Anselmo Robbiati

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Anselmo Robbiati
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-01-01) 1 January 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Lecco, Italy
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)
attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Figline
(assistant manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1993
Monza
135 (20)
1993–1999 Fiorentina 155 (27)
1999–2000
Napoli
20 (2)
2000
Internazionale
0 (0)
2001
Perugia
(loan)
12 (3)
2002Fiorentina (loan) 5 (0)
2002–2003
Ancona
12 (0)
2003–2004
Grosseto
8 (2)
2004–2005
Monza
29 (4)
2005–2006
Como
25 (4)
2006–2009
Figline
60 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anselmo Robbiati (born 1 January 1970) is an Italian former

Figline. A former forward or attacking midfielder, he is best remembered for his time with Fiorentina
during the 1990s.

Career

Robbiati started his professional career in 1987 with

Perugia and then to Fiorentina
.

In 2002 Robbiati left the top-flight to join

Figline, a minor Tuscan team.[2] In his first two seasons with Figline, Robbiati captained the Tuscan club to two consecutive promotions from Eccellenza to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. He started the 2008–09 with Figline, being joined by former fellow viola Enrico Chiesa. On January 2009 he announced his retirement from active football, accepting to stay at the club in an assistant manager role.[3]

Style of play

A quick, diminutive, and dynamic left-footed forward or attacking midfielder, who could also play as a second striker, Robbiati was known in particular for his creativity, technical ability, and eye for goal, as well as his ability to provide assists for teammates and his attacking movement, which allowed him find gaps in the opposing defence with his runs off the ball. He was also an accurate free kick taker.[4][5]

Personal life

Robbiati is popularly known as Spadino;[1] the nickname was first used by Giovanni Stroppa during their time together at Monza, and is a reference to Happy Days minor character Raymond "Spike" Fonzarelli ("Spadino" in the Italian version of the sitcom).[6]

His father

F.C. Internazionale Milano
in the 1950s.

Honours

Fiorentina

References

  1. ^ a b ""AMARCORD", Quando Schwarz e Spadino Robbiati ci stupirono con effetti speciali" (in Italian). FirenzeViola.it. 2007-12-20. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  2. ^ "Calcio: Robbiati riparte dalla D, ha firmato per il Figline" (in Italian). Nove da Firenze. 2006-10-04. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  3. ^ "ANSELMO ROBBIATI LASCIA L'ATTIVITA' AGONISTICA ED E' PROMOSSO ALLENATORE IN SECONDA" (in Italian). AS Figline. 2009-01-20. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
  4. ^ Borgi, Stefano (1 January 2012). ""AUGURI A.." Robbiati, fantasia e leggerezza" ["Happy Birthday to..." Robbiati, creativity and levity] (in Italian). Firenze Viola. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  5. ^ Cappello, Massimiliano (28 March 2015). "Che fine ha fatto? Spadino Robbiati" [What happened to him? Spike Robbiati] (in Italian). Calciomercato.com. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  6. ^ "L'UOMO DEL DESTINO" (in Italian). SoloCalcio.com. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  7. ^ "Italy - Coppa Italia History". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Italy Super Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

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