CAUSAL ALWAYS INSERT: WHICH CARD YOU WANT TO BUY AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR SHIPMENT, PLEASE BEFORE TO PAY ALWAYS POSTAGE COSTS FROM ITALY TO YOUR COUNTRY
AVAILABLE NOW! (1st edition numbered 1-149, copies available 76/149)
the postcards of the solidarity cards are numbered, the number you receive is random. The choice of the specific number is a pre-sale service only and only for the members of Figurine Forever
An unnumbered version was also printed, mainly used for distribution to people involved in the project.
Fumetto Forever Card #22: FRED BUSCAGLIONE!
Fred Forever! The Comic Card # 22 is a mix of emotions, of memories that seem distant in time, but which on the contrary are alive and strong, in the hearts of fans, fans and all Italians. We are pleased to present the solidarity card of the immense Fred Buscaglione with the Grande Torino shirt.
However, 1949 was an unforgettable year. Tragic, unique, exciting. On the one hand, a football team, Torino, which had been dominating for several years in Italy and also in Europe, disappeared. Perhaps not the strongest team of all time (impossible to make comparisons between different eras) but certainly the most loved, by all, even if the heart is not grenade.
Also in 1949 the musical career of Fred Buscaglione definitely took off, thanks to the creation of the orchestral group Asternovas and hundreds of concerts up and down the boot. While we wept for the Superga massacre, we danced with Fred, with the city of Turin in our hearts.
The idea of creating a supportive cartoon figurine of Fred was born thanks to the collaboration with Giacomo Taddeo Traini, author of the graphic novel “Swing, barbera and Fred” (Edizioni Becco Giallo, 2022), on the centenary of the birth of the great Buscaglione . Giacomo enthusiastically responded to our proposal and created the perfect sticker, in full harmony with the intent of the project, Fred’s light-hearted gaze, the Grande Torino shirt, in the background the symbols of the city Turin. The edition of the figurine, 149, has a precise meaning.
An important partner of the initiative is the MEI in Faenza, the Meeting of Independent Labels has always carried out an incredible job of enhancing and promoting Italian music. Involving them in the project was not just a pleasure, almost a duty.
FRED FOR MADAGASCAR!
With this solidarity card + postcard, it will be possible to support the Adotta Con La Figurina project. 40 copies will be donated to Museo del Grande Torino to support their cultural activities.
Fred Buscaglione by Giacomo Taddeo Traini Fumetto Card # 19 – Card + Postcard 1st edition 149 copies numbered
Free offer starting from 5,00€ + shipping (for Europe 8,00€) 3×2 con with three different Fumetto Card one is gift
How to contribute:
Bank transfer: Bank:Emil Banca – Credito Cooperativo Branch:Borgo Panigale, Bologna Italia IBAN:IT82 Y070 7202 4000 0000 0427 519 BIC:ICRAITRRTS0 For purchases by bank transfer, please always follow an email to figurineforever@gmail.com
IN THE CAUSAL ALWAYS INSERT: WHICH CARD YOU WANT TO BUY AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR SHIPMENT, PLEASE BEFORE TO PAY ALWAYS POSTAGE COSTS FROM ITALY TO YOUR COUNTRY
AVAILABLE NOW! (1st edt numbered 1-149, copies available 78/149)
the postcards of the solidarity cards are numbered, the number you receive is random. The choice of the specific number is a pre-sale service only and only for the members of Figurine Forever
An unnumbered version was also printed, mainly used for distribution to people involved in this project.
Celebrative Sticker #23: BRUNO NERI!
Bruno Neri Forever! Exactly one year ago we presented the Celebrative Sticker # 10 dedicated to the partisan footballer, the initiative met with incredible enthusiasm, so much so that the 99 copies of the solidarity sticker sold out in a very short time.
From many sides they asked us for a reprint, but our solidarity stickers do not provide for it, so we made an appointment for 2022. The footballer, who died partisan on 10 July 1944, during a firefight with the Nazis, made famous by a famous photograph that he portrays him at the Florence Stadium, in 1931, while he does not pay homage to the fascist hierarchs.
If the first sticker was a “what if”, imagining Neri as the footballer of the 1938 world champion national team, this time we have traveled a good part of his sporting life, celebrating not only the man but also his city, Faenza, which gave him entitled the stadium and a plaque where he lived, which we decided to add to the folder.
For these reasons the stickers of Bruno Neri are: . in his last season, as a player at Faenza, printed in 99 copies . with the Fiorentina shirt in the 1931/32 season, printed in 50 copies . with the FC Torino shirt in the 1938/39 season, printed in 50 copies, where the player from Romagna scores his only goal with the grenade shirt and it is also the season before the outbreak of the Second World War.
