Rosario Martinelli

Rosario Martinelli
	Rosario Martinelli in 1963
Personal information
Full name	Rosario Martinelli
Date of birth	11 October 1941
Place of birth	Gazzaniga, Italy
Date of death	19 October 2013 (aged 72)
Place of death	Ticino, Switzerland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1958–1960	FC Wetzikon
1960–1961	Zürich
Senior career*
Years	Team
1961–1976	Zürich
1976–1977	Chiasso
Managerial career
1980	Zürich (assistant)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 August 2017; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 August 2017

Rosario Martinelli (11 October 1941 – 19 October 2013) was an Italian professional football player who played as a midfielder.

Martinelli has won 6 Swiss Super League and 5 Swiss Cups.^[2] He arrived in Zürich at the age of 17, and was known for his all-round play and technical ability.^[3]

Honours[edit]

Zürich

Swiss Super League: 1962–63, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76
Swiss Cup: 1965–66, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1975–76

References[edit]

^ "Rosario Martinelli, il calciatore galantuomo che conquistò la Svizzera - Bergamo News". 7 November 2013.
^ "FCZ-Legende ist gestorben". Tages-Anzeiger. Zürich. 20 October 2013.
^ Wesbonk, Rolf (21 October 2013). "Nachruf: Der kongeniale Partner Köbi Kuhns". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Retrieved 28 August 2019.

External links[edit]

DbFCZ Profile

[1] "Rosario Martinelli, il calciatore galantuomo che conquistò la Svizzera - Bergamo News". 7 November 2013.

[2] "FCZ-Legende ist gestorben". Tages-Anzeiger. Zürich. 20 October 2013.

[3] Wesbonk, Rolf (21 October 2013). "Nachruf: Der kongeniale Partner Köbi Kuhns". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Retrieved 28 August 2019.

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