Renato Zaccarelli
 Zaccarelli with Torino in 1974 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Renato Zaccarelli | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Ancona, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1966–1968 |
Torino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1969 |
Catania | 2 | (0) |
| 1969–1970 |
Torino | 0 | (0) |
| 1971–1973 |
Novara | 52 | (1) |
| 1973–1974 |
Verona | 30 | (5) |
| 1974–1987 |
Torino | 317 | (17) |
| Total | 401 | (23) | |
| International career | |||
| 1975–1980 | Italy | 25 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| ? | Italy U21 B | ||
| ? | Italy U21 (Assistant) | ||
| 2003 |
Torino | ||
| 2004–2005 |
Torino | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Renato Zaccarelli (Italian pronunciation: [reˈnaːto ddzakkaˈrɛlli]; born 18 January 1951)[1] is a former Italian professional footballer and manager who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Perugia in 1976, battling his former teammate, Aldo Agroppi
After
Verona in 1973. He returned to Turin in the summer of 1974; forming an exceptional midfield with Eraldo Pecci, Claudio Sala and Patrizio Sala the following season. He won the Scudetto with Torino in the 1975–76 season.[2]
He retired at the end of the 1986–87 season with the Granata, having made 413 appearances and scored 21 goals in all competitions.
International career
Zaccarelli represented the Italy
national football team for five years, making 25 appearances and scoring two goals. He participated at the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, where Italy finished fourth. He was played from bench as second to Giancarlo Antognoni, eventually making five appearances scoring one goal; that of a 2–1 comeback victory against France
.
Style of play
Zaccarelli was a traditional
libero, almost as an additional midfielder. In this role he lived a second youth, to the point he was awarded the Guerin d'Oro in 1986 as the best footballer of the 1985–86 season.[3]
Managerial career
After hanging up his boots, Zaccarelli alternated his managerial career with that of an executive. He was the
Alessandria
.
He began his managerial career in service of the Italy
Bologna
as the director of football.
Honours
Club
- Torino
- Coppa Italia: 1970–71
- Serie A: 1975–76
Individual
- Guerin d'oro: 1986[4]
References
- ^ "Renato ZACCARELLI". Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Archived from the original on July 21, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ^ Almanacco illustrato del calico 1979. Panini. 1979. p. 68.
- ^ Almanacco illustrato del calico 1979. Panini. 1979. p. 68.
- ^ "Italy - Footballer of the Year". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
External links
- Renato Zaccarelli at National-Football-Teams.com
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