[1] Born in Udine, he started his football career in an amateur club of Cormonese Cormons, a town in the Province of Gorizia.

From the end of the 1950s to the beginning of the 1960s he played as a professional midfielder for Pro Gorizia, Catania, Ischia and Cremonese.

In 1986, starting with the Mexican FIFA World Cup, he became the official commentator of Italy national football team, succeeding to Nando Martellini [it].

He kept this role until 21 August 2002, when he commented his last match of Italy, in a friendly against Slovenia, played in Trieste and lost by the Azzurri 0–1.

[7] In 1996, he lent his voice in the final scenes of the film Fantozzi - Il ritorno, directed by Neri Parenti, with Paolo Villaggio.