Natalino Fossati
Italian footballer and manager
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Natalino Fossati (born 23 June 1944) is a former Italian professional footballer and manager who played as a full-back.[1]
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Natalino Fossati with Torino | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 June 1944[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Alessandria, Italy[1] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
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