Name: Elpidio Coppa
Country:

Italy
Club:
A.S. Lucchese LibertasPosition: *
WFSide: RF/RS
Age: 22-24 years (06/10/1914)
Height: 163 cm
Weight: 68 kg
Attack:
83Defence:
35Balance:
71Stamina:
80Top Speed:
85Acceleration:
84Response:
79Agility:
83Dribble Accuracy:
78Dribble Speed:
81Short Pass Accuracy:
72Short Pass Speed:
73Long Pass Accuracy:
75Long Pass Speed:
73Shot Accuracy:
81Shot Power:
83Shot Technique:
78Free Kick Accuracy:
71Curling:
68Header:
73Jump:
71Technique:
78Aggression:
84Mentality:
77Goalkeeper Skills:
50Team Work:
74Injury Tolerance:
BCondition:
7Weak Foot Accuracy:
5Weak Foot Frequency:
5Consistency:
6Growth type:
Early/PeakCARDS:P09 - Incisive Run
S04 - PK Taker
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Dribbling - Scoring - Side - Penalties
Attack/Defence Awareness Card:
Attack MindedINFO:Coppa was a right winger. His career began at Ambrosiana-Inter in 1932 but he played only one match. After a season at Fanfulla and one at Pro Patria, he transferred to Lucchese in 1935. His 30 goals in 89 matches in three seasons − one in Serie B and two in Serie A − convinced Milan to buy him in 1938. He appeared only 11 times and scored twice, so he returned to Lucchese. Here, he had high consistency again: 21 goals in 61 games between 1939 and 1941 − both seasons in Serie B. He then played for Liguria, Fanfulla, Montecatini and Spezia before coming back again to Lucchese for two more seasons − 9 goals in 47 matches between 1946 and 1948. He retired two years later after short spells at Casale and Stade Rennais.
Coppa was a prolific winger, gifted with a powerful and accurate shot; he took free kicks to send long balls in the box and he was an impeccable penalty taker; despite his small build, he was a decent header who anticipated the opponents with his speed (he played as centre forward before the beginning of his professional career); his speed was very helpful mostly when he ran on the right side, dribbling his opponents and being a danger in attack. Unfortunately, he made several mistakes, which were not forgiven at Milan. Therefore he could play with less pressure at Lucchese since he was, anyways, a fighter who kept going on everytime he did something wrong.