Albert Poli

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Albert Poli
Albert Poli Angers (cropped).png
Poli with Angers in the 1971–72 season
Personal information
Birth name Alberto Poli
Date of birth (1945-05-21)21 May 1945
Place of birth Colzate, Italy
Date of death 6 December 2008(2008-12-06) (aged 63)
Place of death Saint-Malo, France
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1965  [fr]
1965–1974 Angers 286 (35)
1974–1975 Paris Saint-Germain 30 (2)
1975–1976 Rennes 35 (3)
1976–1978 Rouen 51 (0)
1978–1982  [fr]
Teams managed
1978–1987  [fr]
1987–1995 Dinan
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Albert Poli (born Alberto Poli; 21 May 1945 – 6 December 2008) was a professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1] Born in Italy, he moved to France at the age of two and was later naturalized.[2]

Career[]

Poli played as a midfielder. He began his career at amateur club  [fr] before signing for Angers in 1965. After nine years with Angers, he signed for Paris Saint-Germain, who had only just been promoted to the Division 1. However, he left the club after one season only.[1] Poli would go on to play for Rennes (one season) and Rouen (two seasons) before becoming player-manager at  [fr] in 1978.[1] He stopped playing football in 1982 to take the full job of manager at the club.[1]

Personal life and death[]

Poli was born in the town of Colzate in Italy.[3] He emigrated to France at the age of two. During the 1974–75 season, during which he played for Paris Saint-Germain, he became a naturalized French citizen, 27 years after initially moving to France.[2]

In 1987, Poli became the manager of Dinan. He simultaneously took a job as a sports instructor in a primary school in the area of Dinan. In 1995, he stopped managing the football club of the town, but continued in his sports coach position until 2003, when he retired.[4] He died on 6 December 2008 due to cancer.[2]

Honours[]

Player[]

Angers

Manager[]

Digne

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Albert POLI". Histoire du PSG (in French). Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Albert Poli". Stade Rennais Online (in French). Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Albert POLI". PSG70 (in French). Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Albert Poli se retire de la vie sportive - Dinan" [Albert Poli pulls himself out of sporting life - Dinan]. Rétro SCO Angers (in French). 12 June 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

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