Carl'Alberto Perroux
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Carl'Alberto Perroux was Italian
contract bridge
official, founder and long-time non-playing captain of the Blue Team
, the most successful team in bridge history. With the Blue Team, he has won 8 Bermuda Bowl
s, 1 World Team Olympiad
and 3 European Bridge Championships in the period of 1951 to 1966.
A criminal attorney in private life, he was the captain of the team through 1950s and early 1960s. He was the main craftsman of the team's cohesion and spirit, both by supporting and consoling, and by exhorting and forcing. He was known for imposing tough discipline: players who broke the rules were unconditionally benched, regardless of short-term benefits. He even reportedly had the habit of checking whether the team members went to bed alone and on time during tournaments.
He was the president of Italian Bridge Federation from 1952 to 1967, when he withdrew from activities in bridge organizations.
He authored the books Il Fiori Napoletano (1956) with Eugenio Chiaradia as co-author and The Blue Team – Our Story of Bridge.
Italy
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contract bridge
Contract bridge
Contract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard deck of 52 playing cards played by four players in two competing partnerships with partners sitting opposite each other around a small table...
official, founder and long-time non-playing captain of the Blue Team
Blue team (bridge)
The Blue Team represented Italy in international contract bridge tournaments, winning sixteen world titles from 1957 through 1975. From 1964 to 1969 and during a 1972 comeback, the team comprised three regular pairs: Walter Avarelli–Giorgio Belladonna, Pietro Forquet–Benito Garozzo, and Massimo...
, the most successful team in bridge history. With the Blue Team, he has won 8 Bermuda Bowl
Bermuda Bowl
The Bermuda Bowl is a trophy awarded to the winners of the Open series in the World Team Championship in contract bridge and is named for the site of the inaugural tournament held in 1950...
s, 1 World Team Olympiad
World Team Olympiad
The World Team Olympiad was a contract bridge meet organized by the World Bridge Federation every four years from 1960 to 2004. Its main events were world championships for national teams, always including one open and one restricted to women...
and 3 European Bridge Championships in the period of 1951 to 1966.
A criminal attorney in private life, he was the captain of the team through 1950s and early 1960s. He was the main craftsman of the team's cohesion and spirit, both by supporting and consoling, and by exhorting and forcing. He was known for imposing tough discipline: players who broke the rules were unconditionally benched, regardless of short-term benefits. He even reportedly had the habit of checking whether the team members went to bed alone and on time during tournaments.
He was the president of Italian Bridge Federation from 1952 to 1967, when he withdrew from activities in bridge organizations.
He authored the books Il Fiori Napoletano (1956) with Eugenio Chiaradia as co-author and The Blue Team – Our Story of Bridge.