Fulvio Collovati

Fulvio Collovati
Personal information
Full name Fulvio Collovati
Date of birth (1957-05-09) 9 May 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth Teor, Italy
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1982 A.C. Milan 158 (4)
1982–1986 Internazionale 109 (3)
1986–1987 Udinese 20 (2)
1987–1989 Roma 45 (1)
1989–1993 Genoa 72 (0)
Total 404 (10)
International career
1976–1978 Italy U-21 7 (0)
1979 Italy Olympic 1 (0)
1979–1986 Italy 50 (3)
Medal record
Representing  Italy
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1982 Spain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fulvio Collovati (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfulvjo kolloˈvaːti]; born 9 May 1957) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was a stopper (a man–marking centre-back in Italian football jargon) and also played for Italy at international level, winning the 1982 FIFA World Cup. As a player, he was regarded as one of Italy's best defenders during the 1970s and 1980s. An elegant, physically strong, and dynamic player,[1] he was gifted with good technique and distribution, as well as excellent anticipation, movement, marking ability, heading, and aerial prowess; because of his many defensive attributes, he was considered Roberto Rosato's heir at Milan.[2][3][4][5][6]

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  3. ^ "Fluvio Collovati" (in Italian). Enciclopedia Giallorossa. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  4. ^ Damele, Fulvio (1998). Calcio da manuale. Demetra. p. 88.
  5. ^ Alberto Polverosi. "COLLOVATI, Fulvio" (in Italian). Treccani: Enciclopedia dello Sport (2002). Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  6. ^ "FULVIO COLLOVATI, UN DIFENSORE CON LA TESTA" (in Italian). Inter. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2020.