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Mark Sertori Personal information Full name Mark Anthony Sertori[1] Date of birth 1 September 1967 [1] Place of birth Manchester, England Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Playing position Defender, striker Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† ?–1987 East Manchester ? (?) 1987 Stockport County 4 (0) 1987–1990 Lincoln City 78 (15) 1990–1994 Wrexham 110 (3) 1994–1996 Bury 13 (1) 1996 → Witton Albion (loan) ? (?) 1996–1998 Scunthorpe United 83 (2) 1998–1999 Halifax Town 45 (0) 1999–2001 York City 66 (2) 2001 Shrewsbury Town 1 (0) 2001 Cheltenham Town 10 (0) 2001–2002 Altrincham ? (?) 2002–2003 Accrington Stanley ? (?) 2003 Hyde United ? (?) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Mark Anthony Sertori (born 1 September 1967) is an English former footballer. He played for numerous clubs in the lower divisions of the Football League, initially as a striker before moving to centre-back. He now works as a sports masseur.
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Career
Born in Manchester, Lancashire, Sertori played for East Manchester before signing for Stockport County in February 1987.[1] He made four league appearances before signing for Football Conference side Lincoln City in 1987, who he made his for debut in a 4–2 defeat at Barnet on 22 August.[1][2] He finished the 1987–88 season with 28 league appearances and six goals as Lincoln won the Conference championship.[3]
He moved to York City in September 1999 for a fee of £25,000 with Sertori agreeing a two-year contract.[4][5] In March 2001, he had three clubs in a week. He departed York for Shrewsbury Town, making a single substitute appearance, before joining Cheltenham Town.[6]
He dropped into non-League football in the summer of 2001, joining Altrincham. In November 2001 he captained a Northern Premier League representative XI against an FA representative XI.[7] In July 2002 he signed for Accrington Stanley before moving on to Hyde United in January 2003.[8][9] He retired at the end of the season to concentrate on his new career as a sports masseur.
Sports masseur
At the tail-end of his professional career, Sertori enrolled on a Professional Footballers' Association-funded course at Cardiff, where he graduated as a masseur as well as qualifying in reflexology and aromatherapy.[10] In 2003, he joined Bolton Wanderers as Sports Therapist and Masseur. He followed Sam Allardyce to Newcastle United whilst maintaining a private practice in Stockport.[11] He is currently masseur at Manchester City.
England masseur
An Italian speaker, Sertori replaced the long-serving Chelsea masseur Billy McCulloch as a masseur for the England team under Fabio Capello,[12][13] being one of three masseurs in England's 17-man technical staff for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[14]
References
- ^ a b c d Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 553. ISBN 1852916656.
- ^ "Mark Sertori". The Lincoln City FC Archive. http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=sert01. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
- ^ Harman, John (2005). Alliance to Conference 1979-2004: The First 25 Years. Tony Williams Publications. p. 419. ISBN 186983352X.
- ^ "Sertori target". The Press. 1999-09-03. http://archive.yorkpress.co.uk/1999/9/3/322406.html. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
- ^ "Pouton's £150,000 switch to Grimsby". The Press. 1999-09-06. http://archive.yorkpress.co.uk/1999/9/6/322356.html. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
- ^ "Robins in for Sertori". The Press. 2001-03-14. http://archive.thisisyork.co.uk/2001/3/14/305570.html. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
- ^ "Unibond league come out on top". Non-League Daily. 2001-11-20. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=1378. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
- ^ "Coleman strengthens Stanley squad". Non-League Daily. 2002-007-08. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=4754. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
- ^ "Waywell starts his signing spree". Non-League Daily. 2003-01-31. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=8437. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
- ^ "Ex-City man Sertori is Premiership class". The Press. 2005-03-03. http://archive.yorkpress.co.uk/2005/3/3/228433.html. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
- ^ "Company Details - Mark Sertori (Sports Remedial Masseur) Limited". UK Data Ltd. https://www.ukdata.com/numbers/05087763.html. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
- ^ Wallace, Sam (2008-02-05). "Capello orders double training". The Independent (London). http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/internationals/capello-orders-double-training-and-kicks-out-the-hangerson-778064.html. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
- ^ "Ex-Wrexham player gets Capello call-up". The Leader. 2010-06-04. http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/89265/ex-wrexham-player-gets-capello-call-up.aspx. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^ Fifield, Dominic (2010-05-20). "England back-up staff boosted by arrival of David Beckham's masseur". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/may/19/england-fabio-capello-world-cup. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
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Categories:- 1967 births
- Living people
- People from Manchester
- English footballers
- English people of Italian descent
- Association football defenders
- Association football forwards
- Association football utility players
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- Wrexham F.C. players
- Bury F.C. players
- Witton Albion F.C. players
- Scunthorpe United F.C. players
- Halifax Town A.F.C. players
- York City F.C. players
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- Cheltenham Town F.C. players
- Altrincham F.C. players
- Accrington Stanley F.C. players
- Hyde F.C. players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. non-playing staff
- The Football League players
- Conference National players
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