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Roberto Rosato
Italian footballer (1943–2010) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Roberto Rosato (Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto roˈzaːto]; 18 August 1943 – 20 June 2010) was an Italian footballer, who played as a defender.
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![]() Rosato in 1969 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1943-08-18)18 August 1943 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Chieri, Kingdom of Italy | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 20 June 2010(2010-06-20) (aged 66) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Chieri, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1960–1966 | Torino | 131 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
1966–1973 | A.C. Milan | 187 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
1973–1977 | Genoa | 84 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1977–1979 | Aosta | 48 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 450 | (11) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1965–1972 | Italy | 37 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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A strong, hard-tackling, and reliable centre-back, he is regarded as one of Italy's greatest defenders.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Rosato played for four different Italian clubs throughout his career, but is mainly remembered for his successful stint with A.C. Milan, where he won several domestic and international titles. At international level, he represented Italy in two FIFA World Cups, reaching the final in 1970, and won UEFA Euro 1968.