Mario Bertini
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 Bertini with Inter Milan c. 1970 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 January 1944 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Prato, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1962–1963 | Prato | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1963–1964 | Empoli | 31 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 1964–1968 | Fiorentina | 97 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 1968–1977 | Inter Milan | 211 | (31) | ||||||||||||||
| 1977–1978 | Rimini | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 364 | (50) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1972 | Italy | 25 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Mario Bertini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmaːrjo berˈtiːni]; born 7 January 1944) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder. Throughout his career Bertini played for Italian clubs Empoli, Fiorentina, Inter Milan, Prato, and Rimini; he spent nine seasons with Inter, winning a Serie A title in 1971. At international level, he played for the Italy national team on 25 occasions between 1966 and 1972, scoring twice, and was a member of the team that reached the 1970 FIFA World Cup Final.
During his Serie A club career, Bertini played for several Italian teams: Empoli (1963–64), Fiorentina (1964–68), and most notably Inter Milan (1968–77), where he remained for nine seasons, winning the Scudetto in 1971; he had previously also won a Coppa Italia and a Mitropa Cup double with Fiorentina in 1966. He also won the Serie C in 1963 whilst playing with Prato for a season (1962–63). He ended his career in Serie B, in 1978, after a season with Rimini (1977–78).
International career
Bertini earned 25 caps for the Italy national team between 1966 and 1972.[1] He missed out on the 22-man Italy squad for the 1966 FIFA World Cup, although he was still brought to England by manager Edmondo Fabbri, along with Luigi Riva, as an additional reserve in order to gain experience with the national side.[2] Bertini played in the 1970 FIFA World Cup, where he wore the number 10 shirt,[3] as Italy managed a second-place finish. In the final, he marked Pelé in his movements in depth outside the area, although Brazil eventually defeated Italy 4–1.[4]
