Roberto Rosato

Roberto Rosato
Rosato in 1969
Personal information
Date of birth (1943-08-18)18 August 1943
Place of birth Chieri, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death 20 June 2010(2010-06-20) (aged 66)
Place of death Chieri, Italy
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1966 Torino 131 (4)
1966–1973 A.C. Milan 187 (5)
1973–1977 Genoa 84 (1)
1977–1979 Aosta 48 (1)
Total 450 (11)
International career
1965–1972 Italy 37 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy (as player)
UEFA European Championship
Winner 1968 Italy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roberto Rosato (Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto roˈzaːto]; 18 August 1943 – 20 June 2010) was an Italian footballer, who played as a defender.

A strong, hard-tackling, and reliable centre-back, he is regarded as one of Italy's greatest defenders.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Rosato played for four different Italian clubs throughout his career, but is mainly remembered for his successful stint with A.C. Milan, where he won several domestic and international titles. At international level, he represented Italy in two FIFA World Cups, reaching the final in 1970, and won UEFA Euro 1968.

  1. ^ "A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: Roberto Rosato". acmilan.com. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Addio a Rosato, Faccia d'angelo uno dei più forti difensori italiani". ilmessaggero.it (in Italian). Il Messaggero. 20 June 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Addio a Rosato, stopper implacabile dalla faccia d'angelo". ilsole24ore.com (in Italian). Il Sole 24 Ore. 20 June 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Addio al grande Rosato Fece volare Milan e Italia". gazzetta.it (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 20 June 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Lutto nel calcio: addio a Roberto Rosato" (in Italian). Tutto Sport. 20 June 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2016.[dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Roberto Rosato" (in Italian). magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 21 December 2016.