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Mario Montesanto

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Mario Montesanto
Montesanto in 1932
Personal information
Date of birth (1909-08-11)11 August 1909
Place of birth Venice, Italy
Date of death 29 March 1987(1987-03-29) (aged 77)
Place of death Castel San Pietro Terme, Italy
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1928–1930 Venezia 50 (5)
1930–1942 Bologna 277 (9)
1945–1946 Persicetana[1] ? (?)
International career
1935–1936 Italy 2 (0)
Managerial career
1942–1943 Bologna
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mario Montesanto (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmaːrjo monteˈsanto]; 11 August 1909 – 29 March 1987) was an Italian football manager and player who played as a midfielder.

He is best known for his long and successful career with Bologna.

Club career

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Montesanto began his football journey with Venezia, but in 1930, at a young age, he transferred to Bologna. He spent twelve seasons at the club, making 280 appearances and scoring 10 goals.[2][3]

International career

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He represented the Italy national team twice, the first being on 17 February 1935 in a 2–1 home win in a friendly match against France.[4]

Honours

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Player

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Bologna[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Elenco dei giocatori italiani autorizzati a cambiare società nella stagione 1947-47". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). Vol. 27, no. 226. p. 4.
  2. ^ "Mario Montesanto". Enciclopediadelcalcio.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Mario Montesano - Mediano - Al Bologna dal 1930 al 1942". Il Museo di Pignaca (in Italian).
  4. ^ "Montesanto, Mario" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
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