Carlo Mattrel

Mattrel played with Juventus for most of his career, between 1955 and 1965, aside from two brief loan spells with Anconitana and Palermo. With the Turin club, he won three Serie A titles during the 1957–58, 1959–60, and 1960–61 seasons, as well as three Coppa Italia tournaments in 1959, 1960, and 1965. After his time with Juventus, he spent two seasons with Cagliari, and one final season with SPAL before retiring in 1968. Throughout his career, he made 158 appearances in Serie A, 27 in the Coppa Italia, 4 in the European Cup, and 1 in the Cup Winners' Cup.

He made his first appearance for Italy on 13 May 1962 in a 3–1 away win over Belgium. Mattrel was also part of the Italy squad in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, initially as a back-up for Lorenzo Buffon, but he went on to make an appearance for Italy in the infamous second group match against hosts Chile on 2 June, known also as the "Battle of Santiago", as Italy were defeated, and eliminated in the first round of the tournament.

Regarded as one of the best Italian goalkeepers of his generation, Mattrel was as a serious, hard-working, and disciplined player, who was capable of organising his defence well. Despite not being a particularly strong, acrobatic, or athletic keeper, or a good puncher of the ball, which saw him struggle on crosses, he was known however for his shot-stopping ability, excellent positional sense, speed when rushing off his line, and his ability to read the game, as well as his agility, in spite of his tall, slender frame.

Juventus Serie A: 1957–58, 1959–60, 1960–61 Coppa Italia: 1958–59, 1959–60, 1964–65