Roberto Rosato

Roberto Rosato

Personal information
Date of birth	18 August 1943(1943-08-18)
Place of birth	Chieri, Italy
Date of death	20 June 2010(2010-06-20) (aged 66)
Place of death	Chieri, Italy
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1960–1966	Torino	131	(4)
1966–1973	Milan	187	(5)
1973–1977	Genoa	84	(1)
1977–1979	Aosta
National team
1965–1972	Italy	37	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Roberto Rosato (18 August 1943 – 20 June 2010) was an Italian footballer.

He played for 15 seasons (351 games, 10 goals) in the Serie A for A.C. Torino, A.C. Milan and Genoa C.F.C.

He also played 37 matches for the Italy national football team from 1965 to 1973. He participated in two World Cups (1966 and 1970), and was part of the Italy team that won the 1968 UEFA European Football Championship.

He was also a member of the team that lost 4–1 to Brazil in the 1970 FIFA World Cup Final. At the end of the game he swapped shirts with Pelé. He sold the shirt for a record £157,750 at auction in 2002.

The Italian team wore black armbands in memory of Rosato in their 2010 FIFA World Cup game against New Zealand on 20 June 2010.

Honours

• Serie A champion: 1967/68.
• Coppa Italia winner: 1966/67, 1971/72, 1972/73.
• European Cup winner: 1968/69.
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winner: 1967/68, 1972/73.
• Intercontinental Cup winner: 1969.
• UEFA European Football Championship winner: 1968.
• Mediterranean Games champion: 1963.

External links

• Roberto Rosato at National-Football-Teams.com
• Roberto Rosato on Playerhistory.com