Roberto Rosato

Roberto Rosato

Personal information
Date of birth	(1943-08-18)18 August 1943
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.

Roberto Rosato (Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto roˈzato]; 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.

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.

Rosato played for 15 seasons (351 games, 10 goals) in the Serie A for A.C. Torino (1960–66), A.C. Milan (1966–1973) and Genoa C.F.C. (1973–1977), before moving to Aosta (1977–79), playing in Serie D for two seasons before officially retiring in 1979. He made his Serie A debut with Torino, in a 1–1 away draw against Fiorentina on 2 April 1961. Rosato is mostly remembered for his highly successful period with Milan, where he won several domestic and international trophies (1 Serie A A title, 3 Coppa Italia titles, 1 European Cup, 2 European Super Cups, and 1 Intercontinental Cup), forming a formidable back-line alongside Cudicini, Schnellinger, Anquilletti, and Trapattoni. He made his Milan debut on 4 September 1966, in a 3–0 away Serie A win over Pisa; in total he made 269 appearances with the club, scoring 8 goals, 5 of which came in Serie A in 187 appearances.

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