Bruno Neri

Bruno Neri (12 October 1910 – 10 July 1944) was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder, and was a World War II partisan.

Football career
Neri played club football for Faenza, Fiorentina, Lucchese and Torino; he also earned three caps for the Italy national team.

Antifascist and partisan
Neri was an anti-fascist, and in 1931, at the inaugural match at a new stadium named in honour of Italian fascist Giovanni Berta, Neri was the sole player to refuse to give a fascist salute before the game, instead keeping both arms straight down by his sides.

In 1940, Neri began combining his playing career with anti-fascist activities; he was killed in an ambush by German troops at Marradi on 10 July 1944.