Fosco Becattini
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 March 1925 | ||
Place of birth | Sestri Levante, Italy | ||
Date of death | 14 December 2016 | (aged 91)||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1943–1944 | Sestri Levante | ||
1945–1961 | Genoa | 425 | (1) |
National team | |||
1949 | Italy | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Fosco Becattini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfosko bekatˈtiːni; ˈfɔs-]; 16 March 1925 – 14 December 2016) was an Italian football player and manager, who played as a defender.[1]
Club career[]
Becattini played for 12 seasons in the Serie A with Genoa C.F.C. (338 games, 1 goal). He has the second-most appearances for Genoa C.F.C. with 425.[1]
International career[]
Becattini made his debut for the Italy national football team on 27 March 1949 in a 3–1 away win against Spain. He made one more appearance for Italy in the same year.[1]
Death[]
Becattini died in December 2016 at the age of 91.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d Genoa in lutto: è morto Fosco Becattini (in Italian)
External links[]
- Fosco Becattini at National-Football-Teams.com
Categories:
- 1925 births
- 2016 deaths
- Italian footballers
- Italy international footballers
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Genoa C.F.C. players
- Association football defenders
- Italian football defender stubs