Gildo Rizzato

Gildo Rizzato (born 2 February 1948) is an Italian former footballer who played as a forward.

Gildo Rizzato
Personal information
Full name Gildo Rizzato
Date of birth (1948-02-02) 2 February 1948
Place of birth Montagnana, Italy
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Montagnana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964-1965 Legnano ? (0?)
1965-1966 Spal ? (0?)
1966-1967 Legnano
1967-1969 Spal 11 (0)
1969-1971 Legnano 41 (9)
1971-1973 Triestina 29 (3)
1973 Toronto Italia
1973-1975 Sangiovannese 44 (1)
1975-1977 Nuovo Monselice
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Rizzato played at the youth level with A.C. Montagnana.[1] In 1964, he played with A.C. Legnano, and the following season with S.P.A.L.[1] He returned to Legnano in 1966, and had another stint with SPAL in the Serie A in 1967.[2] In 1968, he played in the Serie B with SPAL, and in 1969 he played in the Serie C with Empoli F.C.[3] He played in the Serie D with U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918, and assisted in securing promotion by winning the league title.[4][5]

In the summer of 1973 he played abroad in the National Soccer League with Toronto Italia.[6] In late 1973, he played with A.S.D. Sangiovannese 1927, and later played with A.S.D. Nuovo Monselice Calcio.[1]

Managerial career

Rizzato became the president for Abano Calcio in 1991, and in 2019 he was named the honorary president for the club.[7][8]

Personal life

In 1987, he founded GR Bike a company that markets cycle sport.[9]

References
  1. "Cover Story - Gildo Rizzato". Abano Calcio (in Italian). 2015-08-26. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  2. "Figurine Panini, l'inedita gaffe Vendrame-Rizzato sull'album di 50 anni fa". FIRSTonline (in Italian). 2017-12-02. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  3. "Calcio-seriea.net - Scheda giocatore - Rizzato Gildo". calcio-seriea.net. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  4. "statistiche storia triestina". users.libero.it. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  5. "Stagione 1971 - 1972". www.unionetriestina.it. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  6. Waring, Ed (July 19, 1973). "13,334 fans switch their cheers to local team: Rizzato's goals win--for Combines, not Italians". The Globe and Mail. p. 42.
  7. "Preto avverte il Legnago Attenzione al Cerea". Archived from the original on December 14, 2017.
  8. "Rivoluzione in casa Abano: Rizzato lascia dopo 27 anni. Società a Curti e Cecconello". Il Mattino di Padova (in Italian). 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  9. "GRBIKE". www.grbike.com. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
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