Al Mantello

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Al Mantello
Personal information
Full name Albert Joseph Mantello
Date of birth (1934-04-30)30 April 1934
Date of death 26 September 2021(2021-09-26) (aged 87)
Original team(s) North Melbourne Thirds
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 91 kg (201 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1954–1962 North Melbourne 107 (25)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1962.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Albert Joseph Mantello (30 April 1934 – 26 September 2021

North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).

A strongly built and physical footballer, Mantello usually played as either a half back flanker or centreman. He captained North Melbourne in

interstate match
in 1961.

Albert Mantello was inducted into the North Melbourne Hall Of Fame in 2009 alongside club greats Denis Pagan and Wayne Carey.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Vale Albert Mantello". North Melbourne Football Club. 28 September 2021.
  2. ^ Herald Sun - North Melbourne Hall of Fame article

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