Severino Minelli

Severino Minelli (6 September 1909 – 23 September 1994) was a Swiss footballer who played as a defender. He participated in the 1934 FIFA World Cup and the 1938 FIFA World Cup. He played a total of 80 matches for Switzerland.

Severino Minelli

Personal information
Date of birth	(1909-09-06)6 September 1909
Place of birth	Küsnacht, Switzerland
Date of death	23 September 1994(1994-09-23) (aged 85)
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1929–1930	Servette FC
1930–1943	Grasshopper-Club Zurich
1943–1946	FC Zürich	32	(3[1])
International career
1930–1943[2]	Switzerland	80	(0)
Managerial career
1943–1946	FC Zürich
1949–1950	Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played as a sweeper in the revolutionary formation developed by the Austrian coach Karl Rappan in Grasshopper-Club Zurich as well as in Switzerland national football team, the "verrou" ("the bolt").^[3]

He coached FC Zürich^[4] and Switzerland.^[5]

References

1. "DBFCZ | Severino Minelli".
2. "Severino Minelli – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
3. Alex., Couto Lago (2017). Catenaccio: el arte de defender. Madrid: T&B. ISBN 9788494666292. OCLC 1011609829.
4. "Switzerland – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs".
5. "Switzerland – International Matches".