Mario Montesanto

Mario Montesanto
Montesanto in 1932
Personal information
Date of birth (1909-08-11)11 August 1909
Place of birth Venice, Italy
Date of death 29 March 1987(1987-03-29) (aged 77)
Place of death Castel San Pietro Terme, Italy
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1928–1930 Venezia 50 (5)
1930–1942 Bologna 277 (9)
1945–1946 Persicetana ? (?)
International career
1935–1936 Italy 2 (0)
Managerial career
1942–1943 Bologna
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mario Montesanto (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmaːrjo monteˈsanto]; 11 August 1909 – 29 March 1987) was an Italian football manager and player who played as a midfielder.

He is best known for his long and successful career with Bologna.

Club career

Montesanto began his football journey with Venezia, but in 1930, at a young age, he transferred to Bologna. He spent twelve seasons at the club, making 280 appearances and scoring 10 goals.

International career

He represented the Italy national team twice, the first being on 17 February 1935 in a 2–1 home win in a friendly match against France.

Honours

Player

Bologna

References

  1. ↑ "Elenco dei giocatori italiani autorizzati a cambiare società nella stagione 1947-47". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). Vol. 27, no. 226. p. 4.
  2. ↑ "Mario Montesanto". Enciclopediadelcalcio.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 Ronchi, Alessandro. "Mario Montesano - Mediano - Al Bologna dal 1930 al 1942". Il Museo di Pignaca (in Italian).
  4. ↑ "Montesanto, Mario" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 2 May 2019.