Icilio Zuliani (29 October 1909 – 9 May 1945) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a forward in Serie B and Serie C for Fiumana.

Icilio Zuliani
Personal information
Date of birth (1909-10-29)29 October 1909
Place of birth Fiume, Italy
Date of death 9 May 1945(1945-05-09) (aged 35)
Place of death Buchenwald concentration camp, Nazi Germany
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1928–1937 Fiumana >7 (>3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

A noted anti-fascist, Zuliani collaborated with partisans during the Second World War. He was arrested in April 1944 and jailed in Trieste before being moved to the Dachau concentration camp. In December, he was moved to Buchenwald concentration camp, where he was imprisoned until liberation in April 1945. However, weakened by dysentery, Zuliani died on 9 May 1945, the day after the German surrender.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Icilio Zuliani, il calciatore partigiano della Fiumana". Il Catenaccio (in Italian). 25 April 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Icilio Zuliani, calciatore della Fiumana, morto a Buchenwald". ANVGD (in Italian). 1 February 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.