Bruno Neri

Bruno Neri was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder, and was a World War II partisan.

Football career

Neri played club football for Faenza, Fiorentina, Lucchese and Torino; he also earned three caps for the Italy national team.

Neri was an anti-fascist, and in 1931, at the inaugural match at a new stadium named in honour of Italian fascist Giovanni Berta, Neri was the sole player to refuse to give a fascist salute before the game, instead keeping both arms straight down by his sides.
In 1940, Neri began combining his playing career with anti-fascist activities; he was killed in an ambush by German troops at Marradi on 10 July 1944.