- Virginio Rosetta
Virginio "Viri" Rosetta (
February 25 ,1902 —March 31 ,1975 ) was an Italian former football player. He is one ofItaly 's greatest defenders. He was also a precision passer.Rosetta was born in
Vercelli ,Piedmont , where he debuted forPro Vercelli in the Italian First Division (Serie A's predecessor) in the 1919-20 season, as a striker. He later turned into an effective defender.Pro Vercelli was then one of the major Italian football teams, and Rosetta won two "scudetti" in 1921 and 1922. He debuted for Italy at the
1920 Summer Olympics , forming a partnership withRenzo De Vecchi .In 1923 he moved to
Juventus , 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.He was a member of the Italian football team, which placed fifth at the
1924 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal at the1928 Summer Olympics .He won a total of eight national championships, with the final five being
Serie A titles. Only two players,Giovanni Ferrari andGiuseppe Furino , have also won eight titles in the Italian leagues,Ciro Ferrara having come closest to this total in the modern era with seven titles, which would have been eight had the 2004/05 title not been stripped of Juventus in theCalciopoli scandal.For Italy, Rosetta received a total of 52 caps, and won the
1934 FIFA World Cup on home soil. He retired in 1936.He died in
Turin in 1975.External links
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ROSETVIR01 profile]
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