Albert Joseph Mantello (30 April 1934 – 26 September 2021
) was a former Italian-
Australian rules football
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er who played for
North Melbourne
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in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
A strongly built and physical footballer, Mantello usually played as either a half back flanker or centreman. He captained North Melbourne in
1960 and represented
Victoria
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* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
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* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
in an
interstate match in 1961.
Albert Mantello was inducted into the North Melbourne Hall Of Fame in 2009 alongside club greats
Denis Pagan
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and
Wayne Carey
Wayne Francis Carey (born 27 May 1971) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the North Melbourne Football Club and Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
A dual-premiership captain at North Melbou ...
.
''Herald Sun'' - North Melbourne Hall of Fame article
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1934 births
2021 deaths
Australian people of Italian descent
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
North Melbourne Football Club players
North Melbourne Football Club administrators