In the folder there is also a large image with the Torino shirt. Some photos are the same as the first solidarity sticker, unfortunately there is very little photographic material on Bruno Neri, but the colors of his shirts are updated, especially that of Fiorentina where he does not make the fascist salute. In the Celebrative Sticker # 10 he wore the blue shirt, in this the most real purple shirt, the same colors of that day.
Finally, we also wanted to celebrate the other Neri of Faenza, Giacomo, six years younger than Bruno, a footballer for Juventus, Genoa and Inter and also for the national team. The photo shows them together, Neri I and Neri II, two very different stories but both of which have brought the white and blue colors of their city to their hearts.
We recently remembered Vittorio Staccione, a footballer deported and killed in Mauthausen, Bruno Neri’s teammate in Florence, both players of Turin but at different times. The “legend” tells that they were friends, they certainly shared the same negative sentiment towards ideology and even more so about fascist practices.
BRUNO NERI FOR THE “ADOTTA CON LA FIGURINA” PROJECT!
With this solidarity sticker it will be possible to support the “Adotta con la Figurina” project where Figurine Forever engages annually in different solidarity projects.
BRUNO NERI Celebrative Sticker # 23 – Sticker + Folder 1st edition 199 copies numbered Faenza variant, 99 copies Fiorentina variant, 50 copies FC Torino variant, 50 copies (the sequence between the 3 different stickers with respect to the numbering of the folders is random, they are in no particular order)
Bank transfer: Bank:Emil Banca – Credito Cooperativo Branch:Borgo Panigale, Bologna Italia IBAN:IT82 Y070 7202 4000 0000 0427 519 BIC:ICRAITRRTS0 For purchases by bank transfer, please always follow an email to figurineforever@gmail.com
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AVAILABLE NOW! (1st numbered edition 1-199, copies available 58/199)
the folders of the solidarity stickers are numbered, the number you receive is random. The choice of the specific number is a pre-sale service only and only for the members of Figurine Forever
An unnumbered version was also printed, mainly used for distribution to people involved in this project.
Celebrative Sticker #20: VITTORIO STACCIONE!
Vittorio Staccione Forever! So that the memory of Vittorio, of his history, of all the stories related to the political and racial persecutions of fascism and the consequent, for many, deportation to Nazi concentration camps, may never be forgotten, may never be “a history of other times” , to be placed in the drawer.
We are happy and proud to announce the Celebrative Sticker # 20 solidarity sticker, dedicated to Vittorio Staccione. The sporting and human history of the turin footballer goes hand in hand with the darkest twenty years in Italy.
The refusal to bow to Mussolini’s regime undoubtedly made Vittorio’s career as a footballer very complicated; despite the intimidation and even the repeated physical violence suffered by the fascist squads, Staccione on the playing field was able to leave his mark, both in his beloved Torino FC, where he grew up, and later in Cremonese, Fiorentina and Cosenza.
Intense, bitter story, more than others worthy of becoming a film, which is well told in Francesco Veltri’s book “Il mediano di Mauthausen” (Diarkos editions, 2019), thanks also to the collaboration with Federico Molinario, Vittorio’s nephew. It is above all thanks to Federico and the Grande Torino Museum that put us in contact if we were able to carry out this project; thanks also to the Panathlon Club of Cremona and to the Fiorentina Museum if the memory of Staccione is still alive.
Vittorio Staccione, on 12 March 1944, was arrested by the police in Turin and handed over to the SS to be deported to concentration camps, he died in Mauthausen on 16 March 1945; his brother Francesco, deported to the same concentration camp, will follow him nine days later.
For the solidarity sticler, we assumed that history had gone differently, that Italy was a better country in those years and that therefore Vittorio Staccione, solely for his proven football skills, could make his debut and become a protagonist also in the national team. He too triumphed at the International Tournament held between 1927 and 1930, forerunner of that winning Italy of coach Pozzo who will bring the Azzurri to the throne of the world twice in the following 8 years.
TOGETHER for ANED!
With this solidarity sticker it will be possible to support the “Adotta con la Figurina” project where Figurine Forever engages annually in different solidarity projects and it will be possible to support the activities of ANED the National Association Ex Deported in the nazi camps (http://www.deportati.it/?lang=en); we strongly feel the need to keep the memory of what happened alive and daily, because it should never happen again. At the same time, 60 copies will be donated to the Grande Torino Museum for sale at their in-house shop. We want to remember Vittorio Staccione both for the great man, persecuted, that he was, and for the great footballer, as the facts say, that he was.
Bank transfer: Bank:Emil Banca – Credito Cooperativo Branch:Borgo Panigale, Bologna Italia IBAN:IT82 Y070 7202 4000 0000 0427 519 BIC:ICRAITRRTS0 For purchases by bank transfer, please always follow an email to figurineforever@gmail.com
IN THE CAUSAL ALWAYS INSERT: WHICH CARD YOU WANT TO BUY AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR SHIPMENT, PLEASE BEFORE TO PAY ALWAYS POSTAGE COSTS FROM ITALY TO YOUR COUNTRY
AVAILABLE NOW! (1st numbered edition 1-245, copies available 25/245)
the folders of the solidarity stickers are numbered, the number you receive is random. The choice of the specific number is a pre-sale service only and only for the members of Figurine Forever
An unnumbered version was also printed, mainly used for distribution to people involved in this project.
The choice to print 245 copies is not accidental, that final “45” is a clear reference to when man’s madness and cruelty put an end to the life of an Italian sports champion
Celebrative Sticker #14: GIORGIO FERRINI!
Ferrini Forever! We are happy to announce the Celebrative Sticker # 14, the second made in collaboration and in support of the Museum of the Grande Torino and the Leggenda Granata, an exciting tribute to the captain most captain of all the captains of Torino FC, Giorgio Ferrini. The great champion never forgotten by the Grenade people as by all the Azzurri fans and sports fans.
Celebrating it this year is also a tribute to the Italian national team, winning at Euro 2020, as happened in 1968, with Ferrini Champion of Europe. An unforgettable 1968, also seen the victory of Torino FC in the Italian Cup, record holder in the final round ahead of Milan, Inter and Bologna. The solidarity sticker is precisely the celebration of this Torino FC victory.
Not only that, we wanted to create a bridge of memories with Gigi Meroni, the garnet butterfly was the protagonist of our Celebrative Sticker # 7, which unfortunately passed away at the very beginning of that sporting season.
Giorgio Ferrini, 16 seasons with the Torino FC shirt, 566 appearances in the grenade shirt, an absolute record. Giorgio Ferrini Italian Champion 1975/76, in the season where he held the role of second of the coach Gigi Radice. That year Torino FC would return to win the Scudetto.
Giorgio Ferrini died on November 6, 1977 at just 37 years old. From up there he never stopped waving the grenade flag.
With this solidarity sticker it will be possible to support the “Adotta con la Figurina” project where Figurine Forever engages annually in different solidarity projects. 100 copies of the 160 printed will be donated to the Museum for sale directly at their place, in order to support the museum and cultural activities of a reality that the whole world envies us (https://www.museodeltoro.it/)
GIORGIO FERRINI Celebrative Sticker # 14 – Sticker + Folder
First Editionnumbered160 copies from 1 to 160 SOLD OUT
Second Editionnumbered40 copies from 161 to 200
The second edition continues the numbering of the first
Bank transfer: Bank:Emil Banca – Credito Cooperativo Branch:Borgo Panigale, Bologna Italia IBAN:IT82 Y070 7202 4000 0000 0427 519 BIC:ICRAITRRTS0 For purchases by bank transfer, please always follow an email to figurineforever@gmail.com
IN THE CAUSAL ALWAYS INSERT: WHICH CARD YOU WANT TO BUY AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR SHIPMENT, PLEASE BEFORE TO PAY ALWAYS POSTAGE COSTS FROM ITALY TO YOUR COUNTRY
the folders of the solidarity stickers are numbered, the number you receive is random. The choice of the specific number is a pre-sale service only and only for the members of Figurine Forever
An unnumbered version was also printed, mainly used for distribution to people involved in this project.
The copy number 8 was not put up for sale but donated to the Grande Torino Museum, like the number of the player’s jersey with which all the grenade fans remember captain Giorgio Ferrini
Celebrative Sticker #7: GIGI MERONI!
CELEBRATIVE STICKER #7: GIGI MERONI!
We have been thinking about Gigi Meroni for a long time but we wanted to wait to get to number 7, like his kit. We as Figurine Forever, more than football fans, are fans of football stories and a “book or film” would not be enough for “the butterfly grenade”. Torino, but also Genoa, Como and the Italian national team. Too bad that fate took him away too soon, at just 24 years old, making him a legend.
The Celebrative Sticker is made in collaboration with the Museum of Grande Torino and the Granata Legend (http://www.museodeltoro.it/), which we thank for their enthralling passion. We believe and support their great cultural work, the history of our country is also reflected in the pages of Torino. For this reason we have decided to donate 150 copies of this Celebrative Sticker to the Museum, which they will be able to freely sell to visitors and fans and with the proceeds to support their activities and the life of this important museum reality.
With this solidarity sticker it will be possible to support the “Adotta con la Figurina” project where Figurine Forever engages annually in different solidarity projects.
Bank transfer: Bank:Emil Banca – Credito Cooperativo Branch:Borgo Panigale, Bologna Italia IBAN:IT82 Y070 7202 4000 0000 0427 519 BIC:ICRAITRRTS0 For purchases by bank transfer, please always follow an email to figurineforever@gmail.com
IN THE CAUSAL ALWAYS INSERT: WHICH FOLDER YOU WANT TO BUY AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR SHIPMENT, PLEASE BEFORE TO PAY ALWAYS POSTAGE COSTS FROM ITALY TO YOUR COUNTRY
