Len Incigneri
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Leonard "Len" Incigneri was an Australian rules football
player and coach. He played for South Melbourne Football Club
and Melbourne Football Club
in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Richmond Football Club
in the Victorian Football Association.
in the in 1903 and a second and final game in 1905. He then played for the Richmond Football Club
in the Victorian Football Association in 1906 and 1907 then in the VFL from 1908 to 1911, where he was captain-coach in 1911. Finally he spent two years at the Melbourne Football Club
, as a player in 1913, and as captain-coach in 1914.
Incigneri was named on the back pocket
in the Italian Team of the Century.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
player and coach. He played for South Melbourne Football Club
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
and Melbourne Football Club
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Richmond Football Club
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
in the Victorian Football Association.
Football career
He played one game for the South Melbourne Football ClubSydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
in the in 1903 and a second and final game in 1905. He then played for the Richmond Football Club
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
in the Victorian Football Association in 1906 and 1907 then in the VFL from 1908 to 1911, where he was captain-coach in 1911. Finally he spent two years at the Melbourne Football Club
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
, as a player in 1913, and as captain-coach in 1914.
Incigneri was named on the back pocket
Back pocket
In Australian rules football, the back pocket refers to a position on the field deep in defence.Back pocket players, situated in the backline, need to have good spoiling skills and usually, quality back-pockets are noted for their hardness....
in the Italian Team of the Century.