Rosario Martinelli

Rosario Martinelli
Rosario Martinelli in 1963
Personal information
Full name Rosario Martinelli
Date of birth (1941-10-11)11 October 1941
Place of birth Gazzaniga, Italy[1]
Date of death 19 October 2013(2013-10-19) (aged 72)
Place of death Ticino, Switzerland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1958–1960 FC Wetzikon
1960–1961 Zürich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1976 Zürich 344 (126)
1976–1977 Chiasso 14 (3)
Managerial career
1980 Zürich (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 August 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 August 2017

Rosario Martinelli (11 October 1941 – 19 October 2013) was an Italian professional football player who played as a midfielder.

Martinelli has won 6 Swiss Super League and 5 Swiss Cups.[2] He arrived in Zürich at the age of 17, and was known for his all-round play and technical ability.[3]

Honours

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Zürich

References

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  1. ^ "Rosario Martinelli, il calciatore galantuomo che conquistò la Svizzera - Bergamo News". 7 November 2013.
  2. ^ "FCZ-Legende ist gestorben". Tages-Anzeiger. Zürich. 20 October 2013.
  3. ^ Wesbonk, Rolf (21 October 2013). "Nachruf: Der kongeniale Partner Köbi Kuhns". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
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