Rino Marchesi

Rino Marchesi

Personal information
Full name	Rino Marchesi
Date of birth	11 June 1937
Place of birth	San Giuliano Milanese, Italy
Position(s)	Defender, Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1955–1956	Fanfulla	87	(12)
1956–1960	Atalanta	120	(10)
1960–1966	Fiorentina	165	(0)
1966–1971	Lazio	123	(4)
1971–1973	Prato	61	(2)
International career
1961	Italy	2	(0)
Managerial career
1980–1982	Napoli
1982–1983	Internazionale
1984–1985	Napoli
1985–1986	Como
1986–1988	Juventus
1988–1989	Como
1989–1990	Udinese
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rino Marchesi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈriːno marˈkeːzi]; born 11 June 1937) is a former Italian football midfielder and manager from San Giuliano Milanese.

Playing career

After beginning his career with Fanfulla for a season in 1955, over the course of his playing career, Marchesi played for five sides, spending the most of his time with Atalanta, Fiorentina and Lazio, winning several titles. He ended his career after two seasons with Prato, in 1973.

While with Fiorentina, he appeared for the Italian national football team twice, making his international debut in a 4–1 victory over Argentina on 15 June 1961.

Manager career

Following his retirement, Marchesi pursued a career as a manager, coaching several clubs, including Napoli (1980–82; 1983–85), Internazionale (1982–83), Como (1985–86; 1988–89) Juventus (1986–88), and Udinese (1989–91). During his managerial career, he had the opportunity to coach both Diego Maradona while with Napoli, and Michel Platini with Juventus, two of the greatest attacking midfielders of all time; however he also had the misfortune of replacing legendary Juventus coach Giovanni Trapattoni at the conclusion of one of the most successful periods in the club's history, failing to replicate similar success during his two seasons with the club.

Honours

Player

Atalanta

• Serie B: 1958–59

Fiorentina

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1960–61
• Coppa Italia: 1960–61, 1965–66
• Coppa delle Alpi: 1960–61
• Mitropa Cup: 1966

Lazio

• Serie B: 1968–69
• Coppa delle Alpi: 1971