Mario Bertini
 Bertini with Inter Milan c. 1970 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 January 1944 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Prato, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1962–1963 |
Prato | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1963–1964 |
Empoli | 31 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 1964–1968 | Fiorentina | 97 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 1968–1977 | Inter Milan | 211 | (31) | ||||||||||||||
| 1977–1978 |
Rimini | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 364 | (50) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1972 | Italy | 25 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Mario Bertini (Italian pronunciation: 1970 FIFA World Cup Final.
Club career
During his
Rimini (1977–78
).
International career
Bertini earned 25 caps for the
final, he marked Pelé in his movements in depth outside the area, although Brazil eventually defeated Italy 4–1.[4]
Style of play
A quick, well-rounded, and hard-working defensive midfielder, Bertini was mainly known for his stamina, strength, and tackling abilities, and was also capable of playing as a defender due to his defensive attributes; although he primarily served as a ball-winner, he was a complete midfielder who was also known for his eye for goal from midfield, due to his powerful striking ability from distance, as well as his accuracy from penalties and ability to make later attacking runs from behind into the penalty area.[3][5]
Honours
Fiorentina
- Coppa Italia: 1965–66
- Mitropa Cup: 1966
Inter Milan
Prato
References
- ^ Nazionale in cifre – FIGC – Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Figc.it. Retrieved on 11 July 2015.
- ^ "1966 – Riva: "L'Italia non sarebbe andata lontano"" (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ a b Kevin Pogorzelski (2 June 2016). "Italy's No.10 tasked with proving skeptics wrong". La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ Mario Bertini Statistics FIFA. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ^ Filippo Nassetti (31 March 2016). "Bagni: "I miei 5 mediani scudettati per 50 anni di Inter"" (in Italian). Panorama.it. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
