Elvio Banchero (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɛlvjo baŋˈkɛːro]; 28 April 1904 – 21 January 1982) was an Italian footballer who played as a striker. He competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics with the Italy national football team, winning a bronze medal.^[1]

Banchero was born in Alessandria. He played for seven seasons (120 games, 48 goals) in the Italian Serie A for Genova 1893, A.S. Roma, A.S. Bari and U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912.

Banchero was a member of the Italy national team which won the bronze medal in the football tournament at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He scored a hat trick (3 goals) in the 11–3 victory against Egypt, that led to the Bronze medal. He also started in the first match of the 1931-32 Central European International Cup silver winning campaign.

Elvio's younger brother Ettore Banchero played football professionally as well. To distinguish them, Elvio was referred to as Banchero I and Ettore as Banchero II.

Italy

• Central European International Cup: Runner-up: 1931–32
• Summer Olympics: Bronze 1928

• Elvio Banchero at databaseOlympics.com
• Elvio Banchero at National-Football-Teams.com
• Elvio Banchero at Olympics.com
• Elvio Banchero at Olympedia (archive)
• Elvio Banchero at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)