Sergio Castelletti

Sergio Castelletti (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsɛrdʒo kastelˈletti]; 30 December 1937 – 28 November 2004) was an Italian professional footballer and manager, who played as a defender.

Sergio Castelletti

Personal information
Full name	Sergio Castelletti
Date of birth	(1937-12-30)30 December 1937
Place of birth	Casale Monferrato, Italy
Date of death	28 November 2004(2004-11-28) (aged 66)
Place of death	Florence, Italy
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1955	Casale
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1956–1958	Torino	1	(0)
1958–1959	Vigevano	34	(0)
1959–1966	Fiorentina	214	(0)
1966–1968	Lazio	26	(0)
1968–1969	Massese	37	(0)
1969–1971	Ternana	64	(0)
International career
1960	Italy young	1	(0)
1959	Italy B team	2	(0)
1958–1962	Italy	7	(0)
Managerial career
1971–1972	Empoli
1972–1974	Lucchese
1974–1975	Alessandria
1975–1976	Viareggio
1977–1979	Massese
1991–1992	Entella
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2010

Career

Player

As a footballer, he played several seasons with Fiorentina, winning twice Coppa Italia (1961, 1966), a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1961) and a Mitropa Cup (1966).^[1]

Along with his team-mate Enzo Robotti, who also came from the province of Alessandria like Castelletti himself, he formed a strong full-back pairing, which sometimes even lined up with the Italy national football team.^[2]

Manager

After the end of his playing career, Castelletti trained Fiorentina youth team, some clubs in Serie B and in lower divisions.^[3]

Death

He died in 2004.^[4]

References

1. È morto Sergio Castelletti ex grande terzino della Fiorentina
2. Stats on FIGC.it
3. Stampa.it Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
4. worldfootball.net