Enrico Albertosi
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Full name | Enrico Albertosi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 2 November 1939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Pontremoli, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1957–1958 |
Spezia Calcio 1906 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1958–1968 | Fiorentina | 185 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1968–1974 | Cagliari | 177 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1974–1980 |
Milan | 170 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1982–1984 |
Elpidiense | 44 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 576 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1961–1974 | Italy | 34 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Enrico "Ricky" Albertosi (Italian pronunciation:
Club career
Born in
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International career
Albertosi made his debut for the Italy national team on 15 September 1961, in a 4–1 friendly victory against Argentina in Florence, under manager Giovanni Ferrari. His final international game took place in June 1972, when Italy drew 1–1 in a friendly match with Bulgaria, held in Sofia.[1][4][6]
Under new manager
Albertosi was also an unused squad member in the 1962 World Cup in Chile under Ferrari, behind Lorenzo Buffon and Carlo Mattrel, and at the 1974 World Cup, behind his perceived career rival Dino Zoff,[11] with whom he often faced competition for the Italy number 1 shirt due to the coaches' rotation policy. Albertosi was similarly an unused back-up goalkeeper behind Zoff at the 1968 European Football Championship, which Italy won on home soil, although he later managed to fight off competition from Zoff for a place in the starting line-up at the 1970 World Cup. He missed out on a place as Italy's third goalkeeper at the 1978 FIFA World Cup, however. In total, he played 34 times for the national team between 1961 and 1972.[1][4][5][12]
Style of play
Albertosi was a physically strong, eccentric, whimsical, and athletic goalkeeper, with a hot temper; he is regarded as one of the greatest and most spectacular Italian goalkeepers of all time and one of the best of his generation, due to his outstanding technical and physical attributes. An extroverted footballer, he was an efficient yet creative goalkeeper, who was known in particular for his reactions, speed, agility, and ability to produce decisive, acrobatic and spectacular saves; however, in spite of his reputation, longevity, and general consistency, at times he was also criticised for his poor work-rate and mentality throughout his career, as well as his humorous, light-hearted and undisciplined character, which occasionally had a negative impact on the consistency of his performances.[1][3][5][6][13]
Honours
Club
- Coppa Italia: 1960–61, 1965–66
- 1960–61
- Mitropa Cup: 1966
- Serie A: 1978–79
- Coppa Italia: 1976–77
International
- FIFA World Cup: Runner-up: 1970
- UEFA European Football Championship: 1968
Individual
- Fiorentina Hall of Fame: 2018[14]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "All the best to Enrico Albertosi, who turns 77 today!". vivoazzurro.it. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- RSSSF.
- ^ a b c d "Enrico ALBERTOSI" (in Italian). magliarossonera.it. Archived from the original on 27 March 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Enrico Albertosi" (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d Luigi Panella (2 November 2009). "I 70 anni di Albertosi Mito genio e sregolatezza" (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Albertosi, Enrico" (in Italian). enciclopediadelcalcio.it. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "20 anni e 150 in rossonero: Donnarumma da talento a fenomeno, con il Milan nel cuore" (in Italian). ilmilanista.it. 11 February 2019. Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Buffon makes 600th Serie A appearance". Marca.com. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ Sebastiano Vernazza (30 April 2014). "Nazionale, Rivera, rivalità e gol Italia-Germania 4-3 è la partita del secolo" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ Diego Mariottini (17 June 2015). "Italia-Germania 4-3: la brutta partita che fece la storia" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ Fabio Bianchi (18 October 2002). "Zenga e Tacconi: quando la rivalità era uno spettacolo" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Nazionale in cifre: Albertosi, Enrico". figc.it (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ Iacopo Iandiorio (3 September 2005). "Uno su tutti" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ Alessia Benelli (22 November 2018). "Astori nella Hall of Fame della Fiorentina" (in Italian). Firenze Today. Retrieved 11 January 2019.