 Rosetta in 1932 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Virginio Rosetta | ||
| Date of birth | (1902-02-25)25 February 1902 | ||
| Place of birth | Vercelli, Italy[1] | ||
| Date of death | 29 March 1975(1975-03-29) (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Turin, Italy[1] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1918–1920 | Pro Vercelli | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1920 | Pro Vercelli | 85 | (11) |
| 1923–1936 | Juventus | 338 | (15) |
| Total | 423 | (26) | |
| International career | |||
| 1920–1934 | Italy | 52 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1935–1939 | Juventus | ||
| 1939–1940 | Lucchese | ||
| 1947–1948 | Palermo | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Virginio "Viri" Rosetta (Italian pronunciation:[virˈdʒiːnjoroˈzetta]; 25 February 1902 – 29 March 1975) was an Italianfootballer who played as adefender. A hard-working player, he was known for his organisational skills, and for his ability to read the game and anticipate other players; he was also known to be a very precise passer of the ball, and an elegantfull-back with good technique and a powerful shot, who was capable of starting plays from the back-line.[2][3]
Rosetta was born inVercelli,Piedmont, where he debuted forPro Vercelli in the ItalianFirst Division (Serie A's predecessor) in the 1919–20 season, as astriker. He later turned into an effective defender.[2][3]
Pro Vercelli was then one of the major Italian football teams, and Rosetta won twoscudetti in 1921 and 1922. He debuted forItaly at the1920 Summer Olympics, forming a partnership withRenzo De Vecchi.[2][3]
In 1923 he moved toJuventus, where he was paid as a footballer for the first time. He won his first title in 1926, and was an integral part of the team which won five consecutive scudetti during the 1930s, serving as the club'scaptain.[2][3] During the 1930s, he formed a formidable defensive trio along with fellow full-backUmberto Caligaris, andcentre-halfLuis Monti, winning five consecutive league titles.[4]
He won a total of eight national championships, with the final five beingSerie A titles, which is an Italianrecord. Only three other players,Gianluigi Buffon,Giovanni Ferrari, andGiuseppe Furino, have also won eight titles in the Italian leagues.[2][3]
Rosetta was a key member of theItaly national football team throughout his career, since joining the team in 1920; he received a total of 52 caps for Italy. He was a member of the team that took part at the1920 Summer Olympics, and was also part of the squads which placed fifth at the1924 Summer Olympics, and which subsequently won the bronze medal at the1928 Summer Olympics.[5] As well as the very successful squads of the1927–30 Central European International Cup,1931–32 Central European International Cup, and1933–35 Central European International Cup and last but not least, Rosetta was also a member of the1934 FIFA World Cup winning squad. He wascaptain in Italy's first game at the tournament, but it proved to be his last international appearance and he did not play in thefinal itself.[6]
Rosetta retired from professional football in 1936. He died inTurin in 1975.[2]
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