Giovanni Cattai
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 January 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Muggia, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1965 |
Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 1965–1966 |
→ Sambenedettese | 24 | (2) |
| 1966–1967 |
→ Taranto | 3 | (0) |
| 1967–1968 | Piacenza | 30 | (4) |
| 1968–1969 |
Varese | 8 | (0) |
| 1969–1970 |
Venezia | 19 | (0) |
| 1970–1971 |
→ Sottomarina | 15 | (0) |
| 1971–1972 |
Venezia | 8 | (0) |
| 1973–1974 |
Triestina | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 115 | (6) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Giovanni Cattai (born 1 January 1945) is an Italian former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Biography
He was born in Muggia, near Trieste, Italy.[1]
After his debut in the Muggesana team from his native town, he joined
friendlies with Milan.[1]
He then went on loan first to
Taranto,[4] still in Serie C. In his experience at Taranto he collected 3 appearances, and in the summer of 1967 was sold by Milan to Piacenza,[5] first on loan[6] and then permanently. In the team coached first by Sandro Puppo and then by Leo Zavatti he established himself as a starter in the role of midfielder, alongside Paolo Pestrin, totaling 27 appearances and scoring 3 goals in the 1967-1968 championship
, which Piacenza finished in second place.
In the following season, with the arrival of new manager
Palermo. He collected 6 caps in that season, which Varese finished in 14th place, just one point shy of 12th place, thus being relegated to the Serie B
.
Reconfirmed for the following season, he collected a presence in Serie B with Varese
References
- ^ a b "Giovannni Cattai". www.magliarossonera.it.
- ^ a b "Profilo su Magliarossonera.com".
- ^ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio. Carcano edizioni. 1967. p. 199.
- ^ Taranto Calcio 1966-1967 Xoomer.virgilio.it
- ^ Rosa 1967-1968 Storiapiacenza1919.it
- ^ Speranze di Savona e Como nel campionato di Serie C, La Stampa, 16 September 1967, p. 8
- ^ Rosa 1968-1969 Storiapiacenza1919.it
- ^ Il Varese vorrebbe col mercato di novembre rifare la squadra, La Stampa, 2 November 1968, p. 12
- ^ Il Genoa supera il Varese: 1-0 La Stampa, 22 September 1969, p. 10
- ^ Quaranta piacentini ed ex biancorossi hanno giocato in campionati nazionali, Libertà, 18 September 1970, p. 9
- ^ Tabellino Sottomarina-Piacenza 1-0 - Serie C 1970-1971 Storiapiacenza1919.it
- ^ Tabellino Piacenza-Venezia 0-0 - Serie C 1971-1972 Storiapiacenza1919.it
- ^ Stagione 1973-1974 Unionetriestina.it