Roberto Rosato
Roberto Rosato | ||
Roberto Rosato
in the national team jersey in 1969 |
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Personnel | ||
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birthday | August 18, 1943 | |
place of birth | Chieri , Italy | |
date of death | June 20, 2010 | |
Place of death | Chieri , Italy | |
size | 176 cm | |
position | Defense | |
Juniors | ||
Years | station | |
1957-1960 | AC Turin | |
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
1960-1966 | AC Turin | 131 (4) |
1966-1973 | AC Milan | 187 (5) |
1973-1976 | CFC genoa | 84 (1) |
1977-1979 | Valle d'Aosta Calcio | 48 (1) |
National team | ||
Years | selection | Games (goals) |
1965-1972 | Italy | 37 (0) |
1 Only league games are given. |
Roberto Rosato , called Faccia d'Angelo ( German : Engelsgesicht ), (born August 18, 1943 in Chieri , † June 20, 2010 ibid) was an Italian football player . In the 1960s he won the World Cup as well as the European Cup of National Champions and Cup Winners with AC Milan . With Italy he became European champion in 1968 and vice world champion in 1970.
He was considered a typical representative of the catenaccio and became one of the best Italian defenders of his time.
Career
Rosato began his career in 1960 at AC Torino in Serie A . In the following season 1961/62 he had already won a regular place and another year later he won the Coppa Italia with Torino .
In 1966, Nereo Rocco , who had already trained him in Turin and was now a coach at AC Milan , brought him to Milan , where he reached the zenith and the greatest successes of his career. In the first season he won the Italian championship and the European Cup Winners' Cup with Milan , for which Milan had qualified in the previous season. In 1968 , under coach Ferruccio Valcareggi , Rosato was European champion with the Italian national team and in the following season 1968/69 he won the European Cup and the World Cup with Milan .
In 1970 Rosato was a finalist at the World Cup in the Italian national team . Previously, he was a participant in the game of the century , the semi-final won 4: 3 after Germany against Germany . In this game he successfully guarded the tournament's top scorer, Gerd Müller . Only after Rosato was substituted before extra time did Müller score his two goals. In total, Rosato came to 37 missions for the Squadra Azzurra .
In 1972 and 1973 Rosato won the Coppa Italia twice with Milan before moving to CFC Genoa for the 1973/74 season. There he had to relegate to Serie B in the first season . He spent a total of two seasons with Genoa in Serie B before being promoted back to Serie A at the end of the 1975/76 season. Rosato stayed in Genoa for one more season, but only came up with a total of three missions before ending his career.
Rosato died of a June 20, 2010 at the age of 66 years suffering from cancer . To pay his final respects, the Italian national soccer team played with a black ribbon in the World Cup match against New Zealand that day .
successes
National team:
AC Turin:
AC Milan:
- World Cup : 1969
- European Champion Clubs' Cup : 1968/69
- European Cup Winners' Cup : 1967/68 , 1972/73
- Italian champion : 1968/69
- Coppa Italia : 1966/67 , 1971/72 , 1972/73
CFC Genoa:
- Promotion to Serie A: 1975/76
literature
- Giovanni Tarello, Davide Enrico. Roberto Rosato, Faccia d'Angelo . GS Editrice, Santhià (TO) 2003. ISBN 88-87374-79-1
Web links
- Roberto Rosato in the database of weltfussball.de
- Mission data at the Italian Association (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Italy mourns ex-national team player Rosato. sueddeutsche.de, June 20, 2010, archived from the original on June 24, 2010 ; Retrieved June 21, 2010 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Rosato, Roberto |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian soccer player |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 18, 1943 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Chieri |
DATE OF DEATH | June 20, 2010 |
Place of death | Chieri |