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Natalino Fossati

Natalino Fossati
Natalino Fossati with Torino
Personal information
Date of birth (1944-06-23)23 June 1944[1]
Place of birth Alessandria, Italy[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Full-back[1]
Youth career
Alessandria[2]
Torino[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1964 Genoa 23 (1)
1964–1974 Torino 250 (9)
1974–1976 Sampdoria 13 (1)
1976–1978 Biellese[3] 45 (7)
1978 Alessandria[3] 9 (0)
Managerial career
1981–1982 Sant'Angelo[4]
1982–1983 Orbassano[5]
1983–1984 Alessandria[6]
1985 Pro Vercelli[7][8]
1986–1987 Pistoiese[9]
1987–1988 Saviglianese[10]
1988–1989 Rondinella[10]
1989–1990 Pontedera[6]
1990–1991 Derthona[11]
1991–1992 Aosta[12]
1996–1997 Avezzano[10]
2002–2005 Robbio[13]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Natalino Fossati (born 23 June 1944) is a former Italian professional footballer and manager who played as a full-back.[1]

In 2016, he was inducted into Torino FC Hall of Fame.[14]

Career

Player

In his youth, Fossati played for Alessandria and Torino.[2]

In 1963, he was bought by Genoa,[15] where he debuted in Serie A.[1] After one season, he went back to Torino,[1] where he spent most of his career, making a total of 329 appearances, scoring 19 goals, and contributing to the victory of two Coppa Italia.[15][16] He is the eight player with most appearances in the club's history.[16]

He then spent two seasons at Sampdoria in Serie A and two seasons at Biellese in Serie C, before ending his career at Alessandria in 1978.[3][1][15][16]

Manager

Fossati has coached a number of Italian teams, including Sant'Angelo,[4] Orbassano,[5] Alessandria,[6] Pro Vercelli,[7][8] Pistoiese,[9] Saviglianese,[10] Rondinella,[10] Pontedera,[6] Derthona,[11] Aosta,[12] Avezzano,[10] and Robbio.[13]

Honours

Player

Torino

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Natalino Fossati". Enciclopediadelcalcio.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 13 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Natalino Fossati, il terzino con il Toro nel cuore". Toro News (in Italian). 23 June 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Carriera storica di Natalino Fossati, goal e presenze". CarriereCalciatori.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Lacrime per "Fedayn" Tedoldi. Con lui i gol avevano i baffi". Bresciaoggi.it. 25 June 2018. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  5. ^ a b Vittorio, Ermanno (18 March 2017). "La tripletta-derby di Virgili, l'esordio di Pulici". JuveToro (in Italian). No. 19. p. 13. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d Mattonai, Pietro (23 December 2017). "Alessandria-Pontedera, un passato anche di tecnici". Il Tirreno (in Italian). Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  7. ^ a b Sala, Paolo (30 January 2021). "Pro Vercelli di misura sulla Pro Patria: decide Modonutti". La Sesia (in Italian). Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  8. ^ a b Mura, Gianni (1 February 1986). "Quando Piola filava nella fossa dei gol". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Tra i Grigi e la Pistoiese c'è di mezzo una retrocessione che fa arrabbiare ancora oggi". Museo Grigio (in Italian). 12 October 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  10. ^ a b c d e f "Natalino racconta Pierino. Siparietto allo stadio". Museo Grigio (in Italian). 18 October 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  11. ^ a b "La storia". Derthona.it. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  12. ^ a b Milan, Marco (15 June 2020). "Amarcord: Aosta, storia di chi non è più risorto". Media Politika (in Italian). Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  13. ^ a b Babetto, Fabio (15 September 2004). "Il segreto del Robbio è Fossati". la Provincia Pavese (in Italian). Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  14. ^ a b De Marzi, Massimo (2 December 2016). "Castellini, Fossati, Grezar e Claudio Sala inseriti nella Hall of Fame granata". Torino Oggi (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  15. ^ a b c Ferron, Marcello (17 October 2019). "Granata nella storia: che fine ha fatto Natalino Fossati?". TorinoGranata.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  16. ^ a b c "Natalino Fossati spegne 75 candeline!". Toro News (in Italian). 23 June 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2021.