Roberto Rosato

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Roberto Rosato
Rosato in 1969
Personal information
Date of birth (1943-08-18)18 August 1943
Place of birth Chieri, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death 20 June 2010(2010-06-20) (aged 66)
Place of death Chieri, Italy
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1966
Torino
 131 (4)
1966–1973
A.C. Milan
 187 (5)
1973–1977
Genoa
 84 (1)
1977–1979
Aosta
 48 (1)
Total 450 (11)
International career
1965–1972 Italy 37 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy (as player)
UEFA European Championship
Winner 1968 Italy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roberto Rosato (Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto roˈzaːto]; 18 August 1943 – 20 June 2010) was an Italian footballer, who played as a defender.

A strong, hard-tackling, and reliable

centre-back, he is regarded as one of Italy's greatest defenders.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Rosato played for four different Italian clubs throughout his career, but is mainly remembered for his successful stint with

A.C. Milan, where he won several domestic and international titles. At international level, he represented Italy in two FIFA World Cups, reaching the final in 1970, and won UEFA Euro 1968
.

Club career

Rosato played for 15 seasons (351 games, 10 goals) in the

Pisa; in total he made 269 appearances with the club, scoring 8 goals, 5 of which came in Serie A in 187 appearances.[1][2][6][7][8]

International career

Rosato also played 37 matches for the

1968 UEFA European Football Championship and the Gold Medal at the 1963 Mediterranean Games.[1][7]

Style of play

A powerful, consistent, hard-tackling, and tenacious man-marking

centre-back, Rosato is regarded as one of the greatest and most complete Italian defenders of all time, due to his strong performances throughout his career. In addition to his tough, determined, physical, and aggressive style of play, he was also extremely composed and elegant on the ball, due to his notable technical ability and balance; he was also known for his commanding influence on the pitch.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Personal life

Rosato was frequently known by his team-mates and the media as "Angel Face" (Faccia d'Angelo) under manager Nereo Rocco, due to his delicate, handsome physical features, which were thought to contrast with his determination and ruggedness on the pitch. Rosato is born on the same day as his Milan team-mate and "twin", as he was known, Gianni Rivera.[1][3][6]

Rosato died on 20 June 2010, at the age of 66, after struggling with a lengthy illness; after news of his death was aired, the Italian team wore black armbands in memory of Rosato in their

New Zealand later that day.[4][5][14]

Honours

Milan[1][6]

Italy[1][6]

Individual

  • A.C. Milan Hall of Fame[1]
  • Medaglia d'oro al valore atletico[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: Roberto Rosato". acmilan.com. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Addio a Rosato, Faccia d'angelo uno dei più forti difensori italiani". ilmessaggero.it (in Italian). Il Messaggero. 20 June 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Addio a Rosato, stopper implacabile dalla faccia d'angelo". ilsole24ore.com (in Italian). Il Sole 24 Ore. 20 June 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d "Addio al grande Rosato Fece volare Milan e Italia". gazzetta.it (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 20 June 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  5. ^ a b c "Lutto nel calcio: addio a Roberto Rosato" (in Italian). Tutto Sport. 20 June 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2016.[dead link]
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Roberto Rosato" (in Italian). magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  7. ^ a b c "Roberto Rosato". medagliedoro.org (in Italian). CONI. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Rosato, Roberto" (in Italian). enciclopediadelcalcio.it. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Nazionale in cifre: Rosato, Roberto". figc.it (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  10. ^ Roberto Rosato – FIFA competition record (archived)
  11. ^ "Italia in lutto, è morto Rosato". mediaset.it (in Italian). Sport Mediaset. 20 June 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  12. ^ "Roberto Rosato : Obituary - ThisIsAnnouncements". www.lastingtribute.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Pele jersey sold at auction". news24.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  14. ^ Italy to honor Rosato against New Zealand. Usatoday.Com (20 June 2010). Retrieved on 2015-07-18.

External links


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