 Corso with Inter | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Corso | ||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Verona, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 19 June 2020 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Milan, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| A.C. Audace SME | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1973 | Inter | 413 | (75) |
| 1973–1975 | Genoa | 26 | (3) |
| Total | 439 | (78) | |
| International career | |||
| 1961–1971 | Italy | 23 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1978–1982 | Napoli Primavera | ||
| 1982–1983 | Lecce | ||
| 1983–1984 | Catanzaro | ||
| 1984–1985 | Inter Primavera | ||
| 1985–1986 | Inter | ||
| 1987–1989 | Mantova | ||
| 1989–1990 | Barletta | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mario Corso (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmaːrjo ˈkorso]; 25 August 1941 – 19 June 2020) was an Italian football player and coach. A famed and dynamic left winger, he was regarded as one of the greatest Italian players in his position, earning the nicknames "Mandrake" and "God's Left Foot", due to his skills, free kick technique and crossing ability.[2]
Corso was mostly remembered for his highly successful club career at Inter, and was a key member of Helenio Herrera's Grande Inter side. He also represented the Italy national football team on 23 occasions. After retiring, he later served as a coach for Internazionale and other teams, winning the B group of the 1987–88 Serie C2 campaign with Mantova.[1][3]
- ^ a b "Mario Corso" (in Italian). EnciclopediaDelCalcio.it. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ Foot, John (August 2007). Winning at All Costs: A Scandalous History of Italian Soccer. Basic Books. pp. 163–164. ISBN 978-1-56858-368-6. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Mario CORSO" (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. Retrieved 29 December 2014.