Enrico Albertosi

Enrico Albertosi ( born November 2, 1939 in Pontremoli ) is a retired Italian footballer, who brought it as a goalkeeper in the Italian Serie A 1959-1980 at the clubs Fiorentina, Cagliari and AC Milan on U.S. 532 Cup bets. In the Italian national team, he completed 1961-1972 34 international caps and was among the four world championships in 1962, 1966, 1970 and 1974 the cadres of the Squadra Azzurra.

Career

Clubs

The goalkeeper Enrico Albertosi moved to Round 1958/59 by the former B- division Spezia Calcio in the Serie A Fiorentina. His debut for Florence, he announced on January 18, 1959 in the goalless draw against Lazio. He stayed a total of ten seasons at Fiorentina, at this time you could see the Coppa Italia and the Erstaustragung the European Cup Winners' Cup win twice. Already in the round 1960/61, the young goalkeeper was able to celebrate a double success: He won the Coppa Italia and Florence on 17 and 27 May 1961 in the final two games against Glasgow Rangers the European Cup of Cup Winners' Cup. Florence was trained by Nandor Hidegkuti and had with the Swede Kurt Hamrin than six -goal top scorer of the competition also in their ranks. As defending champion lost Florence 1961/62 the European Cup Winners' Cup Final Replay match on September 5, 1962 at Stuttgart Neckar Stadium with 0:3 goals against Atletico Madrid. In this case, the new coach Ferruccio Valcareggi sat on the bench and Albertosi stood in the gate, instead of Giuliano Sarti, who had guarded the 1-1 draw on May 10 in Glasgow at the first finals goal. With Florence, he won in the 1965/66 season for the second time the National Cup and on June 18, 1966 with a 1-0 victory in the finals over the Czechoslovak representatives Jednota Trencin the " Mitropa Cup".

For the 1968/69 season Albertosi then moved to the U.S. Cagliari, where he was instrumental with the star forward Luigi Riva role in ensuring that the Sardinian club for the first and only time 1969/70 won the Italian championship. In 34 games the acrobatic goalkeeper had only eleven goals conceded. He played at Cagliari until the season 1974/75 when he moved to AC Milan. Here he won again in 1977 the National Cup and was at the age of 39 years in the 1978/79 season a second time Italian champion. After the 1979/80 season, he finished his long and successful career here.

After he was locked in the wake of a bribery scandal for four years, but was then pardoned, he played from 1982 to 1984 yet the fourth division Elpidiense. Final 45 years after he finished his career goalkeeper. Albertosi initially took care of his two Milan restaurants. He worked also works as a coach and as a commentator for regional television.

National team career, 1961-1972

For the Italian national team, he participated as a substitute goalkeeper on the World Cup in Chile in 1962, where he was eliminated in the first round as well as the Football World Cup 1966 in England. However, in England, he was already the number one goalkeeper in goal as Italy and the bitter 0-1 defeat suffered against North Korea, which meant the end for Italy. In the decisive qualifying match on December 7, 1965, he was careful in the 3-0 home win against the toughest rivals Scotland goal. When lost with 0:1 goals first leg on 9 November was William Negri of Bologna FC in goal.

After the disappointing World Cup in England Albertosi delivered a duel with Dino Zoff at the regular place in the national team. At the start of the qualifying matches for Euro 1968 Giuliano Sarti was careful in the first two games the gate, followed by five consecutive matches of Albertosi. With 11:1 and 17:3 points outside Italy was group winner and moved so that in the quarter-finals against Bulgaria in. In the 2:3 defeat on 6 April 1968 in Sofia he in turn guarded the gate, from the return leg on April 20, took over Dino Zoff his post and was also in the two finals on 8 and 10 June in Rome at the gate of the final of the European Football Championship in 1968 and celebrated with the European title the biggest success of an Italian national team since the World Championship title in 1938. Albertosi then drove again as a goalkeeper with Italy for the Football World Cup 1970 in Mexico. On November 4, 1969, he was goalkeeper in the 4-1 home win against Wales in qualifying and with Angelo and Luigi Riva Domenghini were two more players from his former club Cagliari U.S. while in use. He managed the legendary match of the century in the semifinal against Germany the entry into the World Cup final against Brazil, but what the Italians lost weakened from the game against Germany with 1:4. After the World Cup tournament in 1970 was Dino Zoff Juventus goalkeeper of the national team and Albertosi participated in the World Cup 1974 in Germany only as a substitute goalkeeper in part. His last international game, he completed on 21 June 1972 in Sofia during a friendly match against Bulgaria.

Albertosi has paid over the years 1961 to 1972 a total of 34 matches.

Achievements

• European Cup Winners' Cup: 1 × with Fiorentina (1961 /62)
• Italian Championship: 1 × with the U.S. Cagliari (1969 /70) and 1 × with AC Milan (1978 /79)
• Coppa Italia: 2 × with Fiorentina ( 1960/61 and 1965 /66)