Vittore Gottardi

Vittore Gottardi (24 September 1941 – 18 December 2015) was a Swiss football midfielder who played for Switzerland in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.[2]

Vito Gottardi
Personal information
Full name Vittore Gottardi
Date of birth (1941-09-24)24 September 1941
Place of birth Caslano, Switzerland[1]
Date of death 18 December 2015(2015-12-18) (aged 74)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Rapid Lugano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1961 FC Lugano
1962–1964 Lausanne
1965–1968 FC Lugano
1969–1970 Bellinzona 32 (6)
International career
1966–1967 Switzerland 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

He also played for FC Lugano, Bellinzona, Lausanne and Rapid Lugano.[3] He won the Swiss Cup with Lausanne in 1964 and with Lugano in 1968, but was on the losing side in the 1969 Cup final with Bellinzona.[4]

International career

Gottardi made his debut for Switzerland in a July 1966 FIFA World Cup match against Spain[5] and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a January 1967 friendly match against Mexico.

Honours
Swiss Cup (2): 1964, 1968

References
  1. "Vittore Gottardi - Stats and titles won".
  2. Copa do Mundo da FIFA Inglaterra 1966 Archived March 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Si è spento Vito Gottardi L'ex nazionale elvetico aveva 74 anni - RSI Sport
  4. il Lugano piange Vito Gottardi - FC Lugano
  5. Intl stats - EU Football
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