Silvio Marzolini
 Marzolini playing for the Argentina national team, c. 1966 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 October 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 17 July 2020 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 53 | (0) |
| 1960–1972 | Boca Juniors | 387 | (10) |
| Total | 440 | (10) | |
| International career | |||
| 1960–1969 | Argentina | 28 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 2007 | |||
Silvio Marzolini (4 October 1940 – 17 July 2020)[1][2] was an Argentine football player who gained recognition during his tenure on Boca Juniors (1960–72). He is widely regarded as the best Argentine left back of all time,[3][4] playing that position for the Argentina national football team in the 1962 FIFA World Cup and the 1966 FIFA World Cup, where he was elected as the best left back of that tournament.[5] Marzolini played a total of 28 games for Argentina.
Biography
Marzolini's first steps as footballer were in
Marzolini debuted with Boca on April 3, 1960 against Estudiantes de La Plata, defeating it by 2-1. Boca finished 3rd. at the end of the season, with Marzolini playing all of the games.
In 1961 Marzolini scored his first goal in the top division, but Boca did not have a great campaign, finishing 5th. Marzolini played a total of 29 games scoring 2 goals. The first achievement came in 1962 when Boca won the title,[6] with notable players such as goalkeeper Antonio Roma, Brazilian striker Paulo Valentim and Norberto Menéndez. Boca finished 1st with 42 points. Marzolini was also the most capped player of the season with 28 games played.
After retiring as a player, Marzolini became manager of
In a 2007 interview with FourFourTwo magazine, English great Bobby Charlton named him in his dream eleven, describing him as a player who "wasn’t that fast, but his positioning was so good he didn’t need to be", and that he had "such good control that it gave him time and space to play the ball away safely".[7]
Marzolini suffered a stroke in 2019 and was later diagnosed with cancer. He died on July 17, 2020, at the age of 79.[8][9][1]
Honours
Player
- Primera División (5): 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969 Nacional, 1970 Nacional
- Copa Argentina (1): 1969
- Copa Libertadores runner-up: 1963
- Panamerican Championship (1): 1960
- Copa América runner-up: 1967
Individual
Manager
Club
References
- ^ a b Marzolini, un crack de todos los tiempos by Daniel Guiñazú on Página/12, 17 Jul 2020
- ^ Murió Silvio Marzolini a los 79 años, Olé, 17 Jul 2020
- ^ "Recorrida por los 90 años de El Gráfico", El Gráfico, 30 May 2009
- ^ "Silvio Marzolini rompió el molde", El Gráfico, 30 Nov 2012
- ^ "Marzolini todavía tiene la espina clavada por Rattin", Clarín, 29 May 2014
- ^ Argentina 1962 on RSSSF
- ^ Moore, Nick (1 March 2007). "Bobby Charlton: Perfect XI". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ Silvio Marzolini, exjugador de Boca, se encuentra en grave estado de salud on Todo Noticias, 13 July 2020
- ^ Silvio Marzolini se encuentra en estado crítico por un cáncer by Paulina Pereyra on Via País 14 July 2020
- ^ "IFFHS ALL TIME ARGENTINA MEN'S DREAM TEAM". 26 August 2021.
External links
- Silvio Marzolini at National-Football-Teams.com
- Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived October 20, 2007)
- Marzolini biography on AFA website
- Informe Xenieze biography Archived 2009-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Interview by BBC Mundo
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