Natalino Fossati

Natalino Fossati (born 23 June 1944) is a former Italian professional footballer and manager who played as a full-back.[1]

Natalino Fossati
Natalino Fossati with Torino
Personal information
Date of birth (1944-06-23)23 June 1944[1]
Place of birth Alessandria, Italy[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Full-back[1]
Youth career
Alessandria[2]
Torino[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1964 Genoa 23 (1)
1964–1974 Torino 250 (9)
1974–1976 Sampdoria 13 (1)
1976–1978 Biellese[3] 45 (7)
1978 Alessandria[3] 9 (0)
Managerial career
1981–1982 Sant'Angelo[4]
1982–1983 Orbassano[5]
1983–1984 Alessandria[6]
1985 Pro Vercelli[7][8]
1986–1987 Pistoiese[9]
1987–1988 Saviglianese[10]
1988–1989 Rondinella[10]
1989–1990 Pontedera[6]
1990–1991 Derthona[11]
1991–1992 Aosta[12]
1996–1997 Avezzano[10]
2002–2005 Robbio[13]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In 2016, he was inducted into Torino FC Hall of Fame.[14]

Career

Player

In his youth, Fossati played for Alessandria and Torino.[2]

In 1963, he was bought by Genoa,[15] where he debuted in Serie A.[1] After one season, he went back to Torino,[1] where he spent most of his career, making a total of 329 appearances, scoring 19 goals, and contributing to the victory of two Coppa Italia.[15][16] He is the eight player with most appearances in the club's history.[16]

He then spent two seasons at Sampdoria in Serie A and two seasons at Biellese in Serie C, before ending his career at Alessandria in 1978.[3][1][15][16]

Manager

Fossati has coached a number of Italian teams, including Sant'Angelo,[4] Orbassano,[5] Alessandria,[6] Pro Vercelli,[7][8] Pistoiese,[9] Saviglianese,[10] Rondinella,[10] Pontedera,[6] Derthona,[11] Aosta,[12] Avezzano,[10] and Robbio.[13]

Honours

Player

Torino

Individual

References
  1. "Natalino Fossati". Enciclopediadelcalcio.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 13 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. "Natalino Fossati, il terzino con il Toro nel cuore". Toro News (in Italian). 23 June 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  3. "Carriera storica di Natalino Fossati, goal e presenze". CarriereCalciatori.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  4. "Lacrime per «Fedayn» Tedoldi. Con lui i gol avevano i baffi". Bresciaoggi.it. 25 June 2018. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  5. Vittorio, Ermanno (18 March 2017). "La tripletta-derby di Virgili, l'esordio di Pulici". JuveToro (in Italian). No. 19. p. 13. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  6. Mattonai, Pietro (23 December 2017). "Alessandria-Pontedera, un passato anche di tecnici". Il Tirreno (in Italian). Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  7. Sala, Paolo (30 January 2021). "Pro Vercelli di misura sulla Pro Patria: decide Modonutti". La Sesia (in Italian). Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  8. Mura, Gianni (1 February 1986). "Quando Piola filava nella fossa dei gol". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  9. "Tra i Grigi e la Pistoiese c'è di mezzo una retrocessione che fa arrabbiare ancora oggi". Museo Grigio (in Italian). 12 October 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  10. "Natalino racconta Pierino. Siparietto allo stadio". Museo Grigio (in Italian). 18 October 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  11. "La storia". Derthona.it. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  12. Milan, Marco (15 June 2020). "Amarcord: Aosta, storia di chi non è più risorto". Media Politika (in Italian). Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  13. Babetto, Fabio (15 September 2004). "Il segreto del Robbio è Fossati". la Provincia Pavese (in Italian). Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  14. De Marzi, Massimo (2 December 2016). "Castellini, Fossati, Grezar e Claudio Sala inseriti nella Hall of Fame granata". Torino Oggi (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  15. Ferron, Marcello (17 October 2019). "Granata nella storia: che fine ha fatto Natalino Fossati?". TorinoGranata.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  16. "Natalino Fossati spegne 75 candeline!". Toro News (in Italian). 23 June 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
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