Felice Borel

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Felice Borel
Personal information
Full name Felice Placido Borel II
Date of birth April 5, 1914
Place of birth    Nizza Monferrato, Italy
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Forward
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1932-41
1941-42
1942-46
1946-47
1948-49
Juventus
Torino
Juventus
Alessandria
Napoli
206 (118)
25 (7)
27 (10)
1 (0)
1 (0)   
National team
1933- Italy 3(1)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)


Felice Placido Borel (April 5, 1914January 21, 1993) was an Italian football player who played as a striker. As the brother of Aldo Borel, he is sometimes known by football sources as Borel II.

Borel was born in Nizza Monferrato, Italy. During his career, he played for Juventus and Torino in Serie A and, in Serie B, for Alessandria, and finally for S.S.C. Napoli, where he finished his career.

During the 1958–59 season, he was technical director of Catania.

He was part of the 1934 FIFA World Cup winning Italian national team.

He scored 157 goals for Juventus, and is currently Juve's fifth highest goal scorer.

